Headlines – Page 508
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NewsConveyancing regulator seeks to slash fees by 30%
Specialist regulator wants to dethrone the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsTrainee solicitor pleads guilty to rape and kidnap
Wilfred Marodza, a former trainee at Cripps Pemberton Greenish, attacked two women on the same night.
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NewsElectronic signatures legally valid, Law Commission confirms
'Accessible statement of the law' clarifies that deeds may be signed online - but urges caution on lasting powers of attorney.
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NewsGive victims sentencing transcript, Baird tells HMCTS chief
Victims' commissioner calls for clarity to help individuals understand the sentence.
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NewsSentences for money laundering reach record high
The average length of prison sentences rose from 25 months to 27 months over the past year.
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NewsFirst law school unveils SQE course plans
BPP’s conversion course will be shorter than the GDL and will not have an end-of-year exam season.
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NewsFunder claims new system offers PI firms a post-April lifeline
System will automate claims process, with firms paid £150 for adding their expertise.
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NewsSolicitor general vows to improve SAR regime
Michael Ellis QC MP said the system will be made ‘more efficient and effective’ for businesses.
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NewsSolicitor fined £10,000 for breaching accounts rules
Former partner and compliance officer admitted to the breaches but denied manifest incompetence.
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NewsA&O's transatlantic merger talks break down
Magic circle firm says it was a mutual decision to end long drawn-out merger talks with O’Melveny & Myers.
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NewsSRA still failing key tests months after problem areas flagged up
Super regulator set the SRA three challenges in January: none has yet been met.
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NewsSlaughter and May tops listed clients table
Firm outstrips Linklaters and A&O, according to adviser rankings for Q3 of 2019.
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NewsPartners reap bigger pay packets as City firms report rising profits and revenue
Gazette survey of annual results shows PEP soared at Ashurst and Hill Dickinson.
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NewsClash over cause of probate delays
Edward Argar MP is accused of using ‘disingenuous’ figures for average waiting times.
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NewsShares slump at beleaguered Burford
Shares in litigation funder were trading at half their July value last week.
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News‘Victims place their lives on hold’ as courts stand idle, says MP
Yasmin Qureshi requested official figures of recorder sitting days in a parliamentary written question.
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NewsEuro lawyer-listing site throws cash at UK launch
Online lawyer-finder plans to spend £800,000 on digital marketing, says Qredible general manager Barry Vickery.
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NewsSolicitor fined for ‘puerile’ social media posts
Harmal Singh Paul posted 130 messages over the space of 10 months.
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NewsSlater and Gordon faces £63m counterclaim in Quindell fallout
Watchstone Group, formerly known as Quindell, brings its own proceedings ahead of showdown October trial.
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NewsLaw centres prepare to protest over flexible operating hours
Six-month pilots at Brentford and Manchester courts will begin on Monday.