Last 3 months headlines – Page 1101
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NewsNumber of in-house solicitors has doubled since 2000
In-house solicitors represent 18% of the profession, according to SRA survey.
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NewsNorth-east firm goes into administration
SRA working with Gateshead firm on ‘orderly wind-down’.
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NewsGrayling to meet criminal solicitors again on legal aid
Meeting secured by the Law Society will take place next Tuesday.
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NewsSociety concerned at ombudsman’s empire-building
Representative body also fights back against claims the profession has been resistant to change.
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NewsSRA warning after directory lists ‘fraudulent’ firms
Names of former partners and staff members at genuine firm used in connection with online list.
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NewsClaimants slapped with costs as QASA appeal refused
The High Court has rejected the application to appeal the judgment in the unsuccessful QASA judicial review
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NewsBanks’ legal liabilities rise to £9bn
Banks now make up 37% of the total legal provisions for companies in the FTSE 100.
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Jersey-based firm splits after private equity deal
Ogier Legal to continue with almost 200 lawyers on board.
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NewsOne in five firms missed diversity data deadline
More than 20% of practices did not submit information by 31 January, but are unlikely to face immediate punishment.
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NewsVHCC cases jeopardised by fee cuts
They are in addition to a £4.5m fraud trial disrupted at Southwark, reported by the Gazette last week.
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NewsDon’t ‘tinker’ with legal regulation – Townsend
The government is reviewing legal regulation and expects to make an announcement later this year.
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NewsWomen in leadership a ‘priority’ at City law firm
‘Women are under-represented in all sectors at senior levels,’ says incoming joint chief executive.
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McKenzie friends ‘valuable’ in court
Recent legal aid cuts have added to the emerging presence of paid advisers to litigants in person.
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NewsChina’s rule of law called into question
Doubts cast after the imprisonment of legal scholar Xu Zhiyong.
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NewsTSol signs up to diversity
TSol, the UK’s largest in-house legal department, is the 400th signatory to the charter and the first government department on the list.
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Pauline Thompson obituary
Pauline Thompson, a member of the Law Society’s mental health and disability committee from 2005-2012, died of cancer on 13 January.
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New JLD chair
Sophia Dirir, senior lawyer at charity Action for Children, has been elected as chair of the Junior Lawyers Division. Dirir said key areas the division will be campaigning on this year include the scarcity of training contracts and pressures to over-specialise at an early career stage. Dirir said the current ...
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NewsLady of the cloth
One of the team behind the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress commissioned to design tapestry to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.