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NewsMore banks admit creating ‘law firms’ to send debt letters
MP says HSBC and RBS letters were ‘designed to pull the wool over consumers’ eyes’.
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NewsMoJ ‘some way off’ a viable criminal contract scheme
Ministry is introducing new contracting arrangements alongside £215m cuts to the criminal legal aid budget.
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NewsInsurance lawyers call for more ‘robust’ heroism bill
Committee session also hears concerns from claimant lawyers about proposed legislation.
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NewsFraud divorce case goes to Supreme Court
Alison Sharland’s case against her multi-millionaire former husband will be heard in June 2015.
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NewsAspiring lawyer crowd-funds Oxford tuition fees
Rachael Owhin raised £10,000 in less than 10 days to fund a masters course at Wolfson College, Oxford.
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NewsWoolf to head historic child abuse inquiry
Appointment is the latest hot seat for Lord Mayor, former Law Society president and City firm partner.
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NewsAllen & Overy expands lawyer-on-demand service
The firm’s Peerpoint service was started last November to enable lawyers to work for it on a contract basis.
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Firm hires: Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright grows German antitrust and competition team with new partner appointment.
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NewsFirm hires: HBJW Law LLP
HBJW have appointed three new trainee solicitors, Lucy Thomas, Rachael James and Rhys Dando.
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NewsClaimant lawyers face client history tests
Mandatory checks on history of potential clients proposed in latest government move against whiplash claims.
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NewsSRA hints at rethink on compliance roles
Chief executive Paul Philip says review of COLP and COFA regime will form part of ‘radical overhaul’.
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NewsCo-op Legal's losses soar by 70%
Results reflect the cost of restructuring, Co-operative Legal Services says.
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NewsLand Registry chief announces departure
Ed Lester to leave next year following government’s rebuff of ‘service delivery company’ plan.
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NewsSouth-west council slashes legal budget
Local authority said the £500,000 saving over the next year would mean a reduction in staffing levels.
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NewsCalls for legal advice strategy
The fragmentation of civil legal advice since the April cuts has undermined community cohesion, MPs were told today.
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NewsLSB caution on growth of paid McKenzie friends
Paid legal advisers should be recognised as a ‘legitimate feature’ of the legal services market, says LSB chairman.
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NewsCall to keep UK legal sector competitive
Government must act now to maintain the UK’s competitiveness and retains its position as a global leader for legal services, says Law Society deputy vice-president.
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NewsBLM creates single City office
The firm will move around 350 staff members from two current sites.
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NewsCo-op Legal's 2015 profit pledge
An upbeat business forecast is accompanied by group assurances about financial backing.
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NewsFamily courts unfair for litigants in person, MPs told
Family lawyers’ groups gave evidence to the Common’s Justice Committee on the impact of civil legal aid cuts.