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News'Skeletal' whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Lords committee not convinced lord chancellor will make a better job of setting damages than judges.
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NewsRTA reforms open door to 'have a go' claimants
A leading solicitor says the government's PI small claims reforms could result in increased claims from people with a 'have a go' mentality.
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NewsJustice minister tells PI lawyers: No let-up in reform plans
Conference hears from guest speaker a week before next stage of Civil Liability Bill.
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NewsGhost broker posed as solicitor as part of fraud
Abdul Hakim sold fake insurance policies then made claims with the details he had obtained.
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NewsImmigration lawyers angry but not shocked at Windrush crisis
MP describes 'national day of shame' as experts describe build-up of 'hostile environment'.
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NewsLCJ admits 'attrition of morale' but sees bright online future
Lord Burnett tells judges that problems with workload and recruitment are being addressed.
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NewsLegal firms bullish as net profits surge again
Positive message of a respected annual bellwether of small and medium-sized law firm performance, published today.
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NewsTaxman knocks on firms' doors amid VAT costs confusion
Law Society engaging with HMRC on what it calls the ‘inconsistencies’ arising from Brabners decision.
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NewsMoJ confirms fixed costs figures for holiday sickness claims
Minister says ‘epidemic’ has damaged the travel industry and driven up costs for holidaymakers.
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NewsSRA opens 'safe space' for firms wanting to push boundaries
Waiver policy to be extended for practitioners seeking to innovate.
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NewsLegal personality of the year 2018
The Gazette is looking for legal professionals who are ‘influential, inspirational and in the public eye’.
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NewsDemand for business law rising but top-200 go niche as competition intensifies
Demand for commercial legal advice will rise over the next 18 months, according to an annual market bellwether*, but some sectors are becoming crowded with law firm teams created to serve specific industries. Of 180 large and SME businesses surveyed by IRN Research, most expect their demands for legal services ...
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NewsAll-female partner round at Winckworth Sherwood
Top-100 full-service law firm Winckworth Sherwood has promoted three female senior associates in its latest partner round. The appointments, effective 6 April, come from the education, employment and parliamentary practice groups. The new partners are Alexandra Dillistone in parliamentary, Louise Lawrence in employment and Anna Shadbolt in education. Winckworth Sherwood ...
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NewsFirst digital mortgage signed
HM Land Registry annouced the first digital mortgage deed has been entered into the Land Register.
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NewsAlarm at mass jailing of Turkish lawyers
Five professional associations, including the Law Society, have stepped up international pressure over what they say is the arbitrary arrest, detention and wrongful prosecution of lawyers in Turkey. In an open letter to the Turkish president, they call attention to reports that at least 580 lawyers have been arrested, 1,539 ...
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NewsA&O 'in merger talks' with US firm
Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy is understood to be in merger talks with US outfit O’Melveny & Myers. A combination of the duo would create a transatlantic giant with 3,000 lawyers and revenues of £2bn. Legal Week, which broke the news on Friday evening, said details of the ...
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NewsOmbudsman costs jump £1.8m ahead of 20% increase in workload
Complaints chief says organisation ‘under no illusions’ about scale of challenges.
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NewsDead justice! French lawyers plan national action
Profession announces national demonstration against reforms.