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Three new Law Society Excellence awards
Three new categories – of human rights, technology and private client practice – are included in the lineup for the Law Society Excellence Awards 2015.
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NewsReport: look after ‘Generation Y’, or they’ll move on
New research by the Law Society highlights talent-retention headache caused by ‘millennial mobility’.
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NewsBritish courts can impose whole-life terms
A life sentence with no hope of release does not amount to ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’.
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NewsConsumer credit upheaval postponed again
City watchdogs agree to delay regulatory changes as SRA seeks ‘best possible solution’.
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NewsQuarter of homebuyers ‘would pay more’ for conveyancing
Poll by embryonic portal Veyo finds dealing with solicitors is ‘key stress point’.
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NewsCity and civil service top legal honours list
City and Government Legal Service figure strongly in new year’s honours.
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NewsCourt puts legal aid contract process on hold
Crime duty contracts tender process suspended until the result of judicial reviews sought by Law Society and practitioner groups.
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NewsCity lawyers urge SRA to retain consumer credit brief
CLLS warns of extra costs and risk of criminal liability if regulation passes to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsCouncils ‘ignoring legal duties to homeless children’
Charity’s report quotes solicitor accusing local authorities of ’Rotherham-type’ protection failures.
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NewsGrayling facing two JR bids on legal aid cuts
Law Society and practitioners groups to launch separate actions over criminal funding reforms.
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News‘Extra burdens’ of consumer credit switch laid bare
Advisers commissioned by Chancery Lane warn of massive and costly disruption for thousands of firms.
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NewsQuotas and abolition of circuit in Labour’s judicial diversity plan
Report also proposes removing ‘obstacles’ to solicitors becoming judges.
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NewsPro bono up as solicitors fill legal aid void
Law Society research estimates total annual value of pro bono across all private practices is now £601m.
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NewsEx-Halliwells partners win exemption from liquidator’s claim
Nine former fixed-share members of the LLP not required to repay drawings that BDO alleged were ‘overpaid’.
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NewsABS waivers hurting law firm competitors
Some 17% of ABS licence holders granted separate business waivers, LSB research finds.
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NewsScottish government overhauls civil courts
Law Society voices ‘real concerns’ about potential delays and impact on access to justice.
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NewsFamily justice minister calls for legal aid review
Lib Dem Simon Hughes has asked the MoJ to probe the impact of cuts on children’s rights.
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NewsSRA backtracks on massive hike in fining powers
Regulator now favours five-fold rise to a limit of £10,000 for ‘traditional’ firms, after seeking views on a £100,000 maximum.