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NewsRegional firms buy files from Harris Cartier in PII fallout
Harris Cartier was the first firm to be placed into administration of those that did not secure PII in this year’s renewal period.
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NewsLegal training shake-up must not ‘dumb down’
University of Law president said the big challenge is to ‘get clarity on standards to avoid dumbing down legal training’.
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NewsBritons take to video to learn US law
University responds to growing demand from lawyers who wanted to add US qualifications without having to relocate.
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NewsPoor due diligence plagues lateral hire
Leading headhunter is surprised so little work is done on the business case for lateral hires.
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Lawyers in France strike
The move is a sign of growing anger among the French legal profession over legal aid cuts.
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Standardised property deals procedure launched
The revised Leasehold Property Enquiries Form will capture key details in a single format.
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Scholarship payments on offer
University and newspaper team up to offer scholarships and work experience placements.
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EU access directive
Directive will guarantee people facing criminal proceedings the right to the effective assistance of a lawyer.
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NewsDWF and HCR announce investments
Harrison Clark Rickerbys and DWF make strategic announcements in the clinical negligence and major injury sectors.
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NewsPioneering landlord eviction service becomes ABS
Landlord Action was created to bypass solicitors and their ‘expensive’ fees.
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NewsBSB hits back in row over costs of challenge to QASA
The bar’s regulator describes as ‘grossly inaccurate’ claims that it is prepared to spend up to £500,000 fighting a judicial review of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.
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NewsVara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle
Portfolio includes judicial policy, civil law and justice, international business, legal services and claims management regulation.
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NewsWomen lawyers paid less than men, survey shows
Overall, 18% of lawyers are from non-white ethnic backgrounds compared with 14% of society as a whole.
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NewsKill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge
The private sector should take the lead in developing alternatives to the ‘bloodshed, time and cost’ of court, family judge says.
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NewsIBA 2013: Zimbabwe ‘will re-establish rule of law’ - Mtetwa
Mtetwa calls on all lawyers to be vigilant to even the smallest abuses of human rights.
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NewsSociety tackles ‘false impressions’ over MoJ engagement
Chief executive’s letter to profession defends engagement with the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsUS insurance giant buys ABS
Manchester firm Lewis Hymanson Small is to have its second change of ownership this year.
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NewsIBA 2013: lawyers urged to act on poverty
IBA report highlights threats to poorest in society and role lawyers can play in tackling them.
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NewsIBA 2013: opposition to open jurisdictions 'uncompetitive'
Lawyers ramp up pressure on countries to break down barrier to foreign lawyers.