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News'Go to' solicitor for dodgy property deals jailed for seven years
Ross McKay provided conveyancing services to criminal gang who knew he would not question the details.
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NewsA&O blames profit dip on tenancy woes
Magic circle firm adds ‘exceptional’ charge of £21m to year-end results.
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NewsListed pioneer Gateley reports profits boost
Half-year profits up 18.6% on turnover boosted by acquisitions.
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NewsKennedys expands virtual platform to settle most claims without lawyers
International firm admits system may appear counter-intuitive, but it can free up lawyers to concentrate on more important matters.
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NewsNDAs: Society warns public interest must come first
Practice note follows furore over attempts to gag whistleblowing former employees.
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NewsBought-out Ince & Co entered administration last month
Top 50 firm was subject to an acquisition worth £27m by the listed firm Gordon Dadds.
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NewsCrunch meetings on advocacy fees as bar insists ‘major problems remain’
Criminal Bar Association to canvas members’ opinions again as it identifies continued resistance to government’s legal aid offer.
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NewsCity firm wants more female solicitors talking to the press
Clyde & Co says fewer than 20% of its spokespeople are women.
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NewsReform in store for 'unnecessarily complicated' Welsh planning law
Law Commission proposes 190 technical changes in run-up to codification.
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NewsFirm 'not professionally embarrassed' to represent fugitive killer at appeal
Media outcry at legal aid funding being granted to Jack Shepherd, convicted in his absence last year.
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NewsSolicitor sets up phone line to help 'terrified' juniors in 'cultish' firms
New business venture Legal Practice Helpdesk aims to connect lawyers with experienced tutors.
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NewsThousands apply online for divorce - including 13 on Christmas Day
Government says first-year figures show system is a better fit for public to access justice services.
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NewsBrexit: Ireland's prime minister targets UK legal business
Leo Varadkar eyes partnership with lawyer representative bodies as ministers prepare Brexit legislation.
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NewsNew Year honours: profession recognised for achievements
Former Law Society president Robert Heslett receives CBE for services to access to justice.
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NewsQatari conviction of arbitrators 'deeply concerning', says ICA chief
Alexis Mourre says arbitrators will begin to question Qatar as a fair forum.
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NewsCourt warns - again - about risks of bad skeleton arguments
Appeal judge speaks out about continued failure to comply with mandatory procedure rules.
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News'Nothing’s changed': Patent lawyers seek to allay Brexit fears in US
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys to reassure US businesses over Brexit impact.
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NewsBullying: alleged victim petitions for sanctions on firms turning blind eye to epidemic
Former trainee solicitor seeks support for four-point wishlist for the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsFamily law ‘does not need lawyers’, claims ex-policeman's McKenzie startup
As the third anniversary approaches of a report proposing tighter regulationAs new website aims to link members of the public with former police officer McKenzie friends.