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NewsProfessional services blamed for UK productivity failings
Law firms among leading culprits for stagnation since the downturn, research by national newspaper claims.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister suspended over payments
Public access practitioner suspended for failing to pay for work done by three barristers.
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NewsSociety warns Treasury on non-dom tax plans
Treasury began consulting in January on ensuring that non-doms commit to pay the so-called remittance basis charge for a minimum of three years.
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Firms too quick to blow own trumpet
Eight in 10 lawyers think they deliver an above-average service, but only four in 10 clients say they are receiving it.
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NewsAPIL chief to target insurers
APIL members meet in Newport on Thursday for their annual conference.
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NewsNews focus: law and justice pledges
The general election manifestos are in – here’s our quick-fire summary of their headline pledges on law and justice.
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Clinic’s pro bono gong
The University of Huddersfield’s student-led Legal Advice Clinic has won a national pro bono award.
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Liberian case law digest
Lawyers can now access, consider and build on Liberian case precedent.
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NewsJoint vision for Vardags
London family firm Vardags has entered into a joint collaboration with Dubai-based Trench & Associates.
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Legal aid group anniversary
Young Legal Aid Lawyers will celebrate its 10th anniversary this week.
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Cyclone-hit school aid
The Law Society Charity is offering a grant of up to £5,000 to the University of the South Pacific Law School in Vanuatu for the purchase of law books following devastation caused to the island nation by a cyclone.
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NewsSee you in court: CPS hauled before magistrates
Crown Prosecution Service was ordered to pay £3,600 costs in September 2014.
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NewsDyson shelves guideline hourly rates reform
Master of the rolls had previously described an evidence-based revision of the rates as ‘urgent’.
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NewsQuindell shareholders agree £637m sale to Slater and Gordon
Vote comes despite Quindell shareholder saying multi-million-pound Slater deal is ‘undervalued’.
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NewsDigital legal aid system ‘will not be fit for purpose’
Resolution chair was speaking at national conference in Brighton this morning.
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NewsNeuberger warns of ‘unconscious bias’ among judges
Judges should be ‘sensitive’ that often they have a more privileged background that many who appear in court.
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NewsSRA proposes alternative to client accounts
Regulator backs third-party accounts as low-cost alternative and to help prevent misuse of client money.
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NewsAssange conference booking sparks judicial boycott
Senior judges withdraw from the Commonwealth Law Conference because the WikiLeaks founder is a ‘fugitive from justice’.
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NewsMost legal services consumers expect free advice, finds poll
Rising numbers of clients reporting they have received legal advice without paying for it.
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NewsCost no longer top priority in PII renewal, survey finds
Law Society report shows that most firms regard their relationship with insurers as most important factor in choosing cover.