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All articles by Chloe Smith
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OpinionFusion via the back door
Has the process of fusing the solicitor and barrister professions already begun?
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NewsOne year on: bar ‘entities’ pleased they broke away
So far, just 54 entities have been set up, against a projected 400.
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NewsLawyers clash over new ICC bar group
International bar associations urge lawyers not to join the newly formed International Criminal Court Bar Association.
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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.
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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’.
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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.
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NewsProfits per member jump 21% at DAC Beachcroft
International firm says results reflect its focus on ‘performance improvement’.
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NewsClifford Chance posts 10% rise in PEP
Magic circle firm warns of volatility following the EU referendum result.
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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.
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NewsPEP flat at Allen & Overy amid uncertain climate
Revenues at magic circle firm rose 2.3% to £1.31bn despite mixed markets globally.
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NewsProfits jump 20% at Addleshaw Goddard
Firm says uncertainty following the Brexit vote could make sales growth this year a ‘challenge’.
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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.
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NewsIndia debates further step towards liberalisation
Draft rules propose charging firms $50,000 and individuals $25,000 to practise in India.
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NewsUS firm backs London as it announces transatlantic merger
Haynes and Boone will merge with Curtis Davis Garrard to create a 600-lawyer firm.
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NewsSolicitor slashes insurance costs through bar regulation
David Bowden predicts ‘flood’ of solicitors will opt to set up under the bar regulator.
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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.
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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.
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NewsLabour’s shadow justice leaders quit as Brexit fallout continues
Lord Falconer and Karl Turner MP among a wave of shadow ministers to resign.
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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’.
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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.