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NewsRegulator in danger of ‘eroding confidence’ in the bar
Bar Standards Board suggests that growing commercial pressures could tempt barristers to take risks that harm consumers.
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NewsGovernment urged to introduce guardianship bill in Queen’s speech
Justice minister Dominic Raab says government is still committed to pursuing new scheme to help deal with the property and affairs of missing people.
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NewsQS founder offers stakes in comparison site to law firms
Saleem Arif is looking for practices willing to invest at least £3,000 in ReviewSolicitors.
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NewsSole practitioners criticise ‘threatening’ diversity survey
Solicitors Regulation Authority says it will run diversity questionnaire every two years instead of annually, following criticism from sole practitioners.
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NewsPrivately educated dominate senior ranks at top law firms
Biggest diversity survey ever highlights uneven progress in solicitors’ profession – but four out of ten partners at top firms went to a fee-paying school.
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NewsInterpreters lose MoJ race bias challenge
Employment Tribunal did not misdirect itself, Court of Appeal says.
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Criminalisation of lesbians on the rise
Human Dignity Trust report finds former colonies and sharia states are extending anti-gay laws to women.
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NewsLaw Society accredited as Investor in People
Chancery Lane awarded internationally recognised kitemark for exceptional people management.
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NewsSociety hits out at accountants’ legal services plan
Allowing chartered accountancy body to regulate providers of reserved legal activities would confuse consumers.
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NewsPEP rises by 7.5% at bullish JMW Solicitors
Profit per equity partner hits £430,000 at Manchester firm on revenue up 16%.
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NewsLand Registry: raise fees, don’t privatise, say conveyancers
Conveyancing Association suggests fees increase would enable the government to maximise returns in a less risky way.
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NewsDozens suspended for MedCo whiplash panel breach
MedCo was set up last year as part of the government’s programme to clamp down on fraudulent road traffic claims.
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NewsSociety report charts growing influence of general counsel
The Chancery Lane study, to be published this week, also highlights the pressures on in-house legal departments.
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NewsMental health taskforce for legal professionals
A Law Society survey on solicitors’ health and wellbeing finds that almost all practising certificate holders have negative stress in their working lives.
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Corporate criminal law set for ‘massive shift’
The Ministry of Justice announced last week that it will consult on proposals to extend the scope of the ‘failure to prevent’ criminal offence.
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NewsNo more costs reform without evidence, lawyers urge
Fixed costs should not be extended until we know what impact reforms such as budgeting have had so far, ACL conference hears.
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NewsCity lawyers slam Land Registry sell-off plan
City of London Law Society says government proposals could lead to conflicts of interest.
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NewsGrowth in mediations slows as fees soar
Experienced mediators now charge £4,500 per day – and lawyers are in a minority for the first time.
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NewsSocial mobility scheme for law extends to GCSE students
Sutton Trust’s Pathways to Law programme gets £1m cash injection.