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NewsSolicitor who backdated loan document rebuked by SRA
Regulator accepts family head had no intention to mislead and was acting on counsel’s advice.
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NewsCounty court freezes disbarred barrister's assets
Housing association applied for order to support claim against tenant's McKenzie friend.
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NewsAnother big firm to face SDT over alleged money laundering
SRA says prosecutions relate to a number of historical rule breaches over a four-year period.
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NewsMonopolies watchdog approves searches sell-off
Disposal follows finding that Dye & Durham’s acquisition of TM Group 'substantially lessens competition'.
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NewsRelief for claimant firms as appeal judges block costs challenge
Permission refused to appeal Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors in Supreme Court.
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News'Conflict of interest': Watchdog berates Holyrood plan to keep Law Society as regulator
UK Competition and Markets Authority wants to see fully independent regulation - which Scotland’s professional bodies fiercely oppose.
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NewsEngland 'now offers only forum' in Brazil dam collapse case
In the latest step in the multi-billion pound lawsuit involving over 700,000 claimants the High Court finds a ‘serious issue to be tried’.
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NewsBrighton doesn't rock: where law firms go to die
South-coast resort is a graveyard for new practices, according to new research. Much better to set up shop in Leicester.
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News'Democracy in peril': US bar seeks to build public trust
World’s largest voluntary organisation of lawyers aims to 'depoliticise the administration of elections'.
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NewsCMS hails income growth – but keeps silent on profits
Profit per equity partner has previously topped £1m but the metric has not been disclosed this year.
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NewsHybrid working lawyers taking on extra admin tasks, poll finds
Tolerance of hybrid working ebbing away as staff struggle with the burden of administrative work.
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NewsFailed legal aid firm owes bank £5m, administrators reveal
Costs of administration itself already outstrip fee paid for pre-pack acquisition.
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NewsSolicitor 'AB/X' shouted at judge, ruling reveals
Managing partner due to be reported to SRA following judge's lifting of anonymity order.
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NewsOpt-out competition claim seeks £800m from water companies
Customers lost out because companies 'misrepresented number of spills', high profile firm alleges.
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NewsNews focus: Hybrid working is here to stay - but HR policies vary widely
Hybrid working is here to stay but HR policies still vary widely. Some law firms incentivise staff to ‘come in’, but does this risk alienating people by creating a ‘them and us’ workplace?
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NewsPEP nears £500k at Clarke Willmott
National firm hails ‘transformative’ leadership of Stephen Rosser, who stepped down in the spring.
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NewsBraverman meets SRA as row over immigration lawyers escalates
Ministers announce ‘official launch’ of taskforce aimed at cracking down on corrupt practice.
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NewsDentons ends pioneering tieup with China partner Dacheng
National security clampdown prompts demise of combination that created biggest law firm in the world.
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NewsConveyancer offered discounts - to clients paying him directly
Firm’s internal audit found nine occasions when clients paid into salaried partner’s personal account.
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News'Cold' lawyers lack empathy, new LSB research finds
Super-regulator discusses whether soft skills should form part of ongoing professional development.