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NewsSecond London council ‘deletes’ senior legal role
London borough of Lambeth says 400 jobs will go across the organisation.
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NewsBoffins offer primers for courtroom science
The first in a series of guides bearing the imprint of learned societies will cover DNA analysis.
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NewsChambers model questioned as commercial sets merge
Three Stone Chambers to offer 'low-cost model' based on 'traditional clerking'.
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NewsLawyers relying on property to fund their retirements
Third of lawyers surveyed say they plan to use money from their home or a buy to let to fund their retirements.
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NewsSRA shuts down five firms in the space of a week
West Yorkshire Police confirm arrest in relation to fraud allegation linked to one closure.
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NewsGateley makes first acquisition as a PLC in £2.7m deal
The new business, renamed Gateley Capitus, is the first new addition to the group since the firm floated.
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NewsRenewed uncertainty over court interpreting
Capita to bid for just one of four new contract lots after failing to meet its performance target.
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NewsPanama Papers leak puts secrecy under the spotlight
Biggest-ever leak puts the role of lawyers in company and trust formations and property transactions under worldwide scrutiny.
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Anti-bribery plan rapped
Proposal to prevent people implicated in foreign bribery cases from securing help with legal fees from their employers comes under fire.
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NewsBar awareness training
A game of rugby was a highlight of an event at which a law firm challenged barristers to spend a day in a wheelchair.
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Judges may defer European warrants if prison conditions 'inhumane'
The matter was brought to the European court’s attention in relation to arrest warrants issued by Hungary and Romania.
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NewsSusskind: online court is just the beginning
‘Many outmoded practices of the traditional courts will be replaced,’ says renowned futurologist – online court is just the ‘spearhead’.
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NewsIraqi claims firm ‘misled court’ for months
Mr Justice Leggatt questions the integrity of Birmingham and London-based Public Interest Lawyers.
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NewsSRA seeks answers from firms linked to Panama Papers
UK firms named in documents leaked from Panama firm Mossack Fonseca.
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NewsProbate should not be treated as a profit centre – Law Society
Chancery Lane says plans for a 129-fold increase in probate fees to fund the court service ‘unfair and discriminatory’.
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NewsFormer Sidley Austin partner charged over tax scheme
Firm says Matthew Cahill has now left Sidley Austin for personal reasons.
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NewsLAA acts after firm’s withdrawal leaves legal aid gap in Hull
Legal Aid Agency invites firms to submit 'expressions of interest’ even if they do not meet contractual requirements.
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NewsGovernment changes domestic violence evidence requirement
Ministry of Justice is working on amended regulations following Court of Appeal judgment.
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NewsM&A activity shrinks after 2015 high
The value of deals in the first quarter of 2016 has halved year on year, figures reveal.
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NewsUnsecured creditors actually owed £78m from Parabis collapse
In total the limited company and LLP post a deficit of around £211m.