A solicitor has won £45,400 ($60,000) after a tribunal ruled that an immigration services business racially discriminated against her when it fired her without any notice.
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Solicitor Wins £45K After Proving Race Led To Dismissal

By Jamie Lennox

A solicitor has won £45,400 ($60,000) after a tribunal ruled that an immigration services business racially discriminated against her when it fired her without any notice.

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Squire Patton Appoints Andrew Wilkinson As European Chief

By Ashish Sareen

Squire Patton Boggs LLP on Tuesday named a senior commercial lawyer in its London office as European managing partner for the next three years.

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CMS Taps Poland, Romania Leaders To Head CEE Region

By Marialuisa Taddia

CMS said Monday that it has split the role of managing director for its Central and Eastern Europe operations, appointing the heads of its Poland and Romania offices to share the position.

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POLICY & REGULATION

UK Regulators To Target Poor Motor Finance Claims Practices

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it has launched a joint taskforce with the Solicitors Regulation Authority and other regulators to tackle poor handling of claims for motor finance compensation by some claims management companies and law firms.

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LAW FIRMS

Pensions Law Firm Arc Promotes Legal Director To Partner

By Ashish Sareen

Arc Pensions Law said Monday that legal director Kris Weber has become a partner at the specialist boutique firm.

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Two UK Universities Launch Legal Training Partnership

By Ashish Sareen

The University of Law is bringing postgraduate legal training courses to the University of Leicester under a new partnership aimed at widening access to the profession.

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