All articles by Gazette newsdesk – Page 18
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NewsLawyer shortage delaying house sales
Chartered surveyors report that transaction times have lengthened by up to a month since the start of 2014.
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NewsAccess to Justice campaign gets under way
The Law Society has today launched an ‘Access to Justice’ campaign to defend the rule of law in an environment where legal advice is becoming more expensive and difficult to obtain. The campaign’s key goals include raising public awareness of the help still available, and persuading policymakers to make changes ...
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NewsStudy lays bare ‘bogus’ car crash fraud stats
New research by a national personal injury firm has undermined insurance industry claims that a so-called ‘crash for cash’ fraud epidemic is hiking motor premiums
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NewsCaplen voices legal aid concerns
Law Society president Andrew Caplen has marked the approach of the organisation’s Access to Justice Day by voicing his concerns for criminal legal aid solicitors and the criminal justice system.
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NewsConsumer push has six appeal
’Use a professional. Use a solicitor’, is the theme of a high-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society today to remind consumers to go to solicitors rather than unregulated providers for legal advice.
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NewsSociety sets out chief executive handover plan
Paul Coen appointed as interim CEO before Catherine Dixon takes over in January.
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NewsSociety granted special consultative status by United Nations
Chancery Lane will collaborate with member states and help shape UN agenda.
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NewsMore lawyers sign 'living wage' pledge
Rising number of legal employers commit to pay staff at least £8.80 an hour in London and £7.65 outside.
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NewsLaw Society appoints new chief executive
Solicitor Catherine Dixon, who heads the NHS Litigation Authority, will succeed Desmond Hudson.
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NewsTributes paid to Stephen Lloyd
Former senior partner at Bates Wells Braithwaite dies following an accident on holiday.
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Reshuffle sparks talk of human rights reform
Dominic Grieve and Damian Green were viewed at Westminster as obstacles to a policy of repealing the Human Rights Act.
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NewsAid agency ‘in no position’ to tender
Law Society president says prospective bidders do not have enough information to lodge ‘cogent’ bids.
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NewsCriminal solicitor groups mull Society’s ‘generous offer’
CLSA and LCCSA will take advice on offer of mediation assistance and backing for JR if this fails.
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NewsSociety pledges fresh support for criminal solicitors
Chancery Lane proposes strategy of mediation to practitioner groups, but will provide financial backing for legal challenge if this fails.
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News'Lawyers for Yes' group lobbies for Scottish independence
Signatories include veteran QC Ian Hamilton, known for his part in the removal of the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey.
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NewsPII reforms set to be approved on 2 July
tabletSociety warns that ‘hundreds’ of firms could be thrown off conveyancing panels, but the SRA is poised to forge ahead with far-reaching regulatory changes.
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NewsEx-Leeds Utd MD detained in Dubai has assets frozen
No criminal charges have been brought against solicitor David Haigh over alleged misappropriation of funds.
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NewsSociety: lobby against ‘damaging’ SRA reforms
Ex-president writes to local societies warning that PII premiums will rise, while conveyancers could be turfed out of the market.
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NewsMoJ rules out further reform of legal services regulation
‘No consensus on long-term vision,’ says justice minister Shailesh Vara.