All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 30
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NewsICAEW approved to regulate probate and license ABSs
Chartered accountancy body breaks new ground in legal market liberalisation.
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NewsSecond council ABS approved
HB Public Law, combining the legal teams of London boroughs Harrow and Barnet, is awarded an alternative business structure licence.
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NewsLegal chief departs council in wake of shared services deal
Sanjay Prashar, executive head of legal services at Sutton, to leave following ‘corporate reorganisation’.
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NewsLawyer ‘leeches’ bleeding budgets – council leaders
APIL rejects Local Government Association attack on ’no win, no fee’ claims, arguing that fees have been ‘cut to the bone’.
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NewsProfits soar at Slater & Gordon
The quoted legal pioneer expects UK fee income to top £127m in 2015 in the wake of aggressive expansion.
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NewsQC aborts review of industrial relations law
Bruce Carr has blamed a ‘progressively politicised’ environment for his decision not to produce recommendations.
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NewsCouncil approves 17% cut in PC fee
Law Society’s governing council overwhelmingly endorses plans to reduce Law Society Group budget.
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NewsPractising certificate fee set to fall by 17%
Proposed levy of £320 is subject to Law Society Council approval and member consultation.
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NewsNo evidence incentives encourage fraud – Society
Law Society responds to government announcement of measures against ‘bogus claims’.
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NewsSociety warns of ‘Solicitors from Hell’ email scam
Threatening emails, which appear to be the latest in a series of attacks, may contain computer viruses.
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NewsSolicitor numbers fall for first time in generation
Law Society survey shows that younger solicitors are more likely to be female.
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NewsSRA seeks first lay chair
Successful candidate will earn £90,000 for 100 days’ work a year, advertisement says.
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NewsEuropean anti-trust directive a step closer
Three main EU institutions agree content of damages directive that has been a decade in gestation.
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NewsLaw Society chief executive to retire
Desmond Hudson will leave Chancery Lane after this year’s AGM.
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NewsGuidance for legal aid solicitors hit by cuts
The Law Society publication will help firms consider options for suitable and sustainable business models.
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News‘Fantastic victory’ for Scots on patent rights
The Court of Session in Edinburgh will continue to hear patent cases, David Willetts confirms.
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NewsEntries invited for Excellence Awards
Awards celebrate the best work of individual solicitors as well as the successes and innovations of practices and firms.
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NewsCourt fee plans ‘herald justice for those who can pay’
MoJ proposals threaten ‘irremediable’ damage to civil justice system.