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NewsWe have to be careful with legal aid, PM warns
Theresa May says a quarter of the Ministry of Justice budget is spent on legal aid.
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NewsSlaughter and May boosts trainee grant to £10,000
Students on the law conversion course will receive a five-figure maintenance grant from the magic circle firm.
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News‘The public like it’ - Judges back digital justice progress
Senior judiciary also seek to address misplaced concerns at appearance before MPs.
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NewsAshurst PEP rises by almost a third in latest upbeat results announcements
Three City firms released promising profit and revenue growth figures for year to 30 April.
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NewsCity could fund legal aid to save reputation of English law - top judge
Lady Justice Hallett warns City of London Corporation that rival jurisdictions are primed to exploit the degradation of our legal system.
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NewsFCA opens hundreds of cases – but does not close them
The number of unresolved cases grows as city watchdog opens more investigations than ever.
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NewsComplaint numbers up - but solicitors better than ever at resolving them
New SRA aggregated data shows firms are excelling at ensuring complaints stay in-house.
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NewsLiP portal boss: We’re ready for April 2020 - now it’s up to others
Dominic Clayden says progress on the small claims portal now depends on the work of rule-makers.
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NewsFirm poaches Barclays boss to start legal consultancy
Stéphanie Hamon will lead Norton Rose Fulbright’s consulting practice for in-house lawyers.
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NewsLabour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice
New route for redress proposed after party told that solicitors are warning leaseholders not to use tribunals.
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NewsSolicitors disappointed by inheritance tax overhaul
‘Far more beneficial changes’ could have been made to lifetime gift rules, lawyers claim.
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NewsEuropean deal value plunges by nearly 60%
The decline in M&A activity is blamed on ‘geopolitical uncertainty’ and dwindling boardroom confidence.
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NewsHale risks political storm by questioning legislation before parliament
Baroness Deech's Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill has passed through the Lords and is now before the elected chamber.
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NewsChambers may publish sexuality data without members' consent
Diversity officers no longer need the approval of the whole workforce to publish anonymised personal information online.
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NewsApplicants line up for SRA’s £250,000 technology challenge
Legal access challenge announces membership of panel to judge entrants for £50,000 grants.
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NewsDeloitte looks to technology to give it a legal services edge
Big Four accountant recruits a high-profile team to deliver an ‘ambitious technology-led strategy' in legal services.
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NewsLord Falconer joins fight against clin neg fixed costs
Former lord chancellor questions plans being drawn up by the Ministry of Justice and Department of Health for fixed costs for claimants running cases worth up to £25,000.
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NewsRolls judge warns US over epic trial
Mr Justice Hildyard, presiding over the Hewlett Packard and Mike Lynch case, warned prosecutors not to ‘upset’ witnesses in the UK.
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NewsRegulator sounds out firms over CPD in 'light-touch' era
SRA asked ‘small number’ of solicitors why they refused to engage with new system for assessing continuing competence.
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NewsTalent drawn to small firms
Solicitors’ main attraction of downsizing from larger firms was the ability to remain in control, says LexisNexis.