A scheme has been introduced across more than 50 courts in the UK allowing barristers to bypass court security, unlike solicitors, which must still queue and be checked.
This week International law firm Baker McKenzie faces an investigation hearing by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations of sexual misconduct within the firm.
The recent High Court judgment in Zurich Insurance plc v David Romaine issues a stark reminder to fraudulent claimants and clarifies the requirements needed for those who wish to bring committal proceedings against a party who has made false statements in court.
We are now embarking upon the third general election in just four years. In 2011 the coalition government passed a law which set it stone that an election could only happen every five years.
New research from CV-Library has revealed that a shocking 61.5% of legal employers have experienced inappropriate behaviour from their employees in the workplace, with 62.5% having to fire someone as a result. Is this happening at your business?
So far in this series we’ve explored key benefits for senior lawyers of ‘brain-based’ mindfulness training: mental resilience for managing workplace stress; critical thinking skills; and ‘emotional intelligence’ (EQ) to enhance negotiation and litigation skills.
A recent investigation by the BBC and Premières Lignes has uncovered that one of Britain’s biggest accountancy firms aided the laundering of drug money.
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