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NewsTaxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case
Hefty potential bill is revealed in the Ministry of Justice's annual report and accounts for 2017/18, published yesterday.
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NewsNew Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push
Christina Blacklaws yesterday took office as the fifth woman president of the Law Society of England and Wales, succeeding Joe Egan. Blacklaws’ accession coincides with her appointment by lord chancellor David Gauke as chair of a new panel of Law Tech industry professionals to accelerate the development and adoption of ...
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NewsFormer Law Society president Paul Marsh dies
Paul Marsh, president of the Law Society of England and Wales in 2008/09, has died at the age of 70.
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NewsProfession keeps on growing as women form the majority
Ninety-five years after the profession admitted Carrie Morrison, women have overtaken men as a majority of practising solicitors.
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NewsInterim Paul Tennant appointed permanent Law Society CEO
The Law Society has appointed Paul Tennant, interim chief executive since last year, as its permanent CEO with immediate effect. In a statement, the Society noted that Tennant has worked on sharpening the Society’s focus, with more to be done to improve communications with members and keep them up to ...
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NewsPC fee frozen - but compensation fund levies soar
Dubious investment schemes are placing huge strain on cash reserved to recompense people who have suffered hardship as a result of a solicitor's dishonesty or failure to account for client money.
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Dentons posts record results for UK and Middle East
Global giant Dentons has hailed record financial results in its UK and Middle-East division in the wake of last year’s takeover of former Scottish ‘Big Four’ outfit Maclay Murray & Spens. The region posted annual income of £203.1m for the 12 months to 30 April, an increase of 22% on ...
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NewsAll-female partner round at Winckworth Sherwood
Top-100 full-service law firm Winckworth Sherwood has promoted three female senior associates in its latest partner round. The appointments, effective 6 April, come from the education, employment and parliamentary practice groups. The new partners are Alexandra Dillistone in parliamentary, Louise Lawrence in employment and Anna Shadbolt in education. Winckworth Sherwood ...
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NewsA&O 'in merger talks' with US firm
Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy is understood to be in merger talks with US outfit O’Melveny & Myers. A combination of the duo would create a transatlantic giant with 3,000 lawyers and revenues of £2bn. Legal Week, which broke the news on Friday evening, said details of the ...
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NewsTreasury committee launches economic crime probe
London’s property market is becoming a ‘destination of choice’ for corruption and money laundering, an influential committee of MPs said today as it launched an inquiry into economic crime. The probe, by the Commons Treasury Committee, will have two strands: anti-money laundering and the sanctions regime; and consumers and economic ...
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One in 10 law firms ‘significantly’ affected by Brexit - survey
A survey says that just one in 10 law firms is being significantly impacted by Brexit.
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NewsCMS chief Warne and lay members among appointments to Law Society's new Board
The Law Society has today finalised membership of its new Board by appointing two solicitors not already on its governing Council, together with two lay members. The non-Council solicitor members appointed following an executive search process are Penelope Warne and Vicky Lockie. Warne is senior partner and chairman of the ...
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NewsNew Year honours for solicitors
Education legal chief and former chief magistrate awarded CBEs.
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NewsKhan to head external affairs at Law Society
The Law Society has promoted Robert Khan to head a 140-strong directorate incorporating public affairs, legal and regulatory policy, communications, international and relationship management. The former director of public affairs and head of law reform takes up the position immediately. As executive director of external affairs he becomes part of ...
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News2017 in review: a year of departures - and harbingers
In 2017 we bade farewell to a lord chancellor, a global law firm, employment tribunal fees - and much else besides
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NewsNews focus: what the budget means for solicitors
There were few surprises for solicitors in the budget, with stamp duty land tax and avoidance in the chancellor’s sights. Deep cuts to justice spending went unmentioned
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NewsNews roundup: in brief
Judicial job precedent The Court of Appeal has heard a case which will determine the employment status of the bench, following a whistleblowing claim from a district judge. Claire Gilham is suing the Ministry of Justice, alleging that excessive workloads caused her breakdown. The ministry denies the claim. Playing at ...
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NewsGascoyne and Greene lead Excellence parade
Law Society announces 19 winners of the 11th Excellence Awards.
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NewsNews roundup: in brief
Jail for ex-CILEX member Self-styled legal practitioner Prince Adewale Adeola, a former associate member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, was jailed for five months last week after being convicted of providing illegal immigration advice. Skelton on the board Taylor Wessing has announced the appointment of a woman, Siân ...
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Ex-Gateley partners split £10m after offloading shares in pioneering listed firm
Two senior executives at the UK’s first standalone law firm to float on the stock market have each banked nearly £500,000 from selling shares in the business. Michael Ward and Peter Davies, chief executive and chief operating officer of Gateley plc, have each offloaded 328,900 shares at £1.50 apiece, netting ...