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Claims portal efficiency wait
Law firms using the new claims protocol for employers’ and public liability claims will have to wait until the end of September to take advantage of the more efficient method of registering a case. Use of the portal was extended beyond road traffic accident claims to EL and PL claims ...
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New partner: CMS in London
Simon Kilgour is now a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group at CMS in London
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Compliance failures spark SRA sanctions
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued its first two sanctions from the mass failure to properly nominate compliance officers.
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NewsThe wages of crime
Overall, participants in the world’s great robberies do not seem to have lived happily on the proceeds.
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NewsFirms warned to tackle lock-up days
Small and mid-tier firms are being warned to tighten financial practices, with a large proportion running up excessive amounts of unbilled work. The firm’s experts said economic pressure was causing some firms to lower their client acceptance barriers, leading to working capital issues further down the line ...
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NewsDoubts over MoJ’s savings target
The Ministry of Justice’s ability to hit its budget target called into question
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Law graduates flock to paralegal roles
Law firms are receiving up to 100 applications for every paralegal vacancy
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Rise in solicitors on the roll
Some 6,771 solicitors were admitted to the roll in the last 12 months
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New associate: Michael Wolstencroft at Roberts Jackson Solicitors
Michael Wolstencroft is now Associate at Roberts Jackson Solicitors
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NewsHigh Court refers firm to SRA after contempt ruling
The High Court has referred an east London firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after finding its senior partner in contempt of court.
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NewsJacoby & Meyers makes inroads into Europe
Pioneering US firm Jacoby & Meyers has announced plans for a joint venture with a UK firm as it expands its operation into the European market.
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Firm hires: Jason Connolly at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Jason Connolly is now a Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment.
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New associate: Gareth Roberts at Acuity Legal Limited
Gareth Roberts is now Associate at Acuity Legal Limited.
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Accountancy giants consider ABS moves
Two of the UK’s major accountancy firms are considering applications to become providers of regulated legal services.
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QualitySolicitors leaves WH Smith stores
Legal access points for QualitySolicitors are disappearing from WH Smith stores across the country at the end of a two-year tie-up.
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NewsLSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees
The Legal Services Board has granted an application by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to alter the rules on referral arrangements in conveyancing work.
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NewsDPP to review ‘predatory’ abuse case
The director of public prosecutions today started a review into a case in which a 13-year-old sexual abuse victim was described as ‘predatory’ by a prosecutor
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NewsList of approved judges for child abuse cases
Rules governing how serious sex cases and proceedings involving vulnerable witnesses are heard will be tightened up.