All articles by Kathleen Hall – Page 11
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News
Whitehall advertises for new Treasury Solicitor
The Government Legal Service is looking for a new head.
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New practice rights pending for legal executives
Probate and conveyancing rights recommended by Legal Services Board.
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New Pannone job cut fears
Pannone’s acquisition by listed Australian firm Slater & Gordon places dozens of staff at risk.
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Call for contempt jurors to face new crime
Law Commission has made a series of recommendations over contempt of court laws.
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Number of students on LPC plummets
The number of students applying for LPCs has plummeted by 37.5% since 2009, figures show.
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Firms report steady growth after ‘prolonged stagnation’
Revenue for top-100 law firms increased by 5.2% for the three months to October 31 compared with the same period last year.
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Lord Judge enters ECtHR row
The Strasbourg Court is not superior to UK Supreme Court, says former lord chief justice.
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Strasbourg to rule on Poland’s part in Guantanamo rendition
The country is accused of playing a central role in the CIA programme of incommunicado detention.
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Firms face ‘impending cashflow crisis’
Firms must pay close attention to cashflow management to remain solvent next year, says rescue and recovery specialist.
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NHS expands legal panel
NHS Shared Business Services has appointed nine new firms to its legal panel.
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Opinion
China, Cameron and sausages
A Devon food producer was on the list of those on a trade trip to China. But where were the law firms?
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News
Former solicitor to head New Zealand's financial regulator
Rob Everett is to become chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority in February.
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Refugees misled
Nearly two-thirds of asylum-seekers wrongly refused controlled legal representation.
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China moves to increase independence of judiciary
Groundbreaking plan also proposes to make judicial system more transparent.
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Courts service sorry for Watkins naming error
HMCTS apologises for releasing co-defendant names on its court listing site.
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Profits down 3.4% at Linklaters, annual report reveals
Consolidated accounts at the magic circle firm show profits falling slightly to £371.5m.
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Society hits back at plans for digital LPA
Removing the safeguards provided by physical signatures could endanger vulnerable people, says the Law Society.
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Firms burying heads in sand over finances
Only half of firms understood what is involved if they get into financial trouble.
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News
Batang Kali families bring case to appeal court
Court of Appeal hears case which could set precedent on atrocities pre-dating the Human Rights Act.
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Commission calls for code to protect whistleblowers
The Whistleblowing Commission is calling for a simplification of the Public Interest Disclosure Act. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should force firms to adopt a code to protect whistleblowers, a retired senior judge has said. Former Court of Appeal judge Anthony Hooper told the Gazette that the SRA should ensure ...