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Bank gets new Branch
Sonya Branch will join the Bank of England from the Competition and Markets Authority.
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Law university offers foundation course
University of Law establishes a one-year foundation programme for international students wishing to progress to undergraduate study.
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NewsNew chief for CCBE
Philip Buisseret is the new secretary-general of the Council of Bars and Law societies of Europe.
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NewsTunis attack victim was retired solicitor
Tributes paid to Sally Adey, retired solicitor and wife of Shakespeares partner.
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NewsNew scheme to help avoid ‘costly’ design disputes
Intellectual Property Office planning opinions service for disputes over design rights.
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NewsMany lawyers unaware of how PC funds regulation
Four in ten solicitors do not realise they pay for the Legal Services Board and ombudsman.
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NewsJudges removed from office after viewing porn at work
Investigation concludes conduct was ‘inexcusable misuse of judicial IT accounts and wholly unacceptable’.
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NewsProfits soar as firms capitalise on recovery
Corporate work has surged and conveyancing is at a 10-year high.
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NewsLaw Society minority group appoints chair
Caroline Newman has been appointed inaugural chair of the Law Society’s Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division.
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London eyes apprentices
London boroughs including Harrow and Barnet, Hillingdon and Islington will be among the first organisations to offer the University of Law’s Legal Services Higher Apprenticeships.
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NewsLaw school says it is first university to apply for ABS
Nottingham Law School aims to give students insight into practising as lawyers.
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NewsMPs lambast civil legal aid reforms
Justice committee’s devastating report on part 1 of LASPO highlights botched implementation and calls for policy review.
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NewsLSB sounds death knell for handling client money
Regulators are looking at system in France, where lawyers are prevented from holding client money.
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NewsSRA wins plaudits for complaints-handling
Auditor says fall in complaints about the regulator is ‘likely’ to reflect better performance.
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NewsDefault judgments soar as defences plummet
Number of judgments in civil courts rises by a quarter.
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NewsSRA warns of ‘Friday afternoon fraud’ risk
Regulator continues to get regular reports of scammers stealing from firms despite repeated warnings not to disclose sensitive details.
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NewsRegulator probes firm representing Iraqis
British soldiers were exonerated last year by the Al-Sweady inquiry after claims they were involved in murder and torture.
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Three new Law Society Excellence awards
Three new categories – of human rights, technology and private client practice – are included in the lineup for the Law Society Excellence Awards 2015.
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Ex-Freshfields lawyers start litigation boutique
Dispute resolution lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Russian office have left the magic circle firm to open litigation boutique Kulkov, Kolotilov & Partners.