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Scots review legal regulation over fears consumers are 'exposed'
Edinburgh announces review of legal services regulation that could result in fully independent complaints handler.
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Regional solicitors facing financial hardship turn to charity
SBA The Solicitors’ Charity hopes breakdown of figures will help to identify emerging issues.
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Reed Smith announces agile working for (almost) all
All personnel will be able to work 'where, when and how they see fit’, claims 1,700-lawyer practice.
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CMS sets pace with 27% of promotions women
International firm appoints 48 partners across 26 offices.
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QualitySolicitors secures trial to supply legal services to Nisa stores
National retailer will encourage its members to turn to QS firms for employment law and commercial transactions.
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Targets 'with teeth' needed to improve judicial diversity
Human rights group Justice says some of its recommendations will be unpopular.
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Clifford Chance promotes 24 to partner - but only four are women
Firm says improving gender balance is one of its ’key long-term priorities’.
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Super exam reaction: Profession calls for 'clarity'
Regulator urged to provide more information on SQE as soon as possible.
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London's legal eminence will survive Brexit, LCJ insists
English contract and commercial law remains the UK’s ‘national treasure’.
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Truss tight-lipped on plans to promote legal services post-Brexit
Justice secretary says the government is working on a 'global Britain legal summit'.
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Doctor defenders step up calls for £250k fixed costs limit
Issue expected to be on the agenda for any incoming government after 8 June.
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Super exam gets go ahead - in 2020
Modified solicitors qualifying examination will replace current system, spelling the end of the graduate diploma and LPC.
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Weightmans and Ward Hadaway call off merger
Firms say strategic priorities were ’not sufficiently aligned’ for formal combination.
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Claimant who switched to Official Solicitor can recover CFA costs
Defendants contested recoverability as the Official Solicitor replaced litigation friend after costs reforms.
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Iraq claims: Leigh Day knew clients were militia members, tribunal hears
Opening submissions made in seven-week hearing into conduct of firm and three solicitors in connection with war crimes claims.
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Linklaters readies long-awaited China spinoff
Linklaters is poised to make a much-heralded new foray into the lucrative Chinese market. The firm is in detailed talks over a ‘best-friends’ relationship with a PRC law firm understood to have been spun off from the magic circle giant and hopes to launch the venture in Shanghai. A year ...
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Foreign Office warns tourists of sickness claims touts
Notice included in advice to travellers to Spain along with the threats of terrorism and street crime.
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First woman to lead Farrer & Co
Charities specialist Anne-Marie Piper elected senior partner at venerable London firm.
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Benchmarking survey: Healthy growth for medium-sized firms
Benchmarking survey shows fee income up 5.8% in 2016 - though criminal practices reported a fourth consecutive fall.
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Four-office Yorkshire firm shut down over dishonesty suspicions
Announcement on the SRA website confirms action against two owners of 30-strong practice.