Last 3 months headlines – Page 788
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NewsMunby warns against 'adversarial and punitive' care proceedings
Local authorities should think long and hard before removing seriously disabled children from their parents.
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NewsSharp rise in trainees paid less than minimum salary
Figures will deter aspiring solicitors, Law Society's Junior Lawyers Division warns.
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NewsPoll finds law firms using 'blunt' measures to reward staff
Lock up and initiatives for improving the firm lose significance when it comes to remuneration.
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NewsListed firm Gordon Dadds acquires technology specialist
White & Black is second acquisition since last summer’s £20 flotation.
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NewsParole Board chief welcomes government JR over Worboys decision
Professor Nick Hardwick says panel considered 363-page dossier and heard evidence from four psychologists.
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NewsVW case edging closer as claimants battle it out for lead spot
Three day hearing set for March in 55,000-claimant group action case over emissions test scandal.
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NewsJustice minister backs litigants in person to handle PI claims
Lord Keen of Elie also suggests the increased influence of claims management companies may be ‘extremely beneficial’.
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NewsWe need to improve disclosure, CPS admits as rape trial abandoned
Defence firm Hodge Jones & Allen says vital phone data was not disclosed as evidence.
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NewsLabour peer slams Hogan Lovells over South African 'corruption'
Lord Hain says he has made a complaint to the Solicitors Regulation Authority about the firm’s conduct.
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NewsCo-op moves online to cater for divorces at all hours
Service will cost a fixed £600 in addition to the £550 court fee.
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NewsPI sector stands by for reforms update from parliament
Evidence session to be held scrutinising case for small claims limit increase, but criticism at absense of claimant solicitors.
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NewsJudge dismisses disclosure bids ahead of £126m credit hire trial
Defendants in Autofocus case include three law firms – Keoghs, Lyons Davidson and Morgan Cole (now Blake Morgan) – and three solicitors from each firm.
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NewsBar scathing over need for new AML quango
‘Little jusification’ to ask barristers to part-fund Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision.
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NewsCarillion collapse raises question over legal arm's ABS status
Carillion Advice Services was set up in 2011 to support the construction giant's in-house legal team.
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NewsGovernment to support bill empowering tenants over housing safety
Housing specialist welcomes housing secretary Sajid Javid's announcement but says the overall law is fragmented and inadequate.
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NewsBar chair: Separation remains for a reason
Andrew Walker QC says there are good reasons to reject fusion and alternative business structures - and warns of a dearth of juniors entering the profession.
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NewsClaims business battles on despite financial struggles in 2017
Law firm customers looking again at their business models and how they bring in work.
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NewsRussells changes its tune
London entertainment firm Russells has moved into the original home of BBC Music.
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NewsIn the middle of a chain reaction
A Dutch legal software company has announced a blockchain-enabled smart contract.
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NewsBattle resumes over India liberalisation
Today, counsel for top international firms go to India’s Supreme Court in the long-running battle to open up the legal services market.