Last 3 months headlines – Page 486
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NewsClaims boss quits weeks before financial results due
Russell Atkinson had been chief executive of NAHL since it was listed in 2014.
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NewsBlackpool courts shut after Covid case
Northern Circuit leader reminds lawyers that it is compulsory to wear face masks in public areas of all court buildings.
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NewsMoJ tackles delays - by locking up defendants for longer
Lawyers raise concerns over two-month extension to custody time limits announced in recovery plan.
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NewsClaims against solicitors rose during lockdown, study suggests
Firms need to bolster their risk management practices as staff continue to work from home, says City firm.
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NewsLook north, regulator tells consumers as fees found to be 20% lower
Legal Services Board says people needing a lawyer can save by looking further afield.
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NewsSolicitors get shirty
Entries to the Gazette’s competition ranged from the grandiloquent, to the indignant, to the downright waspish.
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NewsWhat you may have missed from the magazine
A digest of important developments since our last print edition.
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NewsNo rush back to City offices
Law firm offices across the City still stand almost empty, despite a government drive to get people back to work.
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NewsHogan Lovells to reverse salary cuts and bring back pay reviews
International firm says it enjoyed ‘solid performance’ over summer months.
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NewsFirm reveals its profits swallowed by failed £3m business venture
Lyons Davidson buoyed by pre-tax profits of £4.4m, and confident it can recoup written-off losses.
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NewsPortuguese children sue 33 countries over climate ‘failures’
A case has been filed with the European Court of Human Rights.
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NewsSquire Patton Boggs moves to new office – and announces home working test
International firm will run a six-month trial allowing people to work from home up to half of the time.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman backs firm reviews - when it has the money
Pilot scheme will be developed next year to make annual reviews of firms’ complaint handling.
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NewsSRA costs slashed as tribunal fumes at hourly rates and lack of detail
Regulator sought £22,500 in ‘straightforward’ case but got less than half.
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NewsSRA was right to prosecute cleared Baker executives - tribunal
SDT publishes its full reasoning in the case over the conduct of former London managing partner Gary Senior.
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NewsCouncil ABS in black after £1m loan from parent authorities
LGSS Law reverses last year’s losses after a year in which it reassessed its strategy.
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NewsLaw Society brings legal action against Legal Aid Agency
Chancery Lane alleges agency did not consult on decision to bring legal aid cost assessments in-house.