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Lawyers chastised for non-compliance with PDs

During a return to the bench, Sir James Munby has chastised lawyers for ignoring practice directions

Gender pay gap in law: 'still much more to be done'

The Law Society Group's 2020 pay gap report has revealed a 13 per cent mean pay gap between women and men

Brighton firm funds scholarships

Brighton firm to fund law students from lower socio-economic or black and black-mixed heritage backgrounds

SRA consults on cyber loss cover

The SRA is consulting on the inclusion of a cyber loss cover clause in the minimum terms and conditions (MTC) of firms' PII

Law Society warns new security and investment bill is 'a sledgehammer to crack a nut'

The Law Society fears that legitimate foreign business will be adversely affected

February's turnover up 4.1 per cent since January, says ONS

Legal industry turnover rose to £3.13 billion in February, up 4.1 per cent on January, according to the ONS

Expect an increase in business insolvencies

Solicitor fined after sale of elderly client's property to 34-year-old fraudster

The solicitor acted for both parties to the transaction where a 'clear conflict' existed