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NewsRPC ditches flat fee for newly qualified solicitors
Flat rate has ‘passed its sell-by date and no longer has any integrity’.
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NewsArbitration centre builds Israeli-Palestinian bridge
Twenty years after the Oslo Accord, parties involved in commercial Israeli-Palestinian disputes get a forum for resolution.
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NewsLegal arm to escape Co-op review
Fact-finding will centre on the group’s democratic structure, the Co-op says.
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NewsPersonal injury firm in breach of duty
Judge criticises automated system that failed to fully assess extent of compensation claim.
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NewsMergers help drive hefty growth at DWF
Over 10% (£6m) of DWF’s revenue rise was organic, with the remainder coming from its high-profile mergers.
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NewsWragges and Lawrence Graham begin merger talks
Combined firm would have more than 600 lawyers and posted joint income of £172m last year.
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NewsBrands in line of fire after QS firms quit
Responding to the departures, QualitySolicitors said it had more than 200 locations across the country.
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NewsMP intervenes in SRA costs row
Simon Danczuk is angered by what appears to be a loophole denying costs protection to someone who was a beneficiary of a will but not the client.
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NewsLaw firms ‘failing to embrace’ flexible work
The absence of flexible working is one of the biggest barriers to women becoming partners in law firms, says a prominent in-house lawyer.
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NewsLLB intake rising, say universities
The University of Law reported the largest increase in students.
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NewsLegal career progression fear over flexible working
Law firms accept flexible working arrangements reluctantly, a study of lawyers working at larger firms has concluded.
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NewsADR pledge may change approach to litigation
A number of the UK’s biggest companies including Tesco and Marks & Spencer signed up to the 21st Century Corporate ADR Pledge.
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Most victims unable to access legal aid
Six out of 10 domestic violence victims are unable to get access to legal aid, a survey by women’s rights charities has revealed.
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NewsBaku to the future
A wealth of opportunities awaits UK investors in Azerbaijan, Law Society president Nicholas Fluck said.
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Central conveyancing panel system
Three major lenders have agreed to adopt a centralised lender panel management system that will relieve conveyancing firms of the need to make repeat applications.
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New LCCSA president
Kingsley Napley partner Nicola HIll has been elected president of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association. She took over the role from Akhtar Ahmad and will hold the position for a year.
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NewsLaw Society Council defends aid strategy
The Council has issued a robust defence of Chancery Lane’s stance on criminal legal aid reform, ahead of a special general meeting of the organisation requisitioned by a dissident solicitor.