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Challinors: it’s ‘business as usual’
Midlands firm Challinors today issued a ‘business as usual’ notice despite ongoing efforts to prepare for the sale of the practice.
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Hill Dickinson sells office to Caan-backed Knights
Private equity-backed Midlands firm Knights Solicitors has announced the acquisition of the Chester office of top-50 firm Hill Dickinson.
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Culture change call for Chancery Division
The Chancery Division of the High Court must undergo cultural change according to the first comprehensive review of the division in 30 years.
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Firms ‘not responding’ to calls
Fierce competition between mid-tier professional services firms has failed to make them more responsive to new business enquiries
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Commons whiplash inquiry finds for claimants
MPs today warn the government that its plans to cut the cost of whiplash claims will impair access to justice and leave the door open for claims management companies.
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Report: lawyers struggle with learning disability clients
Lawyers struggle to provide people with learning disabilities with the specialist support they need, according to new research published today.
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Jurors found guilty of Facebook and Google contempts
Two former jurors were today found guilty of contempt of court for posting comments on Facebook and using Google for research.
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Knock-on costs of tribunal fees could outstrip savings
Costs resulting from the introduction of tribunal fees could outstrip the annual estimated savings of £10m, employment lawyers and unions have warned.
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Saunders welcomed as new DPP
Lawyers have welcomed the appointment of a Crown Prosecution Service insider as the next director of public prosecutions.
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No welcome in the valleys for national firms, research finds
Welsh lawyers are unhappy with their government’s efforts to encourage English firms to expand into the country, a new study has found.
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Government ‘must listen to reason’ on whiplash – PI lawyers
Lawyers today welcomed a parliamentary report on whiplash that ‘finally recognised the realities’ of the claims system.
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The view from Qatar
Qatar’s state-of-the-art litigation centre is not attempting to poach business from London
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TSol set for major recruitment push
Whitehall’s central legal services provider the Treasury Solicitors Department (TSol) is to recruit 40 lawyers after spending nearly £4.6m on temporary staff through outsourcer Capita, the Gazette can reveal. The recruitment campaign is for advisory, commercial, employment and litigation lawyers at civil service grade 7, with salaries between £47,086 and ...
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Exclusive: 400,000 personal files stolen in court closure
Computer equipment storing more than 400,000 confidential court files was stolen from a court - and the theft only discovered months later when it appeared for sale on eBay, the Gazette can exclusively reveal. The network server, which contained personal details of victims and witnesses, was apparently stolen by a ...
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Austen’s £10 fine for lawyers
Obiter is concerned at the choice of author Jane Austen for the token woman decorating the ‘B’ side of our banknotes. What’s wrong with that? Surely the intricacies of estates, settlements, trusts and wills - grist to her novels - provide a compelling record of private client work at the ...
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SRA approves £50-£350 charge scale for advocacy accreditation
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved the fees that solicitors will be required to pay for accreditation under the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA). Fees are set for the four accreditation levels and solicitors will have to make payment on registration, on progression and when seeking reaccreditation. To ...
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Private equity investor in £4m probate deal
Private equity investor Smedvig Capital has confirmed it has pumped £4m into probate company Kings Court Trust..
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Lambeth eyes ABS to save legal spend
The London Borough of Lambeth’s in-house legal department is considering forming an alternative business structure to help reduce its £3m annual external legal spend. Lambeth has to slash costs by 45% but cannot cut the size of its already-stretched legal team, said Mark Hynes (pictured), Lambeth director of governance and ...
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Bribery Act lying dormant, SFO admits
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating just two cases relating to the Bribery Act more than two years after the new law came into force, the Gazette has learned. A freedom of information request has revealed the SFO has yet to bring any prosecutions under the new legislation and has ...