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Nottingham firm signs up with bar regulator
Husband and wife ran Invictus Legal as a solicitors’ firm for five years, before opting to set up a new company as a Bar Standards Board-regulated entity.
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NewsGrieve to chair rule of law group
Former attorney general also emerges as a possible candidate to chair the House of Commons Justice Select Committee.
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NewsDyson: costs budgeting training needed for legal profession
Master of the rolls suggests lawyers need educating in case management, as has happened for judges.
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NewsTory MPs jostle for justice committee chair post
A Conservative will chair the committee in the new parliament and scrutinise human rights reform.
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NewsLibor claim added to Barclays swaps case
Bank is defending a £50m claim for losses linked to manipulation of the London interbank offered rate.
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NewsTop-100 firms enjoy 6.3% rise in fee income
Law firms expect growth to continue next year – but worries persist over profitability.
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NewsNo flood of CMC complaints so far, reports ombudsman
Claims management companies attracting fewer complaints than expected, according to initial figures.
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NewsSolicitors hit glass ceiling in judicial appointments
Proportion of women and BAME candidates making the bench remains steady.
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NewsA&O brings in bonus pot to take on US rivals
The magic circle firm made the change to lockstep as top UK firms seek to compete with their US counterparts.
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NewsMoJ hit with further £249m of cuts
Ministry of Justice among the departments facing the deepest cuts after the chancellor pledged to find £3bn in savings this year.
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NewsMore top-100 firms post profit hikes
Taylor Wessing, Fieldfisher and Bristows all enjoyed a bumper 2014/15.
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NewsLawyers urged to treat litigants in person ‘with courtesy’
Guidance issued by representative bodies also includes advice on dealing with McKenzie friends.
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NewsSRA ‘loosens the grip’ on separate business rule
Regulator seeks a level playing field for existing firms to own or manage separate businesses.
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NewsBSB plans to drop mandatory CPD hours
Regulator is proposing to abolish the requirement for barristers with over three years’ practising experience to complete mandatory 12 hours of CPD.
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NewsMove to limit judicial review for school objections
Education secretary wants to ‘sweep away’ legal loopholes, but critics say plans are undemocratic.
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NewsHigh growth in City as skilled jobs stay in London
Over the next debate the legal and accounting sector is set to create almost 5,000 jobs in the City.
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NewsWelsh government boosts ‘new-style’ firm with £325,000 grant
Carbon Law says investment will create 25 jobs in Cardiff.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for aiding ‘cruel’ fraud scheme
Kent practitioner Dale Walker received almost £900,000 for his part in the eight-man operation.
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NewsFirm sorry for Alton Towers personal injury tweet
Statement released today blaming message on ‘severe error’ of judgement.
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NewsDetainees ‘confused’ by legal aid cuts
Research by charity highlights impact of government reforms in immigration cases.