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NewsMoJ rubber-stamps new licensing powers
Ministry approves LSB recommendations to broaden licensing powers, to include the ICAEW and CILEx.
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NewsCriminal lawyers warn of ‘advice deserts’ as they stage walk-out
Solicitors and barristers around the country will stage a second protest against the legal aid cuts today.
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NewsGrieve acts on plea over unrepresented defendants
The attorney general has appointed an advocate to the court to assist in a case involving unrepresented defendants.
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NewsUS charges Dewey & LeBoeuf five with $150m fraud
Authorities allege the five turned to accounting fraud to cope with 2008 financial crash.
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NewsLast-minute compensation rise for mesothelioma victims
Late change of policy sees limit on payments to sufferers increased.
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NewsAllianz joins insurers’ rush to secure ABS licence
German-based multinational the latest insurer to offer legal services.
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NewsSolicitor scheme for school leavers
Law is part of the second wave of sectors to signed up to the government’s Future of Apprenticeships in England and Wales.
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NewsWomen’s talents ‘woefully underused’ in legal profession
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff calls for the profession to examine the reasons for gender inequality.
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News‘Patchy’ progress on diversity, JAC chair admits
Christopher Stephens said that the proportion of solicitor judges is falling.
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NewsSpear-phishing warning over bogus SRA emails
Hacking expert says law firms are tempting and easy targets.
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NewsPI firm rebuked over £2,000 cash incentive
Liverpool firm told to take advertisement down after watchdog ruled it to be misleading.
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Merger rush presents new risks, says SRA report
Legal profession is shrinking at a rapid pace in the face of competitive pressures, regulator reports.
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NewsHundreds still defy SRA on diversity data
Further contact expected with law firms yet to comply with demands for information.
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NewsNorth-east firm owes £1.9m in unsecured claims
Finances of Swinburne & Jackson laid bare by administrators after its closure last month.
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NewsRegulators must not restrict numbers, says Legal Services Board
LSB publishes statutory guidance for implementation of Legal Education and Training Review.
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NewsSRA admits it cannot prevent scam emails
Further reports of firms being contacted by fraudsters pretending to be the regulator.
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NewsCourt fee plans ‘herald justice for those who can pay’
MoJ proposals threaten ‘irremediable’ damage to civil justice system.
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NewsCuts require fundamental rethink, says lord chief
Lord Thomas says consideration should be given to an inquisitorial system in civil and family cases.
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NewsHogan Lovells to farm out work to Birmingham offshoot
Initiative aimed at reducing costs by doing ‘less complex’ work outside London.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell buys ex-Halliwells unit
ABS pioneer’s debt legal services arm to take on HL Interactive for undisclosed sum.