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Calls for action on ethnicity pay reporting continue to grow, says Charles Pigott
Ian Smith leaves his beach hut to take shelter from the wind & consider three cases covering common ground…but each with a peculiar twist
Lucy McCormick reviews the legal regime which applies to property damage caused by riots
Sentence length, protecting yourself against a burglar in your own home and the cost of the legal aid system are among the most misreported areas of the law by the media, according to research commissioned by The Secret Barrister
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is recruiting four new Board members as two lay and two solicitor members reach the end of their terms. The Board oversees the work of the SRA in regulating solicitors and firms
A dozen law firms have signed up to the Race Fairness Commitment (RFC), adding to the 17 Magic Circle and City law firm signatories who signed the pledge in July
Lord Justice Stephens has been appointed to the Supreme Court
Inquests and inquiries into catastrophic events are beset with costly delay and duplication, pay insufficient heed to the requirements of those affected and often leave bereaved people and survivors feeling ‘confused, betrayed and re-traumatised’
Some 71% of law firms made use of the government’s furlough scheme, less than the 81% average for professions, according to independent research commissioned in July by Braemar Finance
Plans to bring Britain’s spy laws up to date, as recommended by the Russia Report, have been laid in Parliament
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Jason Slatcher
Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer
Mishcon de Reya—trainees
Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%
Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton
Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices
NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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