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NewsUnregulated firm rapped for misleading clients about complaints access
Advertising authority says employment law service breached two of its rules.
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NewsCivil Liability Bill: Government secures crucial win by just 13 votes
Peers vote down amendment that would have removed provisions for fixed whiplash tariffs.
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Replacing interpreters with technology 'will lead to miscarriages of justice'
Lord chief justice told his controversial prediction is based on unproven assumptions.
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NewsPC fee frozen - but compensation fund levies soar
Dubious investment schemes are placing huge strain on cash reserved to recompense people who have suffered hardship as a result of a solicitor's dishonesty or failure to account for client money.
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Private prosecution secures eight-year sentence for fraudster
Mishcon de Reya was instructed to pursue co-conspirator in €100m bogus investment fraud.
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NewsNorth Korea still committing crimes against humanity
Euphoria over Trump-Kim handshake should not eclipse human rights concerns, International Bar Association says.
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NewsMoJ loses minister Phillip Lee in Brexit row
Dr Phillip Lee quits government over EU Withdrawal Bill in dramatic conference speech.
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NewsLegal figures on Queen's Birthday Honours List
Solicitor Sonya Bedford receives MBE for services to community energy.
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NewsKPMG fined £3m for insufficient 'scepticism' over Quindell
Accountant admitted failing to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements were 'free from material misstatement’.
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NewsMoJ to refund court fees after overcharging
Change of policy followed the threat of judicial review from solicitor whose client paid £103 too much.
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‘No evidence’ insurance reform will slash indemnity premiums
Clients and law firms will both suffer if the Solicitors Regulation Authority pushes through reductions in minimum insurance cover, the Law Society has warned. Regulators want to reduce the minimum indemnity threshold from the current £2m, to between £1m for conveyancing firms and £500,000 for all others. The SRA, which ...
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News60 seconds: 11 June 2018
Appleman of Deloitte’s eye The Big Four professional services fi rms continue to make further inroads into the legal market, with Deloitte agreeing a deal to take on a US immigration specialist’s operations outside its home country. Deloitte will take over eight offi ces of Berry Appleman & Leiden, including ...
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NewsBar votes on £15m offer to end legal aid boycott
Criminal barristers will decide today whether to accept the government’s £15m off er of investment into the criminal justice system to settle their boycott of new legal aid work. A ballot which has been open all weekend is due to close. A result is expected by tomorrow morning. If the ...
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Law firms are ‘neglecting’ training on cybersecurity
Solicitors are being warned to ‘push back’ against clients and managing partners who demand shortcuts that could put data security at risk. ‘Very often staff are the weak link,’ said cybersecurity specialist Peter Wright, a Law Society Council member and former chair of the Society’s Technolog y & Law Reference ...
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NewsClaims farmers set to face tougher oversight regime
Claims management companies will face more onerous compliance hurdles when the City watchdog takes over their regulation
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NewsCorrupt Manchester solicitor jailed for 43 fraud offences
Firm's boss 'completely undermined this role through his deceitful and absolutely illegal actions'.
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NewsFormer LCJ bids to axe tariffs from Civil Liability Bill
Amendments will come up for debate in the Lords on Tuesday and appear to stand a good chance of succeeding.
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NewsPractice rights unaffected by separate Wales jurisdiction, Welsh government pledges
Dedicated Welsh courts and judges with expertise in the law of Wales are needed to create a wholly separate jurisdiction from England. That is the uncompromising message of the Welsh government in evidence submitted today to the Commission on Justice in Wales. The commission, established last year to review the ...
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Dentons posts record results for UK and Middle East
Global giant Dentons has hailed record financial results in its UK and Middle-East division in the wake of last year’s takeover of former Scottish ‘Big Four’ outfit Maclay Murray & Spens. The region posted annual income of £203.1m for the 12 months to 30 April, an increase of 22% on ...
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NewsMoJ figures show five-figure slump in PI claims
County court statistics reveal that 33,500 fewer cases passed through the system in the first quarter of 2018.