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‘No evidence’ insurance reform will slash indemnity premiums
Clients and law firms will both suffer if the Solicitors Regulation Authority pushes through reductions in minimum insurance cover, the Law Society has warned. Regulators want to reduce the minimum indemnity threshold from the current £2m, to between £1m for conveyancing firms and £500,000 for all others. The SRA, which ...
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News60 seconds: 11 June 2018
Appleman of Deloitte’s eye The Big Four professional services fi rms continue to make further inroads into the legal market, with Deloitte agreeing a deal to take on a US immigration specialist’s operations outside its home country. Deloitte will take over eight offi ces of Berry Appleman & Leiden, including ...
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NewsBar votes on £15m offer to end legal aid boycott
Criminal barristers will decide today whether to accept the government’s £15m off er of investment into the criminal justice system to settle their boycott of new legal aid work. A ballot which has been open all weekend is due to close. A result is expected by tomorrow morning. If the ...
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Law firms are ‘neglecting’ training on cybersecurity
Solicitors are being warned to ‘push back’ against clients and managing partners who demand shortcuts that could put data security at risk. ‘Very often staff are the weak link,’ said cybersecurity specialist Peter Wright, a Law Society Council member and former chair of the Society’s Technolog y & Law Reference ...
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NewsClaims farmers set to face tougher oversight regime
Claims management companies will face more onerous compliance hurdles when the City watchdog takes over their regulation
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NewsCorrupt Manchester solicitor jailed for 43 fraud offences
Firm's boss 'completely undermined this role through his deceitful and absolutely illegal actions'.
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NewsFormer LCJ bids to axe tariffs from Civil Liability Bill
Amendments will come up for debate in the Lords on Tuesday and appear to stand a good chance of succeeding.
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NewsPractice rights unaffected by separate Wales jurisdiction, Welsh government pledges
Dedicated Welsh courts and judges with expertise in the law of Wales are needed to create a wholly separate jurisdiction from England. That is the uncompromising message of the Welsh government in evidence submitted today to the Commission on Justice in Wales. The commission, established last year to review the ...
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NewsJudge overturns suspension of barrister who gave client ‘food money’
Roy Headlam was suspended for six months late last year in unique case.
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News'Corrupt and elusive’ lawyers hampering whistleblowing protections
International Bar Asssociation publishes guide to whistleblowing protections.
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NewsComputers will make interpreters obsolete, lord chief predicts
Head of judiciary upbeat on reform of ‘Science Museum’ systems as HMCTS chief admits delays to Common Platform.
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Dentons posts record results for UK and Middle East
Global giant Dentons has hailed record financial results in its UK and Middle-East division in the wake of last year’s takeover of former Scottish ‘Big Four’ outfit Maclay Murray & Spens. The region posted annual income of £203.1m for the 12 months to 30 April, an increase of 22% on ...
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NewsCrunch time: criminal barristers vote on legal aid offer
Ballot organised by Criminal Bar Association opened yesterday and will close on Tuesday.
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NewsMoJ figures show five-figure slump in PI claims
County court statistics reveal that 33,500 fewer cases passed through the system in the first quarter of 2018.
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NewsENRC sues Dechert for negligence over SFO probe
Dispute between mining company and fraud watchdog has prompted wider debate surrounding professional privilege.
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NewsWindrush citizens don't need legal aid, Gauke insists
Justice secretary says the Home Office will be able to help people worried about their immigration status.
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NewsJudges to get tougher on court order breaches
Sentencing Council says the public is entitled to expect offenders who disobey the court to be punished.
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News€100 maximum: Paris undercuts Rolls Building fees
Affordability, predictability and enforcement throughout the EU feature on sales pitch for new commercial court.
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NewsLaw firms to pocket extra £20m from Carillion collapse
National Audit Office report shows Ministry of Justice was among big spenders in year before collapse.