All articles by Max Walters – Page 35
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NewsBattle resumes over India liberalisation
Today, counsel for top international firms go to India’s Supreme Court in the long-running battle to open up the legal services market.
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NewsSolicitors facing PC fee hike to fund new quango
Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision could cost up to £25 per supervised individual.
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NewsBar defends traditional values in attacks on training and price transparency proposals
The Bar Council has staunchly defended the ‘values’ of the bar, hitting out regulatory proposals to re-evaluate the role of the Inns of Court and require barristers to publish prices. The council said the role of the Inns of Court should remain mandatory because they ‘play a fundamental role in ...
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NewsIndian 'fly in fly out' case heads to Supreme Court
Magic circle and international firms to argue for rights for foreign lawyers.
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NewsCity solicitors voice superexam training fears
City of London Law Society says trainee intake could be made up of students qualifying through different routes.
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NewsDon't leave trainees hanging on, law firms told
Guidance pushed for by Junior Lawyers Division will recommend firms give sufficient notice of retention decisions.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons eyes Bristol expansion
Firm will add an extra 11,000 square feet in office space when it moves into new home.
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NewsUniversity reinstates LPC despite looming super exam
University of Hertfordshire says students will learn similar skillsets to those picked up in SQE 1.
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NewsFirst post-merger results show Eversheds 'power group' drawing less
Accounts published last week show highest paid partner took slight pay cut in year ending 30 April.
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NewsBLP borrows £25m as top-earner takes home £1.4m
City firm’s 2017 accounts reveal sharp rise in short-term borrowing.
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NewsSlaughters' banking crisis sage to helm City watchdog
Charles Randell reportedly billed HM Treasury £32.9m for work during the financial crash.
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NewsAccident claims company director fined for inventing crash
Miles Savory wanted to obtain contact details of owner of car registration plate he wanted to buy.
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NewsMinority ethnic students lagging behind in LPC success
Figures published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority also reveal stark contrast between training providers.
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NewsJunior lawyers quizzed over mental health
Survey to be sent to young lawyers to follow up previous exercise revealing levels of high stress.
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NewsA&O's top-earner makes nearly £70,000 a week
Accounts show that partners enjoyed a six-figure boost to earnings from currency conversion.
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NewsDon't throw out Euro patent court along with EU, IP experts urge
Position paper calls on the government to make series of pledges to help professionals post-Brexit.
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NewsClifford Chance elite 13 share £16m
Top partners cash as magic circle firm reports 8% increase in profits.
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NewsGovernment mulls county court judgment shakeup
Consultation paper says unresolved debts can have major impact on credit ratings.
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NewsWhistleblowing DJ vows to fight on at Supreme Court
Former solicitor Claire Gilham is seeking the same legal protections as ’workers’ in her battle for redress after raising concerns about the courts system.