Tag: United Kingdom
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Slaughters gets tough on desk ditchers with office entry monitoring
Data shared with management Magic Circle outfit Slaughter and May is backing up its in-office requirements by monitoring when lawyers enter the building, and sharing… Read More
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‘Save the date’: George Osborne ‘told’ general election will take place on 14 November
George Osborne has predicted that the next general election will take place on November 14. The former chancellor urged voters to “save the date” after… Read More
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Weil bumps newly qualified lawyer salaries to £170k
Latest City rise US outfit Weil Gotshal & Manges has raised the salaries for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in its London office. The firm, which… Read More
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Taiwan’s democracy is again under threat — and the UK cannot afford to turn a blind eye
Those who have had the privilege of attending a Taiwanese election rally don’t forget it in a hurry. Noisy, vibrant and jubilant, they are a… Read More
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Vulnerable children are slipping through the cracks of a broken asylum system — just like I did
I came to this country fleeing war and persecution. When I first arrived, I thought my suffering would be over, but what I didn’t know… Read More
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Keir Starmer denies plan for supervised toothbrushing in schools is ‘nanny state politics’
Labour will introduce supervised toothbrushing for young children in free breakfast clubs if it wins the next election, as part of plans to boost the… Read More
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Bar Council chair urges party leaders to commit funding for 100 extra criminal pupillages
‘Eye-catching manifesto’ Sam Townend KC – credit: @thebarcouncil (X) The new chair of the Bar Council has called on political party leaders to pledge funding… Read More
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PM will look ‘hopeless’ if Rwanda bill passes and fails, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned the prime minister he will look “hopeless” if the Government’s Rwanda bill fails to result in migrant deportation flights finally… Read More
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Mishcon acquires flexi-lawyer business
London firm moves into alternative legal services market London law firm Mishcon de Reya have purchased legal resourcing business Flex Legal. Co-founded by lawyer Mary… Read More
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PMQs verdict: Keir Starmer steals Sunak’s ‘flip flop’ attacks
The first question at PMQs today did not come from some lucky MP listed on the order paper — rather, it emanated from a chorus… Read More