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NewsLawyers clash over new ICC bar group
International bar associations urge lawyers not to join the newly formed International Criminal Court Bar Association.
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NewsCompetition watchdog rules out full investigation of legal services
Markets authority wants more transparency on price and quality – but found no evidence that current regulatory framework inhibits competition.
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NewsFreshfields outpaces magic circle rivals as PEP jumps to £1.5m
Firm says strong growth across its business led to an 8% rise in partner profits.
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NewsJudges get more complaints but fewer investigations
Most complaints about judges and magistrates relate to decisions which can be challenged only through the courts.
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NewsLinklaters posts 7% rise in pre-tax profits
Firm says its decision to invest in knowledge and technology and to offer low-cost options has made a 'real difference’.
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News‘Modern code’ for criminal law needed – LCJ
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd calls for a single document that sets out the nature of criminal conduct.
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NewsTop-25 firm tells solicitors they can work from home
Addleshaws will implement the home-working policy in Leeds, London and Manchester.
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NewsLand Registry ‘cannot easily be privatised’ – Society
Chancery Lane adds its voice to concern over proposals for sell-off.
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NewsClaimants urge NHSLA to settle after High Court costs win
Firm now says it has 85 costs claims still be settled on the issue, with several more expected from other practices.
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NewsMoJ seeks to pave way for new wave of ABSs
‘In practice, ABS businesses have not been shown to attract any greater regulatory risk than traditional law firms’ – justice minister Lord Faulks.
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NewsPEP falls 19% at Ashurst in ‘challenging’ conditions
The firm said a slowdown in commodities and geopolitical uncertainty drove profits to fall for a second year in a row.
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NewsProfits per member jump 21% at DAC Beachcroft
International firm says results reflect its focus on ‘performance improvement’.
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NewsClifford Chance posts 10% rise in PEP
Magic circle firm warns of volatility following the EU referendum result.
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NewsMasterCard faces record £19bn card charges claim
Credit card company has said it ‘firmly disagrees’ with the basis of the claim filed following Consumer Rights Act.
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NewsProsecution disclosure failures to be probed
HM chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service says the system is straightforward but carrying out disclosure is causing difficulties.
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NewsLaw graduate salaries stuck in lower league
Pay lags average for all degrees – and one in three law graduates ends up in a non-professional job.
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NewsGloating tweet firm ‘undermined tribunal system’ – MP
House of Commons hears of new allegation about conduct of local authority firm Baker Small.
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NewsPEP flat at Allen & Overy amid uncertain climate
Revenues at magic circle firm rose 2.3% to £1.31bn despite mixed markets globally.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills delivers 7% profit rise
Profit per equity partner reaches £840,000 at City firm.
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NewsKenyan lawyers walk out in protest at colleague’s murder
Law Society of Kenya calls for week-long boycott of courts after killing blamed on police officers.