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NewsSolicitors warned to expect extension of price transparency rules
Iain Miller says most firms have only done the bare minimum to comply - which could spur the SRA to further action.
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NewsForensics shortfalls and legal aid rates jeopardising trials
Forensic Science Regulator wants funding system changed to raise standards.
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NewsJunior lawyers plan new challenges over ‘super-exam’
Legal Services Board says it is expecting another application from Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsDWF shares edge up as law firm makes FTSE history
Share offering is the most ambitious yet in the legal sector.
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NewsLegal regulators outperforming accountancy on AML supervision
Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision finds that regulators have more to do.
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NewsGovernment gets the ball rolling on criminal legal aid review
Ministry of Justice says it wants reforms to fairly pay for work done and limit perverse incentives.
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NewsNew probate controversy as MoJ dismisses 'tax' definition
Office for Budget responsibility says it expects new fees to be classified as a ’tax’.
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NewsCommonhold 'must earn market approval' to be viable leasehold alternative
Law Society is worried about the scale of immediate, radical change on the cards.
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NewsTop litigation funder says sector has undergone 'sea change' as profits surge
Burford Capital reveals 23% profit growth - and warns about ‘dabblers’ trying to enter the market.
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NewsSpring Statement: Justice spending down by over 50% in 13 years
No end in sight to austerity in the justice system, thinktank’s analysis suggests.
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NewsFirm co-chair charged over US university admissions scandal
Gordon Caplan named in District Attorney’s Office documents.
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NewsFirm fined record £124,000 for sending millions of misleading letters
SRA-regulated PPI specialist Findmyclaims says it has changed its marketing methods and quality controls.
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NewsPeers call for speedier bribery investigations
Bribery Act 'an excellent piece of legislation', post-legislative scrutiny committee agrees.
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NewsJudge makes public his concern about expert witness's conduct
His Honour Clifford Bellamy says behaviour in Court of Protection case did not meet expected standards.
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NewsSocial media contempt warning after Tina Malone conviction
Robert Buckland QC says users should ‘think carefully’ about their posts.
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NewsRevealed: Ince collapsed after partners declined £8.5m bail-out
Administrators of City firm say financial position was ‘unmanageable’ by January amid heightened risk of SRA intervention.
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NewsCivil service union secures 10% pay hike for prosecutors
Staff can be required to work between 7am to 7pm under the two-year deal.
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NewsBilling errors not enough to reduce solicitor costs, rules High Court
Judge also rejects defendant’s contention that ATE premium was unreasonable.
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NewsCharities warn MoJ over impact of probate fee hike
Probate fee statutory instrument is set to come into force in April.
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NewsUpdate: Molly Russell family granted legal aid for inquest on appeal
Russell solicitor says lawyers should not have to represent families for free.