All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 32

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    Society ‘concerned’ about ombudsman’s expansion plan

    1 October 2013

    Moves to cover complaints about unregulated providers will add to confusion, the Law Society says.

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    Finalists announced after record entry in excellence awards

    17 September 2013

    The Law Society Excellence Awards 2013 showcase the brightest legal talent in England and Wales.

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    SRA to create consumer-facing website

    10 September 2013

    Legal Choices, a website aimed at consumers, will go live in the autumn.

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    Society unveils new direct route to indemnity insurance

    30 August 2013

    Joint venture with Miller will cover 1-4 partner firms and cut out brokers.

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    Equal pay champion's firm shuts down

    23 August 2013

    Stefan Cross Solicitors will close at the end of September.

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    Landmark planning judgment holes golf course plan

    22 August 2013

    Green-belt campaigners have successfully challenged a scheme to turn the former home of press baron Lord Beaverbrook into a hotel and golf course.

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    New government strategy for professional services

    15 July 2013

    Boosting exports and improving skills levels in professional firms are the key priorities of the government’s industrial strategy for professional and business services, published today. The 48-page document, from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, highlights the importance of broadening higher apprenticeship routes in the professions, in particular the ...

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    Liverpool pioneer Betty Behn dies at 95

    15 July 2013

    A service will take place tomorrow to celebrate the life of Betty Behn, one of Liverpool’s first women solicitors, who has died at the age of 95. Betty Behn joined the firm John A.Behn, Twyford & Reece in 1935 where she served five years articles. She qualified as a solicitor ...

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    Mass arrest of lawyers in Istanbul protests

    10 June 2013

    The Law Society has condemned the mass arrest of more than 50 lawyers in Istanbul. The lawyers were taking part in a protest inside the Çağlayan Court, near Taksim Square, when they were arrested, detained and reportedly beaten by the police, the Society said. ...

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    Takeover fever lifts fast-rising DWF

    3 June 2013

    A spate of acquisitions - including that of defunct Cobbetts - boosted income at business law firm DWF by 84% in the latest financial year, while profit per equity partner rose by a comparatively modest 4%. For the year to 30 April, the firm today ...

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    Maclays to axe up to 30 jobs

    3 June 2013

    Anglo-Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens has announced a redundancy consultation which will lead to up to 30 job losses. About half of the jobs at risk are fee-earning roles, with the firm's corporate and property practices likely to be most affected. All of MMS’s four ...

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    7,000 lawyers to hit the streets for free legal advice

    20 May 2013

    The lord chief justice, the president of the Supreme Court, the master of the rolls, the attorney general and the director of public prosecutions will be leading some 7,000 legal professionals in the largest organised gathering of lawyers in the UK. The ninth London Legal ...

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    Growth in solicitor numbers goes into reverse

    15 April 2013

    The authoritative annual snapshot of the legal profession in England and Wales shows a dip in both the number of firms and private practitioners. The Law Society's Annual Statistical Report, published today, also shows the number of admissions and training contracts down to the lowest ...

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    SRA to relax rules on reporting breaches

    11 March 2013

    The Solicitors Regulation Authority plans to drop the much-criticised requirement for compliance officers to report all non-material breaches, an executive said today. Samantha Barrass, director of supervision, risk and standards, told delegates at the Law Society's Risk and Compliance Annual Conference in London that the ...

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    SRA joins attack on ‘poorly informed’ Legal Services Board

    4 March 2013

    The Legal Services Board stands accused of partiality and incompetence in the latest attack from a regulator.

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    SRA sticks to its red tape agenda

    25 February 2013

    The board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said today it has approved all 10 amendments to the Solicitors Handbook identified in its ‘red tape initiative’.

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    Society pours cold water on the SRA’s red-tape bonfire

    11 February 2013

    The Law Society has come to the defence of nearly half the items on a menu of ‘unnecessary’ red tape drawn up by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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    PC renewals ‘relatively trouble free’ but 4,500 short

    17 December 2012

    The deadline for solicitors to renew their practising certificates has passed with an estimated 4,500 applications still outstanding, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said today.

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    Hillsborough investigation launched by SRA

    20 September 2012

    The role and conduct of solicitors involved in legal proceedings following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster will be investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulator announced today. However it said it has yet to receive any formal complaints about the conduct of solicitors involved ...

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    SRA courts troubled firms

    20 September 2012

    Law firms facing financial problems have been urged to contact the Solicitors Regulation Authority for support and advice. SRA supervisors are already getting in touch with practices that may need help, as part of the regulator’s new approach under outcomes-focused regulation. ...