All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 25
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NewsDirect Line shrugs off discount rate to post bumper profits
Discount rate review decision imminent as one of UK’s top motor insurers reports bumper surplus and hikes shareholder dividend on back of higher premiums.
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NewsLaw firm urges action on use of ‘pet solicitors’ in property purchases
Early response to leasehold reform consultation argues independence is compromised by links to developers.
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NewsSociety: legal services data overload could mislead clients
Forcing firms to publish a raft of information without proper context has the potential to mislead clients, president says.
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NewsNew faces on Law Society Council
Eight new members, including five women, appointed following contested elections.
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NewsPEP up at Freshfields but income stagnates
Magic circle firm had a ’solid’ year amid challenging market conditions.
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NewsSociety plans 4% cut to individual fee
The Law Society plans to cut the individual practising fee once again next year. For 2017/18 Chancery Lane is seeking views on a fee of £278, a reduction of £12. Council meets on 5 July to discuss and agree final budget proposals. Writing in today’s Gazette, president Robert Bourns says ...
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NewsNews focus: What made it into the Queen's speech - and what didn't
A hung parliament resulted in a predicted cull of Conservative manifesto pledges. We take a look at legislation affecting solicitors which survived in last week’s Queen’s speech.
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NewsEuropean court deals blow to law firm rescue vehicle
CJEU ruling on employee rights will make pre-pack administrations less attractive.
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NewsQueen's speech: Society hails 'positive' elements
Misguided personal injury reforms are sting in the tail, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsOgden rate change costs insurers £3.5bn as motor premiums soar
EY report suggests insurers stomaching losses caused by motor premiums.
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News'Collaborative' Brexit vital for legal sector - Law Society
The Law Society has today warned of the risks of a hard Brexit, urging the government not to ’commit an act of self-harm and unravel our economy’.
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NewsSociety to look again at training elements of conveyancing quality scheme
Competition Appeals Tribunal rules on question of third party trainers.
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NewsNorth-east gets the legal walk season off to a fine start
Event is one of 30 across England and Wales to raise money for legal support charities.
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NewsBenchmarking survey: Healthy growth for medium-sized firms
Benchmarking survey shows fee income up 5.8% in 2016 - though criminal practices reported a fourth consecutive fall.
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NewsPassmore re-elected senior partner at Simmons & Simmons
Colin Passmore has been re-elected to serve a third term as senior partner at international firm Simmons & Simmons. The four-year term will commence on 1 August. Passmore joined the firm in 1986, became a partner in 1990 and senior partner in 2011. His practice focuses on litigation for financial ...
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NewsJudge's election comments 'put reputation of judiciary at risk'
Lord chief justice issues Donald Peter Herbert OBE with formal advice.
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NewsFunerals merged with newly profitable ABS pioneer Co-op Legal
Mutual’s legal business - which once aspired to a ’3,000-strong workforce providing one-stop legal advice from cradle to grave’ - is being wrapped in to a new Life Planning Division.
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Birmingham debut for Business and Property Court
Renamed commercial court wll be launched in second city, judiciary reveals.