Last 3 months headlines – Page 779
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Anti-money laundering quango 'adds no value' - Law Society
Chancery Lane says costs to profession are likely to be ‘substantial’.
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NewsForces representative attacks MoD despite Iraq apology
Government still working behind the scenes to thwart combat claims, says Hilary Meredith, as defence secretary apologises to mother of soldier killed in Iraq.
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NewsLinklaters adds to healthy magic circle retention rates
Firm keeps on 84% of its autumn cohort.
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NewsBeleaguered solicitors highlight ongoing disclosure fight
Rules on procedure a 'stick to beat the defence with', criminal practitioners complain.
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NewsNo announcement on tribunal fee refunds until September
’Detailed arrangements’ are yet to be finalised.
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NewsFlexible courts could bankrupt solicitor firms - Law Society
Compensating solicitors for working overtime could doom firms operating on ‘zero profit margins’, Chancery Lane warns.
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Solicitors spared after filing costs budget late
Judge decides delay did not affect progress of litigation.
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NewsConsumer champion: SRA must justify cuts in public protection
Legal Services Consumer Panel praises intention but urges caution about watering down safeguards.
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NewsAdmiral bemoans discount rate - but hikes dividend as profits rise
Insurer accused of talking up legal costs to scare motorists.
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NewsThe wait is over: LAA announces civil tender timetable
Relief over start date but government to press ahead with controversial plans for housing possession court duty schemes.
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NewsTop litigation firm takes on just one of four trainees
Stewarts Law recently posted bumper profits but trainee retention has dipped to a record low.
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NewsWoodsford funds litigation boutique
Litigation funder teams up with US firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss.
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NewsBan for legal assistant who stole from vulnerable clients
Dianne Spragg was sentenced to 30 months in January last year.
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: terms of reference 'won't satisfy government's legal obligations'
London firm representing some of the victims says broader social questions such as the availability of legal aid should also be considered.
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NewsI would never sign a power of attorney - retired judge
Denzil Lush, former Court of Protection judge, has accused the MoJ of a misguided ‘crusade’.
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NewsEmployment 'first': time limit extended after fees ruled unlawful
One of first cases to be affected by Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on employment tribunal fees.
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NewsPioneering price comparison site Law Superstore taken over
Property website reallymoving has acquired the law’s ’equivalent to Compare The Market’ - amid revelations of difficulties in getting solicitors to sign up.
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NewsLidington offers nothing of interest
Much of the media focus on last week’s MPs’ register of interests was on Theresa May’s shoe shop discount card and Ed Miliband’s £2,500 payment for a presenting stint on BBC Radio 2. For those with an eye on legal matters, the register, which covers interests as at 31 July, ...
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NewsFisher Meredith name disappears on £9m London merger
Acquisition of Fisher Meredith by Bishop & Sewell begin combined operation today.