Last 3 months headlines – Page 1166
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NewsBlake Lapthorn confirms ‘first stage’ merger talks
Merger speculation continues as mid-size firms seek to grow.
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NewsSociety advice on barristers’ VHCC protest
The withdrawal of counsel over VHCC work should be treated like any other change of legal team.
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NewsBatang 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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NewsExperts: ‘wriggle room’ gone after Mitchell ruling
Lawyers also express fear of unintended consequences following today’s landmark ruling.
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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 ...
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NewsTLT poaches 30-strong team from Irwin Mitchell
Six partners and 24 solicitors will join the national firm’s Manchester office before Christmas.
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NewsChristian B&B owners lose Supreme Court fight
Refusing a double room to a gay couple was discriminatory and unlawful.
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NewsGrayling feels the heat from committee
The justice secretary said he will not delay civil legal aid reforms to wait for the Joint Committee on Human Rights to report.
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NewsCourt of Appeal upholds Mitchell costs rule
New hardline approach set out by appeal judges as post-Jackson rules get clarity.
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NewsClifford Chance names new global managing partner
Corporate head Matthew Layton replaces outgoing managing partner David Childs.
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SRA plans to waive £80 fee for LPC students
Students will no longer have to register with the regulator to begin LPCs.
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NewsWelsh firm gets £50k grant for UK-wide service
Money will pay for website offering legal services.
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NewsIndependent Scotland would have its own supreme court
Law Society of Scotland says questions on constitution and currency remain following the independence white paper.
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NewsFlexible courts pilots fall flat
Insufficient caseloads meant courts finished no later than they had pre-pilot, an independent evaluation shows.
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NewsHealth secretary promise on cancer treatment ‘innovators’
Jeremy Hunt acts in response to bill brought by Conservative peer Lord Saatchi.
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NewsRegulator amends rule to allow barristers to refuse fee cut
The ‘deeming’ provision of the cab rank rule will not apply to VHCCs following the Bar Standards Board’s statement.
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NewsSRA opens ‘forensic investigations’ into fee-ban avoidance
Visits to firms have continued through November as enforcement action comes closer.
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NewsBar Council rapped over cab rank changes
Legal Services Board says council failed to act in a way ‘compatible with the principle of regulatory independence’.
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News141 firms must prepare to shut down, says SRA
Regulator wants to encourage firms that failed to secure professional indemnity insurance to plan for the worst.
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NewsMoJ data shows black offenders more likely to be jailed
Statistics over four years show disparity based on ethnicity.