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Insurers 'discriminate' against black and ethnic law firms
Black and minority ethnic (BME) law firms are over-represented in the assigned risks pool – but almost twice as likely as their white counterparts to secure market insurance and leave the ARP, according to research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The ARP is the insurer ...
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Society appeal to UN over Mexico human rights abuses
The Law Society has written to the UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers to call for an end to the ‘atmosphere of impunity’ in Mexico that it claims allows military and state authorities to harass, criminalise and threaten lawyers acting for the victims of human rights ...
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Solicitors facing ABSs must review their options
The profession is at a crossroads and facing some of the most difficult challenges for generations. None are greater than the challenges facing small firms. The pressure exerted by financial institutions, whether professional indemnity insurers, lenders or before-the-event insurers, means ...
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Absolute truth
I read with interest Andrea Minichiello Williams’s article on the victimising of Christians. With the exception of the Johns case, which was appallingly reported by the BBC, I agree entirely with everything she says. It may not seem important to many that Christians in this country ...
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Jail for trust probate executive in £100k fraud
A trust probate executive from Hove has been jailed for 30 months for defrauding four elderly women clients out of a total of £100,000. Jacqueline D’Hazzard (pictured), 44, pleaded guilty to four offences committed while she was a trust probate executive at Brighton firm Engleharts ...
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Top firms involved in merger talks
Almost three-quarters of UK law firms have entered into talks about mergers in the past year, according to research. The survey of the country’s top-200 law firms by turnover found that 74.2% have made an approach to, or been approached by, another firm with a view ...
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Network launches for Islamic finance lawyers
A network of worldwide Islamic finance lawyers is to launch next week. Luxembourg-based Islamic Finance Lawyers (ISFIN) said it is looking to recruit more lawyers to provide Sharia-compliant investment advice worldwide. The network aims to bring together specialist lawyers from member law ...
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New website launches for personal injury claims
A new website has launched to gather personal injury claims for solicitors. The site selects only one firm per geographical area. Firms pay a flat monthly fee for the service which is based on the population of the area covered. ...
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Clifford Chance promotes nine partners in greater China
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has promoted 23 lawyers to its partnership – including 12 in Asia. The firm said the partnership promotions, which took effect on May 1, reflected a new commitment to business in the Far East, with nine of the new partners focused on the Greater China ...
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BSB gives go ahead for barristers to sue solicitors over fees
The Bar Standards Board has given the green light for the introduction of standard contractual terms that will enable barristers to sue solicitors for unpaid fees.
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Time is running out for Luddites
This weekend saw some momentous failures in football refereeing decisions at the top of the Premier League, at a time when the climax to the season is being approached and much of the world is watching on television. For those of you not interested ...
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Holman Fenwick Willan posts increase in revenue
Global expansion has seen international firm Holman Fenwick Willan secure revenue of £112.5m for the last year. The figure represents a 6% increase on a comparative 12-month period for 2009/10, with revenue from offices outside of London up by 45%. That jump ...
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Complaints clinic: Legal Ombudsman
The ambiguous relationship between solicitors and clients can lead to problems arising around instructions One of the things we have spent a lot of time doing at the Legal Ombudsman – and still have ...
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SRA launches roadshow events on future of the profession
A series of talks on the future of the legal profession will start this week as the Solicitors Regulation Authority goes on the road. Around 2,500 lawyers are expected to attend the 2011 roadshows across the country – starting at the Law Society headquarters in Chancery ...
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Bar Standards Board to allow barristers to conduct litigation
The Bar Standards Board has approved proposals to regulate advocacy focused legal entities and allow barristers to conduct litigation. At a meeting last Thursday, the BSB decided it will regulate advocacy focused alternative business structures, legal disciplinary practices (LDPs) and barrister-only entities, but not multi-disciplinary practices. ...
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From law suits to ties
Obiter had to check the calendar last week on receiving an email announcing the launch of a ‘revolutionary’ new product created by Scottish solicitor Chris Gibson: the ‘SuperTie’. The ‘guaranteed perfect necktie’ combines ‘the innovation of a zipper mechanism’ with ‘Scottish values of high quality’. ...
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Out of la mêlée
Just in, this match report from a gruelling international rugby encounter between the Cardiff Lawyers XV and their Parisian counterparts, Rugby Club du Palais de Justice de Paris. Mark Rostron, partner at Hunt & Morgan, informs Obiter that it was a physical encounter with hard hits going in from both ...
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Personal injury
Health and safety at work - Codes of practice - Employers’ liability - Noise Stephanie Baker (Respondent) v (1) Quantum Clothing Group (2) Pretty Polly Ltd (3) Meridian Ltd (Appellants): SC (Justices of the Supreme Court: Lords Mance, Kerr, ...
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Immigration
Penology and criminology - Absconding - Category D prisoners - Classification R (on the application of Gregory Omoregbee) (Claimant) v (1) Secretary of State for Justice (2) Governor of Hewell Prison (Defendants) and UK Border Agency (Interested Party): CA ...
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Human rights
Freezing orders - Lists - Right to a fair trial - Terrorists Secretary of State for the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Affairs v (1) E Maftah (2) A Khaled: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Judge LCJ, Lord Justice Sedley, Lady ...