News – Page 112
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NewsLocal authority turns to private practice for support
Coventry City Council becomes 100th member of legal consortium EM LawShare.
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NewsFixed-fee firms offering cheaper service, LSB finds
Oversight regulator wants more firms to publish fees on their websites – and finds big variations in amounts charged.
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NewsM&A hack attack on 48 elite law firms
Security experts have long warned that law firms are seen as a ‘weak link’ in the chain of secrecy.
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News‘Tribal’ culture eroding faith in legal process – bar regulator
The complex language used at the bar can leave clients struggling, Bar Standards Board report says.
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NewsAviva probes 17,000 whiplash claims but admits fraud is falling
Number of staged accidents detected by firm in 2015 fell by 40%.
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NewsBar regulator approved to license ABSs
The BSB could start approving alternative business structures from October – more than two years after it had originally intended.
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NewsSlater and Gordon legal chief quits after two months
Resignation comes in a month when the revised business plan must be delivered to lenders.
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News‘Fat cat’ lawyer image creating more LiPs, says Citizens Advice
Nine in 10 litigants in person find experience negatively affected their health, relationships, work or finances.
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NewsFour councils join forces to create new legal service
Orbis Public Law expected to generate £1m in savings within next three years.
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NewsPet charity targets solicitors for free wills service
PDSA will pay solicitors a fee to write wills for its supporters.
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NewsATE insurers ‘desperate’, claims bullish Burford
Litigation funder posts record profits despite fall in insurance business post-Jackson.
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NewsScottish firms hike profits – but warn of ‘saturated’ market
Solicitors north of the border also expect more Anglo-Scottish mergers in the next 12-18 months.
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NewsGlobal firm to cut 15% of Europe and Middle East partnership
An additional 45 business services roles in London will also be axed by King & Wood Mallesons.
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NewsConveyancers’ regulator to cut fees
Council for Licensed Conveyancers intends to apply reduced rate across the board from 1 November.
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NewsQualitySolicitors stalwart exits to be standalone business
Firm concentrates on deepening local roots rather than being part of a national brand.
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NewsSRA ‘concerned’ at PI practices aiding fraud
Regulator issues warning notice on potential fraud in PI cases, reminding the profession of its obligations.
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NewsCouncil awards its 'ABS' contract ahead of licence
Kent County Council reveals more details of its legal services company venture.
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Stamp duty relief over enforcement
Conveyancers will be provided with written guidance and online calculators to deal with additional administrative obligations.
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NewsBLP and Greenberg Traurig end merger talks
Merger talks have been called off over a lack of ‘common ground’.
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NewsSimpson Millar plans spring marketing assault
National firm now comfortably the biggest revenue stream for listed parent company Fairpoint PLC.