Last 3 months headlines – Page 1063
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NewsCromwell, private practice and long hours
Booker-winning author Dame Hilary Mantel was the real star at the latest law and literature reading.
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NewsCFA regime ‘vital after legal aid abolition’
Law Society and Ministry of Justice both argue against defendant’s claim of human rights violation in Coventry case.
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NewsFirm targets flotation after £5m private equity investment
Business Growth Fund announces it has bought a minority share in McMillan Williams.
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NewsAlarm at plan to relax separate business rule
Law Society warns SRA proposals will increase number of unregulated firms to the detriment of consumers.
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NewsNHS whistleblowing inquiry accuses lawyers of ‘cover-ups’
Report calls for an extension to legal protection for workers coming forward with disclosure.
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NewsDWP raises mesothelioma payments to 100%
Government also agrees new threshold for securing claims with insurance industry.
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NewsBury St Edmunds to take London divorces
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has begun process of centralising divorce applications.
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NewsLegal aid savings ‘no economy at all’ – CoA judge
Judges lament time and expense taken to help litigant in person through court procedures.
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NewsWant a London hearing? Prove it is needed, litigants told
Civil Procedure Rule Committee amends regulations to require reasons for cases to be diverted from local courts.
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NewsIntervention papers may be destroyed, court rules
High Court decision clears way for immediate destruction of 1.5 million seized files.
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NewsSlater and Gordon reveals double UK acquisition
Deals announced with half-year results released to Australian stock exchange.
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NewsNorfolk firm ‘reclaims independence’ from QualitySolicitors
Clapham & Collinge says time is right to promote a local brand after four years with QS.
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NewsDefendants slam ‘grotesque’ costs regime
Long-awaited case begins with defendant arguing recoverability of insurance and fees was unlawful.
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NewsFreshfields will be next to ‘north-shore’ – reports
Magic circle firm understood to be seeking 100,000 sq ft of space in central Manchester.
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NewsPI giant reports huge revenue drop post-Jackson
In 2012/13 Minster Law recorded losses before tax of around £600,000, and these increased in 2013/14 to £2.5m.
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News‘Fake firm’ probe: no decisions, SRA admits
Last week City of London Police said there was not sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against payday lender Wonga.
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NewsTackle ‘credibility vacuum’, regulator told
The Law Society says the SRA should offer more advisory support as a precursor to enforcement.
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NewsNews focus: revamped TSol tightens belt
The Government Legal Service is abandoning its federal model in favour of centralisation and fees are coming down, according to Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones.
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NewsScottish solicitors given ‘gender neutral’ PC option
Move brings the Scottish Law Society into line with bodies such as HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Work and Pensions and the NHS.
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NewsEconomic slump was a wake-up call for lawyers
Barclays’ head of professional services says firms have learned lessons.