Last 3 months headlines – Page 950
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NewsLaw Society accredited as Investor in People
Chancery Lane awarded internationally recognised kitemark for exceptional people management.
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NewsSociety hits out at accountants’ legal services plan
Allowing chartered accountancy body to regulate providers of reserved legal activities would confuse consumers.
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NewsThis street was made for walkers
Preparations are under way for this evening's London Legal Walk.
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NewsPEP rises by 7.5% at bullish JMW Solicitors
Profit per equity partner hits £430,000 at Manchester firm on revenue up 16%.
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NewsLand Registry: raise fees, don’t privatise, say conveyancers
Conveyancing Association suggests fees increase would enable the government to maximise returns in a less risky way.
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NewsDozens suspended for MedCo whiplash panel breach
MedCo was set up last year as part of the government’s programme to clamp down on fraudulent road traffic claims.
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NewsSociety report charts growing influence of general counsel
The Chancery Lane study, to be published this week, also highlights the pressures on in-house legal departments.
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NewsMental health taskforce for legal professionals
A Law Society survey on solicitors’ health and wellbeing finds that almost all practising certificate holders have negative stress in their working lives.
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Corporate criminal law set for ‘massive shift’
The Ministry of Justice announced last week that it will consult on proposals to extend the scope of the ‘failure to prevent’ criminal offence.
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NewsIt’s dirty work, but someone’s got to do it
Staff from Furley Page tackled gruelling challenge and succeeded in raising £240 for Help for Heroes.
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NewsMemory lane
Thinking members knew an attempt would be made to ‘nationalise’ not only medicine but other suitable professions as well.
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NewsNo more costs reform without evidence, lawyers urge
Fixed costs should not be extended until we know what impact reforms such as budgeting have had so far, ACL conference hears.
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NewsCity lawyers slam Land Registry sell-off plan
City of London Law Society says government proposals could lead to conflicts of interest.
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NewsUnkindest cut of all for corruption watchdogs
Spare a thought for the impoverished souls charged with meeting David Cameron’s anti-corruption promises.
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NewsGrowth in mediations slows as fees soar
Experienced mediators now charge £4,500 per day – and lawyers are in a minority for the first time.
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NewsSocial mobility scheme for law extends to GCSE students
Sutton Trust’s Pathways to Law programme gets £1m cash injection.
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NewsNew-style bill of costs ‘fails’ to deliver benefits
New spreadsheet-based bill was used by claimants in a case which settled last month.