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NewsDuty solicitor scheme 'close to collapse', lord chancellor told
Practitioner group outlines solicitors' concerns in open letter to Brandon Lewis CBE MP.
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NewsLawyers should have to warn clients about environmental damage, say campaigners
Open letter signed by 170 members of the profession says 'modest' changes are needed now.
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NewsSRA rebuffs request to reopen board meetings to public and press
Chief executive Paul Philip says public meetings 'clearly proved to be an ineffective way of providing that information and insight.’
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NewsSolicitor struck off after ‘moment of madness’ verifying forged signature
Cheshire solicitor falsely said she had witnessed clients’ signatures on child travel consent forms.
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NewsWork piling up for in-house lawyers
2022 proving to be a busy year as global survey identifies biggest challenges facing legal teams.
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NewsInce gives back tax consultancy firm to original vendors
Listed law firm announces first disposal after fundraising to stave off ‘financial difficulties’.
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NewsKeystone reports dip in profits despite revenue increase
Listed firm says it is ‘well-placed to deliver another strong performance’ in full-year results.
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NewsLaw centre secures crime contract to support vulnerable clients
Staff report an increasing number of clients who are victims of crime or at risk of being wrongly criminalised.
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NewsCourt denies claimant chance to recover deductions made by PI firm
Judge finds that signed authority was given and fees claim was made too late.
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NewsSRA confirms indemnity fund replacement
SRA chooses a regulator-run indemnity scheme from the three options mooted last month.
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NewsFuneral bank holiday will affect 'very small number' of completions
Conveyancing body says parties are being very reasonable and completion dates will simply move forward a day.
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NewsEU to impose regulation and fee caps on litigation funders
Funders accused of 'seeking profit maximisation at the expense of claimants'.
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NewsLegal aid solicitor fined for using disbursement money to pay staff
Mladen Kesar said he was unaware of the accounts rules and overwhelmed by running his business.
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NewsGateley continues unchecked growth with positive figures
Profit and revenue continue to rise at listed firm performing consistently well.
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NewsLord chancellor postpones meeting with criminal bar chiefs
Revised arrangements announced within the legal sector following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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NewsParents were unfairly denied lawyer at dying baby hearing
Court of Appeal says that application to withdraw child’s treatment must be relisted.
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NewsBaker McKenzie ‘parting ways’ with top UAE lawyer over tweets
Dubai-based Habib Al Mulla called homosexuality an ‘evil act’ on Twitter last week.
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News'Rocket fuel' consolidator buys one firm and seeks more
MAPD Group says it wants to acquire ‘strong regional firms’ to help it grow the business.
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NewsSolicitor admits propping up firm with legal aid payments
South London owner accepts he breached accounts rules but says he did not know he was doing anything wrong.
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NewsLegal sector continued to grow in July
Latest figures show sector turnover of £3.7bn was 8.3% up on the previous year.