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NewsLegal regulation review 'not realistic' amid Brexit, concedes oversight body
Super-regulator vows to 'make the most of the current framework', conceding that an overhaul of the 2007 Legal Services Act won't happen for at least three years.
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NewsMPs to examine potential impact of small claims increase
Claimant sector will be heartened by announcement that reforms likely to come under greater scrutiny.
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NewsShopping around on price is no panacea for clients, Society warns SRA
Chancery Lane says proposals for publishing fees are counter-productive and unnecessary.
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News'Tremendous victory' for PI claimants over transferred claim
Court of Appeal rules that success fee is recoverable under pre-Jackson reforms rules.
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NewsThe British aren't coming: numbers seeking Irish enrolment decline
Director general of Law Society of Ireland concedes that predictions of an influx of firms appear to have been overstated.
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News2017 in review: a year of departures - and harbingers
In 2017 we bade farewell to a lord chancellor, a global law firm, employment tribunal fees - and much else besides
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NewsTrust in lawyers edges up - but profession still lags 'ordinary man in the street'
Annual survey places lawyers mid-table in list of trustworthy professions.
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NewsMPs blame 'defensive' NHS culture for spiralling claims costs
Committee says government has been too slow to understand problem and get a grip on costs.
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News'Where's the evidence?': MPs tell ministers to justify discount rate reform
Committee chair says setting the rate is about how society treats injured people, following campaign by insurance lobby to force a rethink.
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NewsTreasury memo suggests real whiplash savings are just £16
Campaigners against PI reform says justification for reforms has disappeared.
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NewsHunt confirms redress scheme to cut maternity negligence costs
Minister says lessons are not being learned when cases take so long to reach a settlement.
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NewsJudge highlights 'wholly inadequate' care provision for troubled teen
Mr Justice Hayden says judgment should be forwarded to education minister.
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NewsSupreme Court ruling on litigants in person could redraw CPR
The Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether litigants in person should be granted special dispensation in a case that could have far-reaching consequences. Former LiP Mark Barton took his appeal to the court last week, arguing he was ill-equipped to understand the Civil Procedure Rules. A successful appeal ...
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NewsLaw Society issues sexual harassment warning
Any allegation should be promptly and responsibly investigated.
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NewsLegal aid cuts shown up as false economy - new research
Research published today by the Law Society adds to growing evidence that the government’s legal aid cuts have been a false economy. The research, conducted by Ipsos MORI, shows a statistical link between getting early legal advice and resolving problems sooner. Early advice is defined as within three months of ...
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NewsPartners at SME law firms see profits surge
Partners at small and medium-sized firms have seen their profits rise by nearly a third in the past 12 months, according to an annual snapshot of the sector. The Armstrong Watson Legal Sector Benchmark, published today, reveals that net profit per equity partner for firms increased by 33% between 2015/16 ...
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Ban for claims boss 'ducking out' of £250k fine
Almost 250 complaints made about efforts to bring in noise-induced hearing loss claims.
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NewsConsumer champion attacks 'cultural resistance' to price transparency
Panel chair suggests legal sector be compelled to address reasons behind reluctance to publish prices.