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NewsCity firms’ retention rates continue to slip
Freshfields and Norton Rose join list of firms where rates are down on last year.
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NewsSolicitor-free access 'working well', claims bar
Regulator trumpets public and licensed access – but concedes that some barristers are inadequately prepared.
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Fear of failure deterring partners from the bench
Law Society president among those giving evidence to peers on judicial appointment concerns.
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NewsSociety issues guidance as apprenticeship levy looms
Monthly contributions of 0.5% of payrolls to begin on 1 May.
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Pro bono barristers praised despite ‘disappointment’ in wills case
Heather Ilott’s representatives spent seven years working on case with no remuneration.
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NewsJustice reformer condemns digital criminal courts plan
Virtual justice scheme based on weak evidence and no formal consultation.
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NewsSociety calls for more detail on compliance waivers
Regulator wants to simplify regulatory regime and encourage innovation.
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NewsSupreme Court rules in favour of animal charities in ‘reasonable provision’ wills dispute
Ruling emphasises principle that appellate courts cannot start again from scratch; Lady Hale calls for clarification of inheritance law.
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NewsClaims manager who owes MoJ £560k banned from running a company
Christopher White’s company found to have pressured clients into signing contracts.
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News£2 damages winner faces costs bill for nine-day hearing
Mr Justice Leggatt says offer to settle was a ‘game changer’ which cast subsequent pursuit of the claim in a different light.
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Supreme Court to rule on animal charity will row
Court of Appeal ruling said Heather Ilott’s mother did not make reasonable provision in her will.
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NewsClaims handler plans ABS with firms to survive PI reforms
NAHL confirms it will play a more ‘proactive role’ in the entire conduct and financing of a case.
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NewsBarclays among creditors owed £33.5m after KWM collapse
Administrators recover £6.7m from sales of parts of the former business.
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News‘Big four’ firm debuts on £400m government panel
Accountancy giant joins forces with three law firms to provide general legal advice services.
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NewsCJEU will be kept out of new patent regime, legal academics say
EU top court will step in only ‘where matter of EU law’ at issue.
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NewsLitigation funder reports bumper 2016 as market continues to grow
Burford Capital reports operating profits up 61% to £102m.
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NewsDirect Line puts 30 claims handler jobs at risk
Motor insurer responding to rapidly changing small claims environment.
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NewsDLA Piper profits bounce back on slipping revenue
International firm kicks off results season by posting 6% rise in net profits.
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NewsSRA denies abuse of process to discipline fraud victim
Regulator proceeds with two allegations against solicitor who has already been pursued in High Court.
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NewsBusiness courts reorganised in face of international competition
Specialist civil courts to be known as the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.