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NewsSRA confirms indemnity fund replacement
SRA chooses a regulator-run indemnity scheme from the three options mooted last month.
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NewsFuneral bank holiday will affect 'very small number' of completions
Conveyancing body says parties are being very reasonable and completion dates will simply move forward a day.
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NewsEU to impose regulation and fee caps on litigation funders
Funders accused of 'seeking profit maximisation at the expense of claimants'.
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NewsLegal aid solicitor fined for using disbursement money to pay staff
Mladen Kesar said he was unaware of the accounts rules and overwhelmed by running his business.
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NewsGateley continues unchecked growth with positive figures
Profit and revenue continue to rise at listed firm performing consistently well.
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NewsLord chancellor postpones meeting with criminal bar chiefs
Revised arrangements announced within the legal sector following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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NewsParents were unfairly denied lawyer at dying baby hearing
Court of Appeal says that application to withdraw child’s treatment must be relisted.
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NewsBaker McKenzie ‘parting ways’ with top UAE lawyer over tweets
Dubai-based Habib Al Mulla called homosexuality an ‘evil act’ on Twitter last week.
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News'Rocket fuel' consolidator buys one firm and seeks more
MAPD Group says it wants to acquire ‘strong regional firms’ to help it grow the business.
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NewsSolicitor admits propping up firm with legal aid payments
South London owner accepts he breached accounts rules but says he did not know he was doing anything wrong.
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NewsLegal sector continued to grow in July
Latest figures show sector turnover of £3.7bn was 8.3% up on the previous year.
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NewsExclusive: Duty rota omissions 'devastating' for firms
Solicitors left off rota because of 'bureaucratic problems' contact the Gazette.
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NewsInce’s ex-chief removed as director over possible ‘conflict of interest’
Listed firm tells stock market Adrian Biles ‘has been removed as a director of the company with immediate effect’.
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NewsNews focus: All change at the MoJ - and expectations are limited
New justice secretary Brandon Lewis faces a daunting inbox, ranging from legal aid to court backlogs. And after threatening to breach international law, can he win over the profession?
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NewsSFO disclosure reviews cost nearly £450,000
Serco review cost nearly £360,000 while Unaoil report cost at least £85,000.
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NewsBarrister fined over Twitter abuse of chambers colleague
Sanction over ‘inappropriate and offensive’ tweets from now-deleted '@arrytuttle' account.
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NewsLitigation funder likely to lose £5m after shock court defeat
Listed company revises profit expectations from other 280 ongoing cases.
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NewsCriminal bar demonstrations cancelled - but strike continues
Public gatherings called off this week out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II as leader of the Criminal Bar Association prepares to meet new lord chancellor.
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NewsLegal world pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
'We will cherish her memory and safeguard her legacy of duty, selflessness and service to her country.'
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NewsIrwin Mitchell profits plunge as Covid dividend ends
National firm reports ‘expected’ drop in group turnover after exit from volume PI market.