News – Page 4
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News'Downgraded status': report exposes challenges facing council monitoring officers
Local government chief says lawyers need seat at the top table so they can speak truth to power.
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NewsLegal included in Rolls-Royce job cuts plan
Engineering giant targets a ‘more streamlined and efficient organisation’.
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NewsTop Post Office solicitor told colleagues: ‘Get on with prosecuting’
Former head of prosecutions denies he was ever pressured not to act independently.
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NewsSolicitor dismissed at the ‘worst possible time’ awarded £1.1m
General counsel of challenger bank Starling told employee that she was ’not a Starling person’.
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NewsPost Office solicitor denies wanting victim's 'head on a spike'
Mandy Talbot emailed her bosses proclaiming that sub-postmaster was ‘stunned’ to lose in court.
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NewsEx-Post Office solicitor tells Inquiry: 'I had nothing to hide'
Mandy Talbot says she would not have advised Post Office to ‘throw money’ at covering up faults with Horizon.
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NewsD&I work gets Addleshaw Goddard on BT legal panel
Telecoms giant says firm's range of ideas, innovations and overall enthusiasm helped it beat other contenders to top position.
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NewsCouncils cash crisis: Local government lawyers told to ‘get in the room’
President of Lawyers in Local Government urges members to speak out over decisions critical to their council’s finances.
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NewsPost Office denies ‘hands off’ approach to lawyers handling disclosure
Inquiry into Horizon scandal hears that organisation relied on City lawyers to conduct sufficient disclosure searches.
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NewsGeneral counsel seek to champion LGBTQ+ community
Diversity and inclusion programme designed to help lawyers grow, develop and be more visible.
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NewsRevised corporate governance code 'should explicitly mention GCs'
Lawyers say financial reporting watchdog's consultation is a critical opportunity to address historical omission.
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NewsLawyers on Demand sells up to Consilio
Alternative legal services provider was spun out of Berwin Leighton Paisner.
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NewsITN chief hails success of cameras in Crown court
Sentencing remarks in more than 30 cases have been broadcast in the past 12 months.
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NewsPost Office lawyer wanted postmistress to ‘keep her mouth shut’
Public inquiry also hears Post Office discussed trying to persuade expert witness to change opinion.
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NewsMental health advocate helps colleagues with podcast
Lawyer Jeremy Fletcher invites guests to talk about how they tackle mental health issues in their professional lives.
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NewsKeeping up with Jones
Two long-serving in-house solicitors make the list of top-earners at the BBC.
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NewsRole of lawyers in spotlight as GC appears at Post Office Inquiry
Prosecution expert witnesses, the former head of the Royal Mail Group's criminal law team and other lawyers are also expected to testify.
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NewsFirm hires: The Legal Director welcomes five GCs
Katie Sandys-Renton, Trudy Grey, Siobhan Almond, Nick Blackbourn and Natalia Samodina join its team.
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NewsExternal lawyers needed to tackle racism, sexism and elitism in cricket
Commission says new regulatory body should not involve in-house counsel of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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NewsPost Office GC to appear at inquiry over disclosure issue
Documents which should have been disclosed to the inquiry only emerged through an FoI request.