Latest news – Page 35
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NewsIn focus: D-day for new 'failure to prevent' offence
SFO will be keen to bring the first prosecution for the new offence, so that companies ‘feel the bite’.
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NewsPrivate equity boost for West Midlands firm's expansion plans
Higgs will pursue merger opportunities to boost both its firm’s regional and national presence.
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NewsKennedys 'deeply sorry' for church abuse victim data leak
Firm has self-reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after 194 people - and law firms - were accidentally identified in a mass email.
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NewsLyons Davidson back in the black
Bristol-based firm attributes the turnaround to an increase in referrals and improved settlement rates coupled with reduced costs.
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NewsNew model startup announces university AI partnership
Commercial remote-only firm Harper James to develop an 'intelligent legal services platform'.
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NewsUniversity GC berates regulator's inertia on 'unreasonable' SQE
Senior lawyer questioned why candidates needed to sign a non-disclosure agreement and criticised exam conditions.
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NewsExclusive: SRA on Reform UK's government hit list
Legal Services Act would be repealed in a 'big beautiful reform bill', Arron Banks tells the Gazette.
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NewsEx-Irwin Mitchell solicitor struck off for inflating time records
Senior associate claimed she was swamped by personal and professional pressures, including homeschooling during the pandemic.
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NewsStarmer's immigration tribunal reforms 'send the wrong message'
Professional adjudicators would hear asylum appeals instead of tribunal judges to clear immigration case backlog quicker.
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NewsTransatlantic combination A&O Shearman posts first financials
Elsewhere, Travers Smith has reported a decline in income and profits - but record PEP.
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NewsJudge laments court time wasted by 1,200-page bundle
Recorder says judges are left to 'wade through voluminous documents unnecessarily included'.
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NewsMoJ enters talks on seizing client account interest
Ministry of Justice discusses alternative funding options with legal aid lawyers during series of roundtable discussions.
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NewsLAA repays £35,000 to charity following legal challenge
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants was told earlier this year that it owed the sum in relation to payments on account.
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NewsSolicitor 'chickened out' of telling client truth about her claim
Experienced practitioner wanted more time after report had suggested claim would not succeed.
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NewsHistoric Chester firm appoints administrators
Jolliffe & Co had described itself as 'Chester’s best kept secret'.
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NewsHigh-volume claims outfits must declare they understand the rules
SRA review finds glaring gaps in firms’ understanding of regulatory obligations.
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NewsSolicitor ordered to pay £250,000 costs over failed GDPR case
Practitioner has already paid £240,731.21 on account to The Transcription Agency over the last two years.
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NewsTrainee solicitor creates mentoring scheme for aspiring lawyers
A&O Shearman trainee was raised in a low income household but came through to work in the City.
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NewsPrivate equity investment to fuel adviser’s legal expansion
Professional services firm will add to its 19 legal fee earners.
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NewsAI 'bubble-bursting' study offers lessons for law
AI is already transforming work - but not through official channels, landmark academic report finds.