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NewsSearch for LGBT founding members
Law Society establishes new community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solicitors.
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NewsLegal aid bid turned down over ‘basic transcription error’
Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson was unsuccessful in its bid for duty provider work in Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
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NewsConveyancers predict another buoyant year
Search provider predicts a rush to complete property purchases by April.
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NewsParabis: unsecured creditors set to lose £46m as scale of collapse laid bare
Administrators’ report lays bare the full story behind the pioneering group that ended up with debts of around £120m.
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NewsAG opens ‘unduly lenient sentences’ appeals work to more lawyers
Number of sentences considered by the attorney general’s office has increased by 83% since 2010.
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NewsIraq abuse inquiry firm referred to SDT
Leigh Day denies regulator's allegations following Al-Sweady inquiry.
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NewsConsumer champions unveil fixed-fee comparison site
Legal Beagles founders branch out with comparison website for services such as divorce and probate.
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NewsClifford Chance reports £34m dip in European income
LLP accounts show that the magic circle firm's senior executives took less in pay last year as profits stagnated.
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NewsMore stressed lawyers contact support charity
Women and junior lawyers more likely to call LawCare helpline as number of cases edges up.
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NewsVeterans line up against legal ‘witch-hunt’
Civilian courts should not have jurisdiction over war claims, says ex-service group.
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NewsSolicitors pay £3,000 more for QC mark than bar, says SAHCA
Body representing solicitor-advocates warns that fee levels are deterring solicitors from applying to take silk.
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NewsUncertainty over PI claims portal as changes put on hold
Government’s imminent consultation on personal injury forces a halt to proposed portal developments.
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NewsUS firm seeks UK whistleblowers for claims
Phillips & Cohen’s London office will help the firm represent UK clients wanting to take whisteblowing claims to court in the US.
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NewsStorm floods close three courts in northern England
No information yet on when affected courts are likely to re-open.
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NewsGovernment lawyers criticised over killer’s CD damage claim
Submissions ‘lacked objective discussion’, district judge rules.
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NewsFieldfisher doubles top earnings as profits soar
Operating profits for the firm rose by 40% in 2014/15.
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NewsInsurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering
Firm will offer a range of services from conveyancing to personal injury.
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NewsLitigation funder pledges money to probe merits of case
Funds will meet the costs of an opinion from a solicitor and, if the case has merits, from counsel also.
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NewsCBE for ex-A&O chief Beringer
Legal Education Foundation chair and first woman president of the Law Society recognised in new year honours list.
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NewsLack of supply-chain visibility puts businesses at risk, GCs warned
Senior lawyer at insurer says commercial organisations are not learning lessons from ‘near misses’ arising from disruptions.