UK Criminal Barristers Look At Strike Action Over Low Legal Aid Pay

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Criminal barristers in the UK are contemplating strike action unless the government increases their legal aid payouts, following a history of disputes regarding the low legal aid remuneration for the barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) undertook a survey of its me3mbers with 96.5 per cent of criminal barristers saying they favoured taking strike action

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Linklaters Appointment to New Role As Global Head of Practice Innovation

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Powered by LawFuel – Linklaters has appointed Greg Baker in the newly created role of Global Head of Practice Innovation. Greg will lead the firm’s innovation and efficiency agenda globally and will oversee a growing team of innovation lawyers. Greg has most recently served as the Lead Innovation Lawyer for the firm’s global corporate practice,

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The Amazing Rise of Virtual Law Firm FisherBroyles . . The Law Firm You Never Heard Of

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We hear much about ‘virtual’ or ‘distributed’ law firm services, but when it comes to producing real results that are genuinely impressive the pioneering virtual law firm of FisherBroyles is setting a revenue record with an almost 30 per cent increase on its previous year’s earnings. The firm’s growth has doubled and it has entered

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Employment Law: What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice?

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Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters Jack Heinemann*  Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known

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Stripping Prince Andrew – But The Legal Sex-Suit Troubles Remain Unaddressed

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Buckinham Palace has removed the Duke of York’s royal privileges, but the recent US Court ruling leaves Prince Andrew in a pile of trouble over the Epstein-related legal proceedings, even as Epstein’s former lawyer Alan Dershowitz continues to push a defense similar to that tried by Epstein before his death. Prince Andrew’s motion was an

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US Attorney Sues Renovation Firms For Violating Lead-Based Paint Safety Regulations

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  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), announced today that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against CISNE NY CONSTRUCTION, INC., CISNE JE CONSTRUCTION, INC., CISNE CONTRACTING, INC., and their principals JOSE PANCHA and

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