All articles by Kathleen Hall – Page 15
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Hong Kong looks at ABS
Proposals to introduce an alternative business structure in Hong Kong could provide significant opportunities for UK ABS firms.
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Kent County Council to review outsourcing of legal services
Kent County Council to review outsourcing as part of a move to save £240m
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Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills settle TfL claim
Firms settle £142m claim from London Underground regarding advice given to the transport body.
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Market needs more lawyers, says super-regulator
The Legal Services Board says there is no evidence of an oversupply.
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CPS spends £1.1m on two 'golden goodbyes'
The Crown Prosecution Service has handed out £1.1m in pay-offs to two former employees.
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UK outstrips the rest of Europe in legal vacancies growth
The number of job advertisements for legal professionals rose 15% in the second quarter of this year, a recruiter says.
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SRA promises 'significant' improvements to PC renewal
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set a deadline of 31 October for the 2013 practising certificate renewals.
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Firms must increase their 'gene pool'
Firms must work together to improve declining social mobility, says DLA Piper International’s Janet Legrand.
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Big Four firm nets £5m on IT contract
Accountancy firm Ernst & Young has been paid £5m to project manage a £125m Ministry of Justice IT contract.
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Hong Kong ponders ABS model
Hong Kong is considering introducing an alternative business structure model similar to that of the UK.
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Mergers help top 100 return to double-digit growth
Mergers drove a double-digit increase in turnover across the top 100 firms.
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In-house lawyers aim for the board
The aspirations of in-house lawyers to become board directors are growing.
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LSB abolition not in public interest, says CILEx
Legal executives respond to the legal services regulation consultation
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Maclay Murray & Spens cuts 28 jobs
Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens confirms that 28 jobs have gone in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.
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Fee remission reforms to go ahead
The government has approved plans to means-test waivers for civil court and tribunal fees
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In-house to do more high-value work
The growth of in-house legal departments will slow and general counsel will take on more of the work traditionally provided by private firms, according to Julia Chain, MD at Huron Legal.
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Law graduates lose out in earning stakes
Students who want to be high earners after graduation should choose almost any subject – even social studies – other than law, research says.
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Opinion
Getting IT right
The lack of 21st century IT in a £300m world-leading litigation centre is starting to resemble a national embarrassment.
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Pricing revolution pays off for Pannone
Profits grew 12% to £10.4m at Manchester firm Pannone, due to a change in its pricing structure.
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Co-op rebuts divestment rumours
Co-operative Legal Services, which last week reported a loss for the first half of this year, has dismissed speculation that it is being groomed for divestment.