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NewsMagic circle firm pilots AI technology ‘trained to think like a lawyer’
Slaughter and May says legal due diligence process is ripe for automation.
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NewsSRA claims single law exam ‘common in major jurisdictions’
International survey latest attempt to promote solicitors qualifying examination.
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NewsNotW’s former legal chief found in contempt for misleading MPs
Tom Crone misled parliament over his knowledge of evidence of those involved in phone hacking.
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News‘Too banal’: EU court rejects ‘telephone dial-tone’ trademark
Brazilian company’s application ’would go unnoticed and not be remembered’, General Court rules.
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NewsClients will choose MDPs over traditional firms, PwC Legal chief predicts
Shirley Brookes says multi-disciplinary practices will become more common.
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NewsCompensation fund payouts tumble by £5.9m in a year
The number of claims coming into the fund also falls, from 1,842 in 2014 to 1,174 last year.
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NewsSociety raps report branding solicitors ‘corruption enablers’
National Crime Agency says solicitors are 'crucial’ to money laundering.
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NewsBar Council pours cold water on pricing transparency
Competition watchdog proposals to disclose more information about price and quality ‘not practical’.
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NewsMunby calls for action on England-Scotland enforcement
Sir James Munby says there are ‘serious lacunae’ in the law on recognition of court orders.
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NewsBrexit: applications to practise law in Ireland keep rising
Number of solicitors applying to practise in Ireland has more than doubled since June vote.
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NewsSolicitor judge Hickinbottom appointed to CoA
Six appointments fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal arising this autumn.
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NewsMergers lose appeal as top firms look to poach departments
Latest sector research suggests large firms only want the very best departments without taking on the other firm’s liabilities.
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News12-month sentence for ‘utterly false’ whiplash claim
High Court hears Bernard Parmar made or caused to be made six separate false statements of truth in £15,000 claim.
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NewsTop-10 firm snaps up Canadian practice
Norton Rose Fulbright announces combination with British Columbia-based Bull Housser.
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NewsNetherlands eyes UK's EU court role
Future of unitary patent and Unified Patent Court unclear after Brexit vote.
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NewsComparison sites need access to firms’ past mistakes – SRA chief
‘People outside the sector would be surprised at how contentious this is proving for legal service providers.’
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NewsSolicitor MP added to MoJ team
Former City solicitor Robert Jenrick MP confirmed as principal private secretary to lord chancellor.
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News‘Disgraceful’ family solicitor sentenced over income tax fraud
Dianna Gerald, also known as Dianna Lee, 'wholly unsuitable to be a solicitor' judge says.
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NewsNew law to introduce ‘failure to prevent’ offence
Draft criminal finance bill set to be introduced following attorney general speech.
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NewsWales levies first tax in 800 years
Land transaction tax will be payable on the purchase or lease of a building or land in Wales over a certain value.