Headlines – Page 961
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NewsBrokers warn SRA plans ‘unlikely’ to cut PII costs
Consultation has created uncertainty and failed to address key problems in the market, say insiders.
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NewsHampshire firm offers will-writing by Skype
Move means clients will not have to attend the solicitor’s office.
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NewsCall the PDS, regulator tells solicitors caught in protest
The SRA has issued guidance to solicitors struggling to find advocates in cases affected by the bar’s refusal to take them.
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NewsFirm loses negligence case in appeal court
Firm lost a negligence case against former client, then told the court his claim was not believable.
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NewsFailure to fund child’s expert report unlawful
The Court of Appeal ruled the LAA was wrong not to pay the full costs of a report in case where only the child and not the parents were publicly funded.
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NewsAnnual declaration replaces CPD hours
Onus will be on firms and solicitors to pledge commitment to CPD.
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NewsCourt of Appeal overturns stay in case hit by bar boycott
The trial against five defendants charged with fraud will continue after the court overturned the stay.
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NewsWhistleblowing judgment: partners are ‘workers’
Partners should be treated as ‘workers’ for the purpose of employment legislation, rules Supreme Court.
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NewsBakers appoints inclusion and diversity partner
London-based employment partner Susan Gregory will take up the role from 1 July.
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NewsSRA investigates dozens over PII disclosure
Action also underway in relation to revoking practising certificates.
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NewsLondon Legal Walk: image gallery
Over 8,000 lawyers took part in last night’s London Legal Walk, organised by the London Legal Support Trust.
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NewsAppeal court sets aside £186k professional negligence claim
Solicitor John Darby had not advised client of a user covenant put in place 22 years before by the neighbours.
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NewsCoA rules in landmark decision on riot damage losses
Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime liable for damages over the interruption of business due to the 2011 riots.
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NewsAppointment for Christina Blacklaws
The former director of Co-operative Legal Services has joined the advisory board of costs consultancy Burcher Jennings.
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NewsCompanies equip compliance officers to see off risks
Some 60% of chief compliance officers say their budgets have increased over the last 12 months.
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NewsBLP financials bounce back
BLP expects strong results for 2013/14 on the back of disappointing financials last year.
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News‘Considerable improvement’ in SRA’s complaint-handling
Cases concerned with the SRA’s complaints-handling have risen by 18% since 2012, but the number upheld has dropped, report says.
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NewsUK ‘wilfully’ ignorant of EU realities, bar conference hears
Europe-wide reforms were described as ‘utterly pointless’ and ‘an assault on democratic values’.
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NewsSRA to drop mandatory 16-hour CPD
Proposals to remove CPD requirement await SRA board approval.
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NewsJackson rules High Court erred over extension
Architect of civil justice reforms says changes not designed to prevent reasonable time extensions.