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NewsPay to be 'aligned with performance' as City firm floats
Dispute resolution specialist Rosenblatt to become the fourth practice to float shares in its own right.
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NewsGoodbye Sue, Grabbit & Runne? Defamation cases at new low
Courts in England and Wales heard 49 cases last year, with celebrities making more use of privacy actions.
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NewsClients 'lack confidence' to complain about their lawyer
Legal watchdog also wary of 'fragmentation' of the market leading to greater confusion about protection.
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NewsRock and Rolls
Sir Cliff Richard appeared at the Rolls Building in London last week to give evidence in a landmark privacy case that is testing the boundaries of media freedom.
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NewsJobs to go as Keen sticks to reform script
PI lawyers heard in Birmingham last week that there will be no let-up in reforms.
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NewsSoap and glory
Fans of popular British soap operas get all emotional over actions of fictional solicitors.
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NewsPrivacy and past crimes
James Morton People seeking privacy over past misdemeanours are following an old tradition. Ninety years ago Sergeant Sullivan, opening a libel action by Francis Alfonso Smith, asked the jury to say that there was too much revival of matter which ‘Mr Smith might hope was buried’. ...
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NewsCapture ruling opens way to costs recovery
Ahead of a potential costs windfall, PI firms will comb their records this week for cases where insurers have settled claims direct.
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NewsGDPR warning over boilerplate policy
The Law Society has published a checklist for firms in the latest instalment of advice on compliance with GDPR.
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NewsMagic circle's mixed bag on gender
Magic circle firms have continued to address gender imbalance in their annual promotion rounds.
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NewsNews focus: Siege mentality at APIL conference
APIL’s conference did little to dispel the perception of a personal injury sector perpetually in crisis, and the Civil Liability Bill will pile more pressure on beleaguered practitioners.
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NewsLawyer ‘advisers’ set to supplant judges
New category of legal adviser may be delegated up to 22 powers, in amendments published as part of new rules concerning holiday sickness claims.
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News'Skeletal' whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Lords committee not convinced lord chancellor will make a better job of setting damages than judges.
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NewsPromotions: Shulmans LLP
UK top 200 corporate law firm, Shulmans LLP, has announced the promotion of two of its associates to partner as part of its career progression scheme, Forward with Shulmans. Under the scheme, which provides a framework for developing the best legal talent in the region, ...
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NewsLabour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
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NewsNeuberger: I suspect I have been guilty of bullying
International Bar Association is to send out a global survey seeking views on harrasment in the workplace.