Month: May 2023

This post was originally published on this siteThe Bar Standards Board has written to chief planning officers in central London to express concern at the difficulties chambers face in adapting historic buildings for disabled access. The post BSB to lobby councils over disabled access to listed chambers buildings appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe former director of a law firm and his wife have won increased awards for unpaid wages and redundancy from the government because the practice was insolvent. The post Struck-off solicitor wins increased redundancy payments appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteYears ago, law firms took a naive and simplistic view of fertility, offering many of their female employees egg freezing and fertility ‘MOTs’, a monstrous and much-hated phrase. The post Why law firms must start using the F word appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHighly-experienced clinical negligence specialist Maria Repanos has joined Hudgell Solicitors as Head of Clinical Negligence in Manchester. The post Highly-experienced clinical negligence specialist Maria Repanos joins Hudgell Solicitors to lead Manchester Clinical Negligence team appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn after-the-event “ATE” insurance policy generally provides cover for adverse costs orders arising out of a piece of unsuccessful litigation. As with any insurance policy, this is qualified by a series of standard conditions and exclusions relating to fraud and non-disclosure, amongst other things. The post Litica – […]

This post was originally published on this siteWhen associates leave, your first instinct may be to fill the gaps with lateral hires ASAP. But seeing the hidden costs and heavy impact of lateral hiring on the firm’s bottom line drives many firm leaders to rethink that strategy.    The post Make associate career progression your law […]