Headlines – Page 926
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NewsThree held over suspected sale of crash data
Insurer reports ‘inappropriate’ liaison with claims management company.
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NewsProfits rise with income at Kingsley Napley
Overall profits expected to be up 8% on 2014, but PEP likely to be flat.
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NewsClyde & Co in ‘advanced’ merger talks
International firm could boost Scottish presence if deal is struck with Simpson & Marwick.
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NewsProfits climb at JMW Solicitors
PEP rises to over £400k at Manchester firm, where income has almost doubled in five years.
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NewsBar regulator seeks SRA-style powers over failing chambers
The Bar Standards Board proposes creating 'level playing field' with other regulators.
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NewsFalconer returns to front bench
Tony Blair's lord chancellor replaces Sadiq Khan as shadow justice secretary.
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NewsGateley chief says PLC status offers ‘opportunity for growth’
Firm appoints bankers to advise on a £130m London float this year.
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NewsGove in at MoJ as Cameron prepares for a fight
Second consecutive non-lawyer appointed to see through human rights reform.
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NewsStress taking its toll on barristers, survey shows
One in eight barristers ‘emotionally exhausted’ and more than half do not sleep properly.
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NewsSolicitors struggle with legal aid tender bids
Solicitors struggled to meet the deadline for legal aid tender bids, with some firms working right down to the wire.
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NewsWhiplash claims dip post-Jackson
Whiplash claims registered with the government falls by 23% since the Jackson reforms.
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News£3.2bn claim lodged
Magic circle firm Clifford Chance, New York firm Wachtell Lipton and international firm Steptoe & Johnson are acting in a £3.2bn claim lodged in the High Court last week by IT giant Hewlett-Packard against former executives of a UK company it acquired in 2011. In one of the largest civil ...
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NewsFirm cleared of negligence over ‘robust’ rejection of claim
Lawyers have a duty to be blunt with clients, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsBlake Morgan boosts London presence with merger
Top-50 firm Blake Morgan announced today it is to merge with London-based commercial firm Piper Smith Watton.
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NewsFirm leaves QS network to 'develop own brand'
North-west practice opts for independence rather than be part of the national network.
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News'Snoopers' charter' in line for return after Conservative win
Home secretary says Communications Data Bill can be revived after coalition partner removed by voters.
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NewsTop 100 firms rethink global expansion plans
Steep decline in interest in Russia and Sub Saharan Africa.
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NewsProtest at Venezuelan lawyer's detention
International Bar Association says arrest violates international 'client's cause' standards.
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NewsHughes suffers election defeat as Grayling eyes MoJ return
New justice secretary to be announced on Monday, as several new solicitor MPs prepare to enter the Commons.
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NewsDelays in Court of Protection 'readily tolerated' – Munby
President of Family Division calls for changes to procedure and behaviour in the court to mirror those in family court.