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NewsDLA Piper plans to cut 200 UK staff
The firm has started consulting on proposals to automate some administrative tasks and transfer processes to Warsaw.
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NewsMoJ rules out review of legal aid repayment interest
Repayment scheme is designed to deter vexatious or unnecessary legal action.
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NewsParis arbitration court hails record year
Value of disputes at ICC court surges to new record as total number of cases climbs to over 800.
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NewsJudge raps solicitor over ‘negligent’ will
Wills and probate lawyer who had already settled the dispute says he does not agree with judge's reported comments.
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NewsSlashing back the SRA Handbook could be ‘too much’ – LSB
SRA ‘moving in the right direction’ but firms could struggle to cope with wholesale review of the handbook, super-regulator warns.
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NewsNegligence peril over early guilty pleas – Law Society
Chancery Lane says solicitors should be careful about offering advice in certain circumstances.
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NewsCity says ‘no surprise’ as more law firms named in Panama Papers leak
Names of top firms including Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Norton Rose Fulbright appear in latest release of papers.
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NewsCity solicitor sets up online system for contract disputes
Co-founder Quentin Bargate says Ajuve platform is the first of its kind from a private company.
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NewsLegal ‘Airbnb’ pioneers new .law web domain
New online channel to Lawyers on Demand venture opens for registrations.
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NewsNew flood protection scheme to be reviewed in 2019
Conveyancing Association calls for earlier review of limitations on leasehold properties.
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NewsBritish bill of rights would send more complaints to Europe – Lords
Justice sub-committee warns that government's proposed bill is not worth the risk of constitutional disruption.
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NewsSolicitors dig in for battle on PI reforms
Lord Faulks told lawyers last week that the Ministry of Justice intends to press ahead with proposals to scrap general damages for whiplash claims and raise the small claims limit.
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NewsSME law firms less bullish – report
LexisNexis’s latest bellwether report shows that business confidence and performance have dipped since 2015.
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NewsManchester lawyers plan advice hub
The Greater Manchester Law Centre Steering Group is hoping to open a new law centre this year.
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NewsBarristers establish their own ‘litigation vehicle’
Entity will have a ‘bias’ towards sports law, media and entertainment.
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A vision of future GCs
‘The true expertise the general counsel brings is thoughtful analysis and unimpeachable ethics.’
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NewsVape rules ‘consistent’, Euro court rules
The European Court of Justice throws out challenges to rules on electronic cigarettes.
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NewsSociety to consider council shakeup
Smaller council and new board including lay members to be proposed by Chancery Lane governance review.
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NewsClaims management companies targeted by raids
MoJ unit says it took swift and decisive action against 'sham firms'.
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NewsTwo-thirds of ‘miscarriage’ referrals successful
Justice minister - responding to question from Lord Falconer - reveals that 406 appeals have been allowed after referrals by CCRC.