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Society receives funding request for aid JR
The Law Society’s Management Board met to discuss the funding request.
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NewsView to a bill
Original texts of the US Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence will be on display in the UK next year as part of exhibition to commemorate anniversary of Magna Carta.
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Rafferty chairs college
Lady Justice Rafferty takes over from Lady Justice Hallett on 1 August.
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Gazette reporter Baksi on shortlist
Catherine Baksi has been shortlisted in the legal journalism category of the Halsbury Legal Awards 2014.
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Appeal judge’s anger at ‘depressing litigation’
Lord Justice Tomlinson ‘unhesitatingly’ allows appeal after the original judge had stopped a case for non-service within four-month period.
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NewsMitchell judgments restore co-operation to litigation – Law Society
Reaction largely positive from across the legal profession.
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NewsDyson: Mitchell guidance ‘misunderstood and misapplied’
Master of the rolls upholds trio of appeals in bid to bring clarity to position. Watch the broadcast, in association with Sky News.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman demands CFA complaints action
The ombudsman demands to know when legal regulators plan to act on consumer complaints about conditional fee agreements.
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NewsFreshfields emerges as leading global M&A adviser
Two market studies rank the firm second and third for the total value of deals it advised on in the first half of 2014.
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NewsPeers add to criticism of judicial review changes
The Lords’ constitution committee says government risks undermining the rule of law.
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NewsCity leader warns of legal dangers of Scottish ‘yes’ vote
Alasdair Douglas, himself a Scot, tells lawyers he is ‘deeply troubled’ by the referendum and its effect on the legal framework of the UK.
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NewsSociety names IT partner for online conveyancing
Joint venture to create system to speed up conveyancing process.
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NewsMPs urge compulsory sharing of whiplash fraud data
Fourth report of transport committee says some solicitors 'playing the system'.
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NewsLloyds defends recovery letters naming ‘SCM Solicitors’
Law firm was dissolved in 2011, but bank insists it makes clear SCM now part of in-house litigation.
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NewsReport calls for higher fees to boost mediation
Mediation taskforce report calls for £100 rise in settlement fees for solicitors.
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NewsPEP rises 12% at Herbert Smith Freehills
HSF reveals profits of £232m and income of £800m in the firm’s first full-year results following its merger.
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NewsRegulator approves PII reform
SRA board says reduction in minimum cover to £500,000 would cut premiums by 5%.
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NewsPrison law legal aid appeal granted
Two charities have been granted permission to appeal the High Court’s dismissal of their challenge to cuts introduced last December.
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NewsProfits up 8% at Nabarro
International expansion played a key part in the firm’s strategy for 2013/14.