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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.
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NewsNew-style bill of costs ‘fails’ to deliver benefits
New spreadsheet-based bill was used by claimants in a case which settled last month.
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NewsSRA warns against money laundering ‘complacency’
Firms generally good at tacking money laundering but regulator is investigating evidence of malpractice.
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NewsLaw firm creates consultancy service to help GCs
RPC Perform will be led by former T-Mobile UK general counsel Julia Chain.
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NewsNew ‘failure to prevent’ offences to fight corruption
Extension of law one of several measures announced as the UK’s anti-corruption summit gets under way.
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NewsPreventing corruption not top priority for UK companies – City firm
Study of chief compliance officers by Hogan Lovells suggests that sales pressures are the biggest challenge.
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NewsCFAs ‘validly assigned’, judge rules
Judgment will be welcomed by firms that bought up thousands of pre-Jackson cases.
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NewsSentencing guidelines to reflect influence of technology
Sentencing Council says the practice of recording and sharing photos to humiliate victims has become increasingly common.
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NewsLawyers call for SFO funding boost ahead of anti-corruption summit
Legal and accountancy bodies unite to voice their support for renewed anti-corruption drive.