Headlines – Page 655
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NewsChallenges over costs ‘not going to go away’
Claimant lawyers warned not to expect any let-up in litigation from former clients demanding to know why their damages have been reduced.
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NewsLeasehold extension cost appeal quashed
Campaigners had hoped that legal challenge would slash costs of extending a lease.
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NewsEuropean backing for agreement to protect rights of lawyers
Council of Europe body approves recommendation to draft a convention.
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NewsMoJ 'renationalises' prison maintenance after Carillion collapse
Around 1,000 staff with transfer to a new government-owned company called Gov Facility Services Limited.
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NewsPublishing conveyancing reviews 'will drive out the dabblers'
Licensed conveyancers told they are no longer the poor relation of the solicitor community.
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NewsSociety intervenes in crucial third-party capture case
Case reaching Supreme Court next month after a challenge from insurance firm has 'important implications for solicitors'.
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'Double recovery' protest thrown out as court ends care costs dispute
Local authority had argued it should take into account personal injury damages when assessing woman’s finances.
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NewsTerror laws 'don't always provide the right answer', watchdog says
Independent reviewer Max Hill QC says murder was the correct charge for the terrorist killing of Jo Cox MP in first annual report.
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NewsComment: Presidents Club - profession is rife with behaviours that firms should have stamped out
I can hear it already 'please no, not another blog on the Presidents Club dinner', no more #metoo. I’m bracing myself for the online abuse I’m likely to elicit before even tapping the keyboard.
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NewsBar muffles private school dominance in new diversity data
Regulator says number of barristers who went private is double that of general population - but statistics suggest the disparity is far higher.
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NewsJust 6% go for cheapest solicitor - SRA conveyancing research
‘Biggest-ever’ study finds that nearly three-quarters of consumers choose their conveyancer on the basis of a recommendation.
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NewsSociety issues JR proceedings over legal aid cuts
Joe Egan, president, says arbitrary cuts would have a detrimental impact on justice.
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NewsFirm to bypass brokers in search for litigation funding
Debenhams Ottaway will invite funders to compete for places on its panel.
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NewsStock market-listed firms no riskier than any other, says SRA chief
Crispin Passmore says he would like to reduce barriers for new entrants to legal profession.
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NewsBristol firm acquired a week after it rescued collapsed neighbour
Gordon Dadds Group makes latest acquisition as part of ongoing expansion.
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Endangered lawyers: Climate of intimidation 're-emerging' in Northern Ireland
Death threats, and abuse on the streets and online, follow hostile press and parliamentary comment.
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NewsEndangered lawyers: Council of Europe body votes on convention
Members of 47-country human rights body meet to vote on whether to draft convention on obligations and rights.
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News'Only solicitors can determine what is a bill' - High Court throws out challenge
Former client retained specialist practice JG Solicitors to contest deductions from her £2,100 RTA damages.
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NewsConveyancer body aims to be 'regulator of choice' for property firms
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says there is a place for an alternative to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.