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Top-100 firms abandon merger talks
Cripps and Michelmores employ over 1,000 at offices across southern England.
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Rulemakers to prevent solicitors refusing service by email
Civil Procedure Rule Committee also anticipates demise of the fast-disappearing fax machine.
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Income tops £1bn as PEP climbs again at Ashurst
Global firm has grown profits by an average of 8% over nine years of consistent growth.
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‘A sign they’re listening’ - legal bodies respond to spending review
Chancellor's announcements please the criminal more than the civil sector.
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Cripps and Michelmores in merger talks
Combination would create £100m firm covering southern and south-west England.
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International disputes week: London sets out its stall
Thousands of lawyers from more than 100 jurisdictions to attend as minister opens commercial disputes jamboree.
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What the SRA must do – the key prescriptions
Governance, risk, authorisation, client money, sales, mergers and acquisitions, and pre-intervention.
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Shoosmiths links staff bonus to use of artificial intelligence
’Landmark move rewards AI adoption to accelerate better client service,’ international firm says.
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Redundancies likely as Mishcon offshores business support
London firm is planning to set up an operations centre in India.
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Three solicitors among honorary KCs
Honorary silk is awarded to those who have made a major contribution to the law outside practice in the courts.
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Knighthood for former magic circle chief leads legal honours list
Recipients of honours include former CJEU advocate general Eleanor Sharpston KC and Dana Denis-Smith, founder of the First 100 Years initiative.
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Justice minister appointed transport secretary
Heidi Alexander MP makes legal aid pledge ahead of promotion after Louise Haigh quits transport.
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'Changing lives': Pro Bono Week gets under way
Law Society urges more solicitors to ‘make a difference’ - but warns that voluntary advice can never be a substitute for legal aid.
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Budget 24: What solicitors should look out for
Chancellor to announce one-year settlement for government departments. Will the MoJ continue to be squeezed?
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Compromise or cop-out? Solicitors react to employment rights shakeup
Landmark legislation could be watered down further as it goes through parliament.
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Obituary: Michael Loup
Former Boodle Hatfield senior partner, Law Society council member and lifelong cricket enthusiast has died at 95.
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Tributes paid to former Law Society president Nicholas Fluck
Chancery Lane's leader from 2013-14 was a steadfast advocate for access to justice and the rule of law.
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Planning, housing and employment law shake-up promised in King’s speech
Packed legislative programme includes legislation to reform Mental Health Act and to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions.