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Clarke proposes family-friendly roles in drive to boost judicial diversity

More paid part-time judicial roles will be made available to allow for flexibility with family commitments and increase the number of women in the judiciary, according to new proposals laid out by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke. The proposal is one of a number of measures outlined by Clarke today (21 November) to increase diversity within the judiciary in a bid to provide better access to judicial careers. If granted, the move would see an increase in the number of part-time judges in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Currently, flexible-working arrangements are rare and generally not seen above the level of district judge.
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Investec enters third party litigation funding market with new package

Investec has become the first bank in the UK to offer commercial litigation funding to help companies pursue civil claims in court. The bank has launched a litigation financing package for law firms to offer clients seeking to take claims to court. The minimum funding package is £250,000 and there is no upper limit.
2 minute read

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The Bar

Ben Rigby profiles 10 promising junior barristers singled out as some of the best in the profession
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Bright lights, big city - meet the young barristers making their mark

Ben Rigby profiles 10 promising junior barristers singled 
out as some of the best in the profession
17 minute read

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'We lead the world at unlocking disputes' – why the profession should sing its own praises

The Bar Council chairman-elect on a new campaign promoting London as a world leader in dispute resolution
5 minute read

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The wandering wig - combining a career at the Bar with a passion for travel writing

Mixing a criminal negligence practice with voyages to far-flung places, John Gimlette is one of a number of travel-writing barristers. Melanie Stern reports
6 minute read

International Edition

Wilmer hires Kingsley Napley heavyweight to launch UK white collar crime practice

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to launch a City investigations and criminal litigation practice with the hire of Kingsley Napley heavyweight Stephen Pollard. Pollard is to join the top 20 US law firm's London arm in the New Year to found and head the practice along with a team of two associates. The move is the latest in a string of similar appointments by corporate law firms moving to build white collar crime practices in Europe.
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Collyer Bristow bolsters construction team with DAC partner

Collyer Bristow has strengthened its London construction practice with a partner hire from legacy Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC). Jonathan Pawlowski joined the London law firm this month after leaving DAC in the days leading up to its merger with Beachcroft.
2 minute read

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Caught out - why cricket spot-fixing case shows need for new guidance on use of Twitter in criminal trials

In this article, Corker Binning partner Robert Brown - who represented Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif in the recent 'spot-fixing' trial - argues that urgent new guidance is required on the use of Twitter in criminal trials
6 minute read

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If judges don't want to get involved in politics, maybe they should stop giving speeches

Alex Novarese asks whether judges should go beyond their role of applying the law and get involved in politics...
8 minute read

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