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NewsParental leave boost for solicitors
Legislation coming into force in December could trigger increase in advice requests, claims Sarah Gilzean.
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NewsFirm acts against ‘spy in the cab’
Maitland Hudson starts proceedings against former compliance officer over removal of documents he passed to the SRA.
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News‘Empty threat’ of bribery reform
Corporate lawyers say extension of the Bribery Act will be ineffective without successful enforcement action.
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NewsConveyancing market levels out
Findings of SearchFlow survey suggest that the property market is beginning to stabilise.
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NewsChinese contract challenges
Firms acting for investors in China should not necessarily push for contracts to be subject to foreign law.
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NewsJapan PM: ‘power not absolute’
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told the IBA conference the rule of law is not a western phenomenon.
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NewsMackesys not shut but ‘restructuring’, says owner
Geoff Wordsworth claims firm’s website was hacked to announce closure.
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NewsBSB reveals three chambers with immediate financial issues
Trio subject to monitoring by regulator, following pilot supervision scheme.
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NewsOutstanding compensation fund claims value halved
Pending value of open claims has dropped 27% since the end of June.
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NewsIBA 2014: US clampdown on ‘hopscotch’ hits M&A activity
Measures against corporate inversions 'extremely significant' for European market, conference hears.
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NewsJudgment casts spotlight on ‘sale and rent back’
Scheme ‘could not have worked’ if solicitors had ‘complied with their professional obligations’.
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Costs specialist creates app to calculate interest
Application features ‘first-ever interest calculator’.
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NewsPI firm doubles headcount with Rapid takeover
Hull firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors acquires rival neighbour.
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NewsSuper-regulator appoints new chief executive
Richard Moriarty will join the Legal Services Board in early 2015.
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NewsCorporate transparency measures ‘need clarification’
Society urges government to impose minimum red tape burden.
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NewsInducements ban extended to third parties
Faulks welcomes ‘proportionate’ way to make the ban more effective.
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NewsHughes pledges £1.4m a year to help LIPs
Support network for litigants in person will be spread across England and Wales.