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NewsCode for litigation funding ‘toothless’, says critic
Calls for tighter rules on an industry now worth £1bn worldwide.
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NewsNew sex offence guidelines to overhaul sentencing
Sex offence guidelines will come into force in England and Wales from next April.
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NewsSociety Council affirms policy of engagement on legal aid
Dialogue with MoJ will ‘secure the best possible deal for members’.
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Anglo-Scottish merger called off
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick say they no longer intend to join forces.
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NewsProfits at Trowers fall by £10m after office move
International firm is cautious about prospects for 2013/14.
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NewsWhitehall advertises for new Treasury Solicitor
The Government Legal Service is looking for a new head.
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NewsWragges confirms merger with Lawrence Graham
Two firms to come together after partnership vote.
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News‘Substantial’ number of firms not revealing PII status - SRA
Regulator threatens legal action against firms that have not provided evidence of their professional indemnity insurance cover.
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NewsAccountants approved to enter legal sector
ICAEW to be granted power to license alternative business structures.
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NewsNew practice rights pending for legal executives
Probate and conveyancing rights recommended by Legal Services Board.
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News‘Flat’ complaint figures could signal better client care
The prospective head of the Office for Legal Complaints suggests law firms are improving service levels.
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NewsNew Pannone job cut fears
Pannone’s acquisition by listed Australian firm Slater & Gordon places dozens of staff at risk.
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NewsMoJ pledges claims management clampdown under LeO
Ombudsman to handle complaints about CMCs from next year.
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NewsBar chair-elect renews call to scrap LSB
Frontline regulators including the SRA should be free to ‘get on with their job’.
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NewsCall for contempt jurors to face new crime
Law Commission has made a series of recommendations over contempt of court laws.
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NewsIPReg authorised to regulate ABS entities
Intellectual property lawyers given option to bring in non-legal owners.
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NewsNumber of students on LPC plummets
The number of students applying for LPCs has plummeted by 37.5% since 2009, figures show.
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NewsNational eLawyers network slimmed down
The plan was to pool resources from each member firm to fund a £2m advertising campaign and distribute the resulting PI claims.
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NewsMoJ to tackle fall in mediation referrals
Ministry is aware of the drop in referrals since LASPO and is working with the Family Mediation Council and legal profession to address it.
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NewsGeorgia bar calls for help for over 100 jailed lawyers
Georgian lawyers routinely suffer assaults and threats in the course of their work, the Council of Bars and Law Societies conference in Brussels heard last week.