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OpinionFusion via the back door
Has the process of fusing the solicitor and barrister professions already begun?
NewsOne year on: bar ‘entities’ pleased they broke away
So far, just 54 entities have been set up, against a projected 400.
NewsLawyers clash over new ICC bar group
International bar associations urge lawyers not to join the newly formed International Criminal Court Bar Association.
NewsFreshfields outpaces magic circle rivals as PEP jumps to £1.5m
Firm says strong growth across its business led to an 8% rise in partner profits.
NewsLinklaters posts 7% rise in pre-tax profits
Firm says its decision to invest in knowledge and technology and to offer low-cost options has made a 'real difference’.
NewsPEP falls 19% at Ashurst in ‘challenging’ conditions
The firm said a slowdown in commodities and geopolitical uncertainty drove profits to fall for a second year in a row.
NewsProfits per member jump 21% at DAC Beachcroft
International firm says results reflect its focus on ‘performance improvement’.
NewsClifford Chance posts 10% rise in PEP
Magic circle firm warns of volatility following the EU referendum result.
NewsLaw graduate salaries stuck in lower league
Pay lags average for all degrees – and one in three law graduates ends up in a non-professional job.
NewsPEP flat at Allen & Overy amid uncertain climate
Revenues at magic circle firm rose 2.3% to £1.31bn despite mixed markets globally.
NewsProfits jump 20% at Addleshaw Goddard
Firm says uncertainty following the Brexit vote could make sales growth this year a ‘challenge’.
NewsProfit growth slows at Pinsent Masons
Profit per equity partner rose by 2.2% in the year ending 30 April 2016, following a 32.8% jump the year before.
NewsIndia debates further step towards liberalisation
Draft rules propose charging firms $50,000 and individuals $25,000 to practise in India.
NewsUS firm backs London as it announces transatlantic merger
Haynes and Boone will merge with Curtis Davis Garrard to create a 600-lawyer firm.
NewsSolicitor slashes insurance costs through bar regulation
David Bowden predicts ‘flood’ of solicitors will opt to set up under the bar regulator.
NewsBarrister suspended for failing to pay fine
Tiyani Behanzin failed to pay a fine of £750 and costs of £585 imposed for disciplinary offences in 2011.
NewsUnregulated legal services providers cheaper and more innovative, says LSB
Super-regulator’s chair says unregulated sector is ‘neither as big nor as problematic’ as some have suggested.
NewsLabour’s shadow justice leaders quit as Brexit fallout continues
Lord Falconer and Karl Turner MP among a wave of shadow ministers to resign.
NewsLawyers fear for UK's future in ECHR after Brexit vote
The next prime minister could seek to leave the convention as part of move to ‘take back control’.
NewsEngland and Wales still attractive post-Brexit - Society
President says Chancery Lane will offer support and guidance to help aid the transition into the post-EU era.