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NewsInsurer RSA buoyant despite discount rate hit
RSA has become the second motor insurer in a week to post a hefty rise in first-half profits and shareholder dividend, despite taking a hit from the revised discount rate used to calculate personal injury compensation payments. RSA group booked a £42m net charge for the first six months relating ...
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NewsBurford eyes up more firms after agreeing 'eight-figure' funding deal
Litigation funder tight-lipped on exact scale of funding and how much of any proceeds it stands to make.
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NewsUK litigants only 28% of commercial court users
Annual survey shows commercial court as increasingly global as international competition hots up.
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NewsBaker McKenzie posts modest revenue and PPP growth
Firm hails record financial results despite ‘geo-political uncertainty’.
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NewsJudge spearheading late-night courts confronts the critics
Fulford LJ insists no-one will have to work longer hours - and says the idea could ’fade into history’ if controversial pilots do not work.
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NewsDirect Line shrugs off discount rate to post bumper profits
Discount rate review decision imminent as one of UK’s top motor insurers reports bumper surplus and hikes shareholder dividend on back of higher premiums.
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NewsMisconduct concerns about barristers on the rise, report suggests
Despite an increase in the number of inquiries, Bar Standards Board says it is referring fewer cases to disciplinary tribunal.
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NewsLaw firm liable over 'mafia' property scheme
Giambrone told it is liable to compensate clients who lost money after investigation into Italian property.
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News'McKenzie students' have a role - but only under supervision, says professor
London South Bank University's Andy Unger concerned that Solicitors Qualifying Examination will not focus on the right skills.
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NewsSFO to investigate corruption allegations at British American Tobacco
Principal fraud buster continues drive to prove its worth following merger threat.
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NewsHigh Court rejects bid to prosecute Tony Blair
Court says application for judicial review has ‘no prospect of success’.
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NewsJackson on fixed costs: the profession reacts
Proposals could deny many claimants access to justice - though they could have been worse.
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NewsNeuberger urges government to support judges
Departing Supreme Court president says judiciary at risk if support not provided in ‘words and means’.
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NewsSolicitors relieved as Jackson rows back from one-size-fits-all costs
Civil costs proposals include new intermediate track for claims up to £100,000 - and new rules for judicial review cases.
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NewsSRA to seek feedback on three-year strategy
Regulator says aims include increasing availability of information for consumers and making SQE a success.
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NewsBuckland: pro bono no substitute for legal aid
Solicitor-general says newly established panel will help to promote lawyers' efforts.
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NewsNews focus: Playing the consumer card
While the appeal tribunal ruled out the massive collective consumer action against Mastercard, lawyers argue that redress over anti-competitive behaviour is still possible.
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NewsWatch: Lord Neuberger and Lord Clarke valedictory remarks
Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, and Lord Clarke’s final sitting in the UK Supreme Court.
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NewsCall for rethink on judges expressing opinions
Speaking out could help build public trust in the judiciary, former appeal judge says.
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NewsGovernment confirms Northumbria courts shake-up
Solicitors fear proposals will sound the death knell for Newcastle Magistrates’ Court.