All News articles – Page 257
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NewsUS firms in London shun low-margin work to outperform Brits
City partners who work for US top-15 are 25% more profitable than UK peers.
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NewsQuoting only hourly rate unfair, EU court rules
Client must be given ‘particulars that enable the consumer to assess the approximate total cost of those services’.
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NewsProfits rebound at Knights as listed firm unveils fresh acquisition
Knights claims it is now the largest regional commercial practice in the UK.
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NewsSolicitors face trial as duty of care summary judgment set aside
Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors & Ors judgment finds there are ‘exceptional cases where solicitors have been held to owe duty of care to someone who is not their client’.
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NewsFirms go under as PII premiums soar to 20% of turnover
Indemnity insurance becoming particularly expensive for firms reliant on conveyancing work.
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NewsParading your identity politics
ID parades in the days when I had just qualified were nerve-racking.
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NewsNews focus: Bar's watchdog comes under heavy fire
Annual report card marks down bar’s regulator on leadership and enforcement – but barrister representatives counter that the Legal Services Board has fallen victim to mission creep.
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NewsNews focus: Artificial intelligence debuts at the Old Bailey
First use of AI-based technology in Old Bailey murder trial is rightly regarded as a watershed moment, but after many false starts veterans of past ‘hype cycles’ are tempering their expectations.
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News'Pull out all the stops' to retain talent, GCs told
Report on current state of in-house market suggests businesses want to poach experienced lawyers.
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NewsFirm hires: Dispute resolution partners join Charles Russell Speechlys
Firm welcomes Richard Kiddell and Alim Khamis to its London and Qatar offices respectively.
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NewsLand Registry updates conveyancers on performance
Latest data shows agency is receiving 2.3 million applications every month.
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NewsHong Kong activist's London lawyers receive rape and death threats
Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai faces trial on national security charges but legal team says proceedings are trumped up.
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NewsSolicitor serving 12 years in prison struck off
Fraud conviction came three years after prison sentence for contempt.
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News'We owe it to our history': 250-year-old law firm vows to survive Metamorph collapse
Aylesbury-based Parrott & Coales is one of three firms owned by the Metamorph Group which have not been closed down by the SRA.
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NewsBitcoin millionaire to fight contempt charge over judgment 'leak'
Admissibility of 'privileged' material may be questioned in criminal hearing over alleged embargo breach.
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NewsCourt rejects costs budgeting plea on child's clin neg claim
Judge accepts incurred costs are high but says there are too many unknowns to make order.
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NewsGlobal bar led by woman for first time in 20 years
Gender equality one of five themes Almudena Arpón de Mendívil will focus on during her presidency of the International Bar Association.
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NewsFirm hire: Roche Legal welcomes solicitor Lynsey Bashforth
Bashforth will work with the firm’s new and existing clients alongside launching a new series of clinics and presentations for police officers in 2023.
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News'Underappreciated' associates want to quit - survey
Report suggests firms are in danger of losing talent if they do not offer more attractive reward packages and career paths.