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When the numbers don’t add up anymore

20-May-2013 | By Joanne Harris

Redundancies are sweeping the legal industry as firms of all sizes adjust to a world of permanent price pressure - and partners are no longer secure in ivory towers

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Tribunal rules against Travers in pregnancy discrimination case

17-May-2013 | By Joanne Harris

Travers Smith has lost a discrimination case brought against it by a former trainee who claimed she was not given a permanent job because of her pregnancy.

Manchester

Irwin Mitchell closes in on £200m turnover

17-May-2013 | By Hannah Gannage-Stewart

Irwin Mitchell’s legal practice is closing in on the £200m revenue mark, with the firm’s commercial business generating revenues of £40m over the last financial year.

Rapid rise on global family disputes: Emily Brand writes article for Wealthbriefing download subscription

Winckworth Sherwood 17-May-2013

Figures released by the Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales reveal a 40 per cent increase in the number of international family disputes handled in the last year.

Offices to residential conversion: the details emerge download subscription

Shoosmiths 17-May-2013

The government has made it possible to convert Class B1 office buildings to Class C3 residential dwellings without having to apply for planning permission.