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News in focus – Page 5
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NewsIn Focus: Private equity in the law - 'it's not like Pretty Woman'
Law firms appear a tough sell to private equity, as they have few assets beyond staff and work in progress. But investors are eyeing fresh opportunities in an ‘incredibly fragmented’ market.
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NewsNews focus: Mental health lawyers are willing to strike over pay
Mental health lawyers are demanding a big rise in civil legal aid rates that have slumped in real terms over the last 15 years. And they are prepared to withdraw their labour to get it.
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NewsNews focus: London International Disputes Week begins
London International Disputes Week begins today. The event will underline how the capital retains its peerless reputation for the resolution of complex disputes.
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NewsNews focus: Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry - lawyers in the spotlight
An inquiry into what is arguably the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history is about to turn its spotlight on the role of lawyers. The potential ethical ramifications are profound.
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NewsNews focus: Solicitor-apprenticeships breathe new life into the City
Solicitor-apprenticeships are catching on fast at leading firms in the City and elsewhere, as antiquated attitudes to training and hierarchies wither. A quiet revolution is under way.
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NewsNews focus: Remote fee-sharing model comes under pressure
New-breed firms such as Keystone have enjoyed exponential growth. But as traditional firms adapt to a post-Covid working environment, is the remote fee-sharing model coming under pressure?
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NewsNews focus: Extra resources needed to clear legacy asylum claims backlog, judges tell MPs
The immigration and asylum tribunals are trying to clear the backlog of legacy asylum cases. Senior judges told the justice committee this week that the Illegal Migration Bill will create nrew pressures that will be need to be addressed.
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NewsNews focus: CILEX's proposed divorce from its regulator
CILEX has got the go-ahead to ditch the current regulator of legal executives and get hitched to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. But the divorce, if it happens, is already proving very messy.
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NewsNews focus: Critics of 'woke' climate guidance are missing the point
The Law Society has taken a global lead by producing guidance for solicitors on how the ‘climate crisis’ will affect the profession and adapting to a rapidly changing landscape.
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NewsNews focus: Has no-fault divorce ended the 'blame game'?
No-fault divorce has helped ease the emotional strain of separation for many, but the money still needs to be sorted out. Outdated terminology must be addressed too, practitioners say.
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NewsNews focus: Under the bonnet of credit hire charges
Insurers are hailing a landmark ruling requiring claimants in credit hire cases to disclose their financial status up front. But the claimant sector is less convinced the judgment heralds a sea change.
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NewsNews focus: Multiple questions on the SQE
Nearly half of candidates who sit the ‘gruelling’ new super-exam fail and there are fears employers are too quick to axe them as a result. But the SRA is satisfied with the outcomes of the SQE so far.
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NewsNews focus: LASPO at 10 - can the damage be undone?
Ten years on from the implementation of LASPO, legal aid practitioners continue to bemoan its impact on clients and society. Has the time come for an NHS-style National Legal Service?
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NewsNews focus: National Conveyancing Week - home truths
National Conveyancing Week aims to boost an ‘undervalued and unappreciated’ sector. This week’s inaugural event heard many gripes but also set out to bust a few myths
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NewsNews focus: Highlights from Law Society's risk and compliance conference
Law firms and the regulator are ‘playing catch-up’ on anti-money laundering. ‘Government pressure is colossal,’ SRA chief executive Paul Philip warned solicitors at the annual risk & compliance conference
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NewsNews focus: LawtechUK - £2m next phase to focus on unmet legal need
In the shadow of this week’s Budget statement the government announced the LawtechUK programme will continue, under new management. But its focus will shift away from Big Law.
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NewsNews focus: Counsel of woe - in-house solicitors under pressure on ethics
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s latest review of the in‑house sector explores urgent ethical questions also made topical by the Post Office Horizon Inquiry.
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NewsNews focus: Litigation funder announces social change agenda
Law for Change is a litigation funder with a difference: it has been set up to bring clarity to the laws affecting under-represented people.
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NewsNews focus: Guidance on 'mindful' litigation seeks to address mental health issues
As the law focuses on mental health, aggressive and belligerent litigators appear to be an outdated breed. New guidance from the Mindful Business Charter aims to bring the profession up to date.
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NewsNews focus: Landmark damages awarded in so-called 'revenge porn' case
In the first case of its kind in the civil courts, a woman was this week awarded £100k in damages for what counsel preferred to call ‘image-based abuse’. There are likely to be many more.