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Revealed: The Law Firms That Appear to Have Settled Sex Discrimination Claims

Seven top UK firms have had claims against them settled or withdrawn since 2017, according to a new database.
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A&O Quells Merger Talk Blues With Simmons Partner Hire

The firm returns to Simmons for its first lateral hire following the collapse of its merger talks with O'Melveny & Myers earlier this month.
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Hogan Lovells Partner Rebuked by SRA Over Unfair Nanny Dismissal

The SRA filing comes almost a year after Dhennin was ordered to pay £18,000 to the nanny in compensation for discrimination and unfair dismissal.
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Bird & Bird Feathers Nest with High-Flying Stewarts Hire

The international firm has continued expanding, this time with a top-rated employment partner.
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Clerks Accuse Jones Day of Anti-Male Bias

Two married former associates who clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer say the firm discriminates against fathers by providing them eight fewer weeks of parental leave than mothers.
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Denied Anonymity, Ex-Jones Day Associate Retreats as Gender Bias Representative

Jane Doe 4, the last anonymous plaintiff in a $200 million class action against the firm, is now just one of dozens of proposed class members who stand to benefit if the lawsuit is successful.
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Workplace #MeToo Legal Advice Line Launches, Backed by Actress Emma Watson

The helpline will be run by U.K. charity Rights of Women with funding from Time's Up UK.
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Industry Heavyweights Respond as SDT Lowers Standard of Proof for Misconduct

From November, the standard of proof will be 'on the balance of probabilities' rather than 'beyond a reasonable doubt'.
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Jones Day Attacks 'Warped Portrayal' in $200M Gender Bias Class Action

Far from deserving Cravath-scale pay, one former Jones Day associate "struggled with basic tasks," the firm says.
5 minute read

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HS1 Railway Kicks Off Legal Panel Tender

The panel will be worth up to £15 million and be split into eight lots.
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