Last 3 months headlines – Page 895
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NewsNo break for Nestlé as EU court revives Kit Kat IP row
Nestlé will need to prove that the chocolate bar has acquired distinctiveness throughout EU.
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NewsDomestic violence legal aid applications rise
Government relaxed time limit for reporting following Court of Appeal ruling in February.
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NewsSolicitor groups say cold call ban - not PI reforms - will fix sector
Neil Sugarman The Law Society today joined claimant groups in calling for an outright ban on claims company cold calling. The Society, aligning with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and Motor Accidents Solicitors Society, said a complete ban is the only way to protect consumers and ...
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NewsCMA report: firms must publish price information
Competition and Markets Authority publishes final report after a year-long study of legal services market.
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NewsProfession reacts: 'Astonishing' that CMA downgrades consumer protection - Law Society
Bourns says deregulatory changes would undermine consumer protections and erode trust.
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King & Wood Mallesons set to enter administration next month
Prospects fade for rescue of debt-ridden international firm.
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NewsBar chair: ‘We join solicitors in doubting “one-size-fits-all” policy on fees’
Andrew Langdon QC voices concern over 'evangelical' reformers.
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NewsPatents ‘still have value’, Commons committee hears
Law Society IP expert questioned by MPs on managing IP and technology transfer.
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NewsSRA wants more rulebook waivers for ‘innovative’ law firms
SRA is looking to grant more enforcement exemptions to law firms that want to create new ways of working, along the lines of the exemption that enabled Amazon to test drones for parcel delivery.
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News‘All in it together’: Slaughters overhauls reward structure for juniors
Associates with three years' PQE will get more than £100,000 for the first time.
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Global firm warns of Brexit effect on UK business
Simmons & Simmons reports pre-tax profits up 13% to £98m in last financial year.
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NewsLaw Society backs ‘super-exam’ – but warns of cost
Chancery Lane says SRA's revised proposals for solicitors qualifying exam address many concerns, but questions remain over standards.
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News‘Filling their stockings’: Labour backs ‘fat cats’ campaign against whiplash reforms
Feeding fatcats campaign launch Source: Michael Cross Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon (third from right) launches campaign against PI reforms. Trade union firm highlights windfalls to insurers from proposed PI changes.
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NewsDeprivation of liberty under scrutiny at Court of Appeal
In an important test case for the Mental Capacity Act, Luisa Ferreira is challenging the decision that her sister was not in ‘state detention’ when she died in hospital.
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NewsKing & Wood Mallesons on the brink amid staff talks
Firm says all London staff have been briefed over future of practice, as talks continue on potential takeover.
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NewsLitigation funder expands to create world’s biggest legal financier
Burford Capital announces agreement to buy Chicago-based GKC, combining 'two largest finance players'.
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NewsPrisoners face advice struggle on release, thinktank reports
Centre for Justice Innovation calls for tailored social welfare support to help cut cost of reoffending.
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NewsLegal profession 'united on Brexit'
Chancery Lane says that bar's Brexit Papers reinforces common message.
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NewsWelsh government plans national legal code
Programme to codify distinct body of Wales law will help solicitors, who can struggle to establish what the law is in areas such as planning.
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NewsParty tightens screw on Chinese lawyers
European bar association raises concerns over detentions - and regulations placing law firms under Communist Party control.