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NewsCouncils slash legal spending in austerity response
Research also finds authorities finding new ways to reduce legal budgets.
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NewsInsurer invokes ‘fundamental dishonesty’ to see off claims
Case follows on from pair being jailed for their part in an exaggerated claim.
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NewsDigital defence system ‘will cut red tape’
Criminal defence solicitors will be able to download initial disclosure of the prosecution case.
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NewsApprenticeships for solicitors set for 2016
The government has approved standards for the new legal apprenticeship route as part of its Trailblazer scheme.
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NewsChancery Lane censures SRA over ‘flawed’ PII proposals
Society says the regulator’s recent paper fails to address why last year’s proposals on indemnity cover had foundered.
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NewsBusiness dispute resolution plans could have ‘unintended effects’ – Society
Law Society says government proposals for a small-business commissioner need further consideration.
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NewsCo-op Legal heralds turnaround after £200k half-year profits
Figures a far cry from first half of 2014, when losses came to more than £5m.
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NewsMagic circle steps up social mobility efforts
Top firms sign up for ‘contextual’ recruitment tool as latest research shows high levels of unconscious racial bias.
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NewsListed legal entities report large profit hikes
Redde PLC and Fairpoint PLC bullish about 2014/15 results and target further growth.
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NewsFast-track pilot scheme causes ‘chaos’ at RCJ
The block-listing pilot at the Central London County Court left many lawyers waiting all morning when it began this week.
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NewsScots solicitors boycott new court over legal aid fees
Falkirk group says it cannot afford to subsidise criminal appeals at 1992 rates.
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NewsReview backs urgent reform of DBA regulations
Civil Justice Council sets out 45 recommendations to bring damages-based agreements into the mainstream.
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NewsDeadline extended for legal aid bid survey
Practitioner groups extend deadline as solicitors await outcome of Ministry of Justice talks.
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NewsTaylor Wessing merges with Dutch firm
Merger will give the firm new offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven.
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NewsLeading Scottish firm goes under
Glasgow, Edinburgh and London firm McClure Naismith goes into administration and announces 42 redundancies.
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NewsDivorce party hit for £334k costs after ‘blatant dishonesty’
Family court judge says costs award should deter others from similar conduct.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman puts ADR application on hold
Blow to complaints watchdog as it admits need for ‘wider consultation’.
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NewsCPS flags up Cayman Islands reform
More efficient criminal justice system will reduce money-laundering threat to UK, according to report.
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NewsShakespeare Martineau to axe 45 jobs
Redundancies highlighted as part of ‘ongoing business review’ following merger of Shakespeares and SGH Martineau.
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NewsA quarter of Britons know us, says Slater and Gordon
Results show Australian firm’s UK-generated revenue now almost £100m after a spate of acquisitions.