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NewsWarwickshire merger creates 70-strong firm
Long established Moore & Tibbits acquires private client specialist Davidson Mahon.
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NewsBar set to scrap student aptitude test
Watchdog insists training providers are now more selective - but concerns remain that the profession is hugely oversubscribed.
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NewsGovernment ‘taking sledgehammer to justice’ says Society
Chancery Lane warns of ‘sea change’ in submission to UN universal periodic review of human rights.
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NewsParties suing Russia concerned that lawyers will drop out
Court rejects plea to bring forward deadline despite White & Case dropping Russian clients.
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NewsFreshfields boosts NQ pay to £125,000
First increase in three years puts Freshfields’ NQ top of magic circle firms.
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NewsDrop in divorce petitions as 'no-fault' era edges closer
HM Courts & Tribunals Service switches off old digital service ahead of 6 April reforms.
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NewsListed firm increases dividends as profits soar
Rosenblatt group has increased debt following £10m loan to complete acquisition.
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NewsSex offender ordered to hand over videos leaked by law firm
Court says recipient who was accidentally given access to confidential material should give it back.
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NewsNews focus: Tulip mania
High Court ruling provides some clarity on the rights and responsibilities relating to cryptoassets, but passions across the crypto community continue to rage.
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NewsNews focus: Criminal legal aid - point of no return?
With barristers preparing for ‘no returns’ and the Law Society withdrawing support for the government’s proposed reform package, what now for criminal legal aid?
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NewsDishonesty finding overturned after claimant ‘ambushed’ at trial
Judge says RTA claimant should have been given chance to respond to dishonesty allegation.
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News‘Wild West’ warning on predictive policing
Lords committee calls for legislation to oversee innovations based on artificial intelligence.
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NewsControversial judicial selection tool to be dropped in some circumstances
Judicial Appointments Commission announces revised approach to statutory consultation.
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NewsMediation seen as ‘form of capitulation’, MoJ poll finds
Lawyers also perceived as less likely to recommend ADR in order to prolong litigation.
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NewsTodner agrees £25,000 fine for rule breaches
Prominent criminal defence solicitor takes aim at ‘abhorrent practice’ of Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsCity merger creates 72-lawyer firm
Laytons ETL acquires real estate and construction specialist Cannings Connolly.
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News'Smart home' information added to HIP-inspired form
Latest version of Buyer's and Seller's Property Information form to include more upfront information for prospective buyers.
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NewsClifford Chance reports ‘social mobility’ pay gap data
Magic circle firm says working class staff paid 44% less than those from ‘professional’ background.
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NewsTrial begins over collapsed £120m legal financing fund
Two solicitors facing charges following the 2012 collapse of Axiom, which was established to lend money to law firms pursuing no win, no fee claims.
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NewsWar in Ukraine delays $4.2bn fraud trial
Ukrainian lender Privatbank’s claim against former owners now likely to be tried in 2023.