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NewsDirect action back on agenda over legal aid cuts
Bar urged to withdraw labour as solicitors step up plans to make justice an election issue.
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NewsLawyers hit back at reports of £100,000 incomes
Figures suggesting six-figure salaries are the norm are unrepresentative, solicitors say.
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NewsPI chief calls for compulsory public liability insurance
Jonathan Wheeler says public-facing businesses should have protection in place for customers.
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NewsHundreds of solicitors attend vote for justice rally
The rally was organised by practitioner groups the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association.
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NewsConveyancer hit by phone scam
Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for extra vigilance after north-east firm loses 'significant amount'.
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NewsDyson: ‘we must simplify Civil Procedure Rules’
Master of the rolls was speaking at the Law Society on ways to reduce delays in the justice system.
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NewsSolicitor-advocate Egan on Society presidency track
Criminal specialist Joe Egan to take office as deputy vice-president in July.
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NewsCommonwealth rights record ‘not good enough’
The Hon Michael Kirby condemns ‘muted’ response to abuses based on sexuality.
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NewsFormer Law Society president joins Janner decision critics
Linda Lee joins onslaught of criticism of decision not to prosecute the Labour peer Lord Janner over alleged child sex abuses.
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NewsLaw scores well in employer-for-women table
Law firms account for nine out of the 50 ‘top employers for women’ ranked by The Times.
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NewsLegal aid giant heads bid consortium
Duncan Lewis teams up with two London firms to bid for crime duty provider contracts.
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NewsConveyancing fees outpaced by estate agent charges
Legal fees associated with moving home have risen in the past decade – but costs of other services have increased much faster.
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NewsSRA says ‘sorry’ over ABS application delays
Regulator vows to deal with alternative business structure licence applications within three months.
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NewsInternational bar leader attacks trade treaty critics
Erroneous information 'subverting debate' says International Bar Association.
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NewsConveyancers’ regulator appoints former Law Society chief
Dame Janet Paraskeva to chair Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
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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.