News – Page 103
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NewsConveyancing clerk banned from profession over fake client emails
Non-solicitor Graham Borley ordered to pay £7,500 financial penalty because of employer's ABS status.
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NewsDon't meddle without evidence, Society warns competition watchdog
Chancery Lane supports call for more pricing transparency – but says it should be delivered by the market.
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NewsProfits dive at BLM
Top-50 insurance litigation firm, which has expanded into Scotland and Northern Ireland, plans a global network.
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NewsABSs in Scotland – rarer than Nessie
It’s nearly six years since the Scottish Parliament sanctioned the introduction of new business models north of the border. The profession is still waiting.
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News‘Shared cultural norms’ harming competition, says super-regulator
Legal Services Board backs competition watchdog’s call for price transparency and consumer choice.
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News‘Incompetent’ LAA criticised over crime tender amendments
The Legal Aid Agency has issued four amendments to the procurement process.
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NewsFirms not signposting complaints rights, says LeO
Analysis of complaints reveals four out of five found the Legal Ombudsman without any help from their solicitor.
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NewsFirms line up for asset recovery ‘privatisation’
City of London Police has fielded strong interest from profession in inaugural fraud panel.
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NewsNegative rate threat to conveyancing fees
Record low interest rates have prompted warnings that banks may charge for deposits.
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NewsFamily practice shut down following fraud conviction
Regulator intervenes into practice of Dianna Lee, also known as Dianna Gerald, Donna Gerald, Diana Gerhold and Diane Glackin.
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NewsMagic circle firm takes on paralegal apprentices
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to offer two apprenticeships at its Manchester-based legal services centre.
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NewsCity police recruit law firms to recover criminal assets
Pilot scheme ‘privatises’ asset seizure in bid to combat cybercrime epidemic.
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NewsFirm named for not paying national minimum wage
Law practice one of 197 businesses to have been issued with a notice of underpayment.
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NewsKennedys comes home for £150m marine merger
International firm confirms combination with shipping firm Waltons & Morse.
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NewsUnsecured creditors due 6.48p in pound from Manches pre-pack deal
Liquidators’ report sets out financial impact of 2013 collapse of top-100 firm.
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NewsProfits steady at Olswang despite 10% turnover drop
Fall in revenues follows 'decoupling' of Berlin office, firm says.
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NewsBrexit: Addleshaws postpones pay review
Corporate firm has warned that growth this year will be a ‘challenge’ following June’s Brexit vote.
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NewsFake universities ‘likely to have offered law degrees’
Of 62 bogus learning institutions identified, 25 based overseas claiming to be UK universities have been closed down.
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NewsBar ‘entities’ flop – so fees under review
Bar Standards Board expected 400 applications from lawyers hoping to incorporate into single-person ‘entities’. There were just 46.
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NewsBrexit: UK firms ‘need US-qualified lawyers’
‘No mass exodus yet’ but City firms may have to revise their employment strategies to compete, say recruiters.