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VW emissions scandal spurs global litigation
Slater and Gordon says that thousands of people and car dealerships could have a group claim against Volkswagen and possibly other manufacturers.
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NewsFinancial list poised for launch
Financial list will provide a specialist dispute resolution forum for claims of £50m or more
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LSB consults on in-house lawyers regulations
The Legal Services Board is consulting on a set of principles that will inform decisions it makes about regulatory arrangements for in-house lawyers.
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US firms eye $810m tieup
San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Manhattan’s Chadbourne & Parke are in preliminary merger talks. A tieup of the two firms would create a 945-lawyer firm with revenues of $810m.
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Number of lasting power of attorney applications doubles
The number of applications for lasting power of attorney doubled to 128,804 in the last quarter, partly because of the take-up of online applications, the Ministry of Justice said.
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NewsE-conveyancing venture names new chief
Law Society business development executive director Simon Drane takes over at Legal Practice Technologies.
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NewsFirms ponder withdrawal as contract D-day looms
Government to reveal outcome of its tenders for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsBar 'milestone' towards flexible training
The bar regulator has approved plans to introduce a professional statement as part its new approach to entry to the profession.
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NewsReed Smith posts 11% profits hike
International firm cites focused approach to global industry for increase.
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NewsFirms losing millions to phone fraudsters - insurer
Office accounts as well as client accounts at risk from ‘very sophisticated’ callers posing as bank staff.
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NewsBrexit disproportionately harmful to legal services - Law Society research
Study for Chancery Lane says sector would suffer stronger negative effects than economy as a whole.
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NewsSupermarket in-house team revolutionises contract process
Annual number of contracts handled by legal team has risen by 342.5% since 2012, senior lawyer says.
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NewsSexism-row barrister hits out at Sumption
Charlotte Proudman accuses Supreme Court judge of seeking to protect the ‘old boys’ network’, while former lord chancellor Lord Falconer describes his comments as ‘deeply worrying’.
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NewsUnhappy returns of the day for copyright claim
A California judge's ruling that Warner/Chappell can no longer collect royalties for Happy Birthday may not apply in England, says IP expert.
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NewsCourts to move from 'physical paradigm' - new HMCTS chief
Natalie Ceeney defends consolidation of court estate and hails digital future.
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NewsLegal training: SRA hits back at Law Society concerns
Regulator says it has not yet decided how it plans to assess trainee solicitors after Chancery Lane warns that proposed changes would hinder poorer students.
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NewsClifford Chance to promote LGBT rights worldwide
Magic circle firm seeking to build inclusive culture across 36 offices – including in jurisdictions where homosexuality is illegal.
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NewsLabour makes fresh pledge to review legal aid reforms
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked former junior minister Lord Bach to lead the latest review.
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NewsRush for gender balance could ‘destroy’ judiciary, claims Sumption
The Supreme Court judge says equality at top needs to happen naturally to avoid deterring men from the legal profession.