Last 3 months headlines – Page 847
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NewsAdministrator confirms grim news for creditors of two failed PI firms
Administration expenses now beyond original estimates as costs continue to mount.
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NewsHome Office the most JR-ed department in 2016 after 18% increase
Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice show number of civil trials is on the rise.
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NewsHelping Manchester
Hundreds of solicitor firms, law students and barristers have responded to a plea to provide pro bono advice and representation to families and seriously injured people following last month’s bombing of the Manchester Arena. The day after the attack, Manchester Law Society began coordinating a ‘pro bono advice rota’, looking ...
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NewsMemory lane
7 June 2007 Bill changes face reversal The government has pledged to reverse major amendments made to the Legal Services Bill in the House of Lords, accusing peers of losing sight of consumers’ interests. Though the Ministry of Justice has accepted some amendments – notably the addition of protecting the ...
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NewsNews focus: Funders helped the RBS fight
Royal Bank of Scotland’s defence of an action brought by aggrieved shareholders may be remembered for more than its £129m legal bill, City solicitors say.
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NewsSolicitor takes up reins of Europe bar body
English solicitor is president of the Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe.
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NewsIncreased diversity is a ‘force for good’
Increase in number of solicitors being admitted to the roll boosted by rise in BAME persons
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NewsProfit growth lags behind turnover at Osborne Clarke
Currency fluctuations contribute to slower growth globally for international firm.
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NewsInsurer claims to have key to persuading lawyers to use DBAs
New funding arrangement sees law firms limiting their risk exposure when offering damages based agreements.
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News'We're not like other local authority ABSs', Kent chief declares
Geoff Wild says Invicta Law is a freestanding, wholly independent company.
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NewsSociety calls for SQE clarity as new consultation opens
Regulations on implementing super exam suggest part of the training regime could be taken at organisations with no qualified solicitors.
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NewsBar urges all lawyers to resist extended-hours courts
Barristers’ representative body says no court should sit before 10am or beyond 4.30pm.
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NewsJAC figures highlight solicitors' struggle to make the bench
Judicial Appointments Commission figures show 14 solicitors recommended in latest recruitment exercises.
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NewsRefuse work if it's uneconomical, Society tells legal aid firms
Rejecting instructions on the basis that the work is not properly remunerated is in line with code of conduct, practice note states.
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NewsWomble Bond Dickinson is latest transatlantic tie-up
Deal will create top-20 firm with revenue of more than £340 million.