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NewsFirm hire: senior associate at Lodders
Baldish Khatkar Baldish Khatkar, Lodders The Birmingham-based family law practice of regional firm Lodders has recruited divorce and financial specialist Baldish Khatkar as senior associate. She joins Lodders from specialist family law firm Blair Allison. Khatkar’s move to Lodders in Birmingham’s St Paul’s Square follows the closure ...
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NewsBar considers responses on future of pupillage
Chambers and entities asked if they wish to continue providing the traditional pathway to qualification.
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NewsMagic circle solicitor gets High Court nod
Sarah Falk is one of only three solicitors appointed directly from private practice - and the first woman.
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NewsAward-winning PI firm sold after collapse into administration
Disease specialist Roberts Jackson suffers financial problems ’endemic’ to the personal injury sector.
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NewsNews focus: Labour reveals justice plans
Making legal aid a pillar of the welfare state and providing duty solicitors for border detainees were among justice policies announced at the party’s conference last week
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NewsLaw Society: One in three law firms targeted by cyberscammers as PII hike looms
Insurance costs are set to rise, Society survey confirms – but an increase may be needed to maintain competition and capacity
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NewsIdentity politics in the courtroom
Client dons a ginger wig to ‘test’ a witness’s identification.
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NewsID and escrow start-up fights conveyancing fraud
Digital property platform Thirdfort due to begin trials with an estate agent this autumn.
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NewsPrime slot snub leaves Burgon on the fringes
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon misses out on star billing at Labour conference.
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NewsInsurance rule change to hit 7,000 firms
New regulations affecting how insurance products are sold could affect up to 7,000 law firms, the SRA says.
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NewsLegal aid: Low income defendants 'forced into poverty'
Law Society warns that defendants who have to pay a proportion of legal costs are struggling to maintain a decent standard of living.
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NewsGive shoppers instant price estimate, conveyancers told
Licensed conveyancers will have to publish cost and service information on their websites from December.
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NewsFirms join university's legal tech initiative
Manchester consortium aims to look at impact of technology on the legal sector.
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NewsOut-of-time appeals allowed after judgments sent to wrong addresses
Claimants had missed the 42-day deadline to make a challenge, but courts opts to exercise its discretion.
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NewsPunish guilty barristers more quickly, says bar regulator
Some tribunal cases are taking two years or more to conclude, BSB says.
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News'Beset by austerity': Ryder condemns justice underfunding
Senior president of tribunals echoes stinging remarks from a Supreme Court judge.
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NewsFirm hire: Kidd joins family team
Derbyshire firm Banner Jones has expanded its Family Law team with the appointment of solicitor Adam Kidd to its Chesterfield office. Adam Kidd and Kelly Parks Adam Kidd and Kelly Parks, Banner Jones Kidd joins the team having completed his LPC at the University of Law in ...
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NewsTurkey: Professional bodies submit concerns to UN
Dire position deteriorating as threats to lawyers are incorporated into law.