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News‘Brain drain’ fear as legal diversity stagnates
Fewer women aspire to partnership than men, says a new study, while efforts to get more solicitors on the bench have stalled.
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NewsConveyancing case is a ‘clarion call’ for lawyers
The Court of Appeal ruled that a conveyancer’s failure to follow best practice contributed to a mortgage fraud.
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NewsLand Registry extension plans widely condemned
The Law Society said that it is ‘keen to ensure a change of status does not undermine confidence in the register’.
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NewsSpain eases law after China pressure
Cases such as the indictment of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet by a Spanish magistrate would no longer be made.
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Prisoner legal aid challenge
Charities have sought permission to challenge the government’s planned cuts to legal aid for prisoners.
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Mental harm campaign
APIL has started a campaign to reform the law for people suffering psychiatric harm after witnessing deaths or injuries.
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Top 100 firm in merger
Bircham Dyson Bell has announced it will merge with London firm Ambrose Appelbe on 1 April.
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NewsThousands of lawyers protest against legal aid cuts
Criminal lawyers stage a second walkout, causing disruption to courts across the country.
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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.