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NewsLaw firm business pioneer dies aged 56
Cheshire firm Aaron & Partners announces the sudden death of its chief executive Andy Duxbury.
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NewsJoshua Rozenberg among solicitors made honorary silk
Gazette columnist and Law Society council member among those honoured.
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NewsThree solicitors among 107 new QCs
Number of applications from solicitors remains in single digits.
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NewsCreditors bear £300m cost of law firm collapses
Returns in the legal sector well below the average when controversial pre-pack administrations are deployed.
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NewsLegal aid contract challenges extended to May
A judicial review, sought by the Fair Crime Contracts Alliance, will open on 7 April and is expected to last seven days.
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Council ‘co-sources’ from law firm amid cuts
Enfield council has announced that national firm Browne Jacobson will be a ‘co-source’ partner in its contracts and commercial team.
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QC selection panel switch
Edward Nally is to replace another former Law Society president, Linda Lee, as one of two solicitors on the QC Selection Panel.
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News‘Dishonesty claims that fail should incur penalties’
Carol Ravenscroft was awarded £3,500 at Manchester County Court last month after suffering injuries caused by a falling wardrobe at an Ikea store.
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NewsCo-op puts legal business ‘at heart of rebuild’ with first buy-up
Retail giant announces acquisition of Collective Legal Solution Group to create 'alternative channel' to wills market.
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New bar chairman
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, a commercial barrister from Atkin Chambers has officially taken over as chairman of the Bar Council.
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NewsSRA to ask if solicitors contribute to ‘decline in criminal advocacy’
The regulator will ask whether solicitors are taking on advocacy work ‘beyond their level of competence’.
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NewsM&A specialist elected Slaughter and May senior partner
Steve Cooke succeeds Chris Saul, who is retiring after 39 years at the magic circle firm.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office requests ‘blockbuster’ funding
Solicitor general reveals request for 60% funding boost to pay for significant investigations.
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NewsAllen & Overy shells out £2.9m to highest paid partner
Bonuses also see a big increase during last financial year.
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NewsMoJ undecided on scope of small-claims limit increase
Meeting between lawyers and justice officials reveals more detail on government plans for personal injury.
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NewsConveyancers need to ‘raise their game’, association warns
Government measures could see greater competition in the market.
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NewsLawyers prefer cash over perks – survey
Higher salaries and bonuses more important than free food and early finishes.
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NewsNow Slater and Gordon’s lenders want to see the books
Embattled firm confirms the appointment of McGrathNicol as independent adviser to its banking syndicate.
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NewsFunder stakes £30m to back PLC’s litigation portfolio
New arrangement will see Burford take on company’s legal costs in return for a portion of the proceeds from the litigation matters.