This post was originally published on this siteFourteen years ago this week, a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the class action complaint filed by two lawyers seeking to shut down the lawyer-rating site Avvo, which had launched five months earlier. While calling the rating of attorneys “ludicrous,” U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik nevertheless ruled […]
Continue ReadingThis post was originally published on this siteFourteen years ago this week, a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the class action complaint filed by two lawyers seeking to shut down the lawyer-rating site Avvo, which had launched five months earlier. While calling the rating of attorneys “ludicrous,” U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik nevertheless ruled […]
Continue ReadingThis post was originally published on this site“It’s like déjà vu all over again…The future ain’t what it used to be.” Yogi Berra 2021. A year that started with such hope. Vaccines had arrived. Hope and joy as it looked like we might come out of Covid darkness and resume life as we knew […]
Continue ReadingThis post was originally published on this site Bobby Balachandran, founder and CEO of governance, risk and compliance company Exterro, has just been named LegalTech CEO of the Year in the Legaltech Breakthrough Awards. In a year in which so many legal tech companies have seen significant growth, it is a notable honor. But Balachandran […]
Continue ReadingThis post was originally published on this site Bobby Balachandran, founder and CEO of governance, risk and compliance company Exterro, has just been named LegalTech CEO of the Year in the Legaltech Breakthrough Awards. In a year in which so many legal tech companies have seen significant growth, it is a notable honor. But Balachandran […]
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This post was originally published on this siteCity law firm Charles Russell Speechlys is facing a retrial of a £50,000 claim for fees it thought it had won because it did not properly plead the existence of an implied retainer. The post City firm faces retrial of successful fees claim over pleadings failure appeared first […]
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This post was originally published on this siteSeven out of ten legal sector workers (69%) describe themselves as suffering from poor mental health, with their union saying it showed a “crisis” in the law. The post Seven in ten legal sector workers suffer from poor mental health appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteThe Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a barrister against a £5,000 fine for contempt of court after he released a draft version of its ruling on the planned third runway for Heathrow airport. The post Supreme Court rejects barrister’s contempt of Supreme Court appeal appeared first […]
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This post was originally published on this siteThe Legal Services Consumer Panel is “uncertain” whether radical measures being considered by the Legal Ombudsman to cut its backlog of complaints will deliver sufficient change. The post Consumer panel “uncertain” over future of Legal Ombudsman appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteThe lawsuit alleges Helzberg’s Diamond Shops violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked. (PRWeb December 21, 2021) Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/labor_law_attorneys_zakay_law_group_aplc_and_jcl_law_firm_apc_file_a_class_action_lawsuit_against_helzberg_s_diamond_shops_alleging_failure_to_pay_all_wages/prweb18407846.htm
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