News – Page 12
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NewsLaw firms 'wait it out' as profitability slides
Global demand for legal services slips as operating expenses soar.
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NewsCharity specialist absorbs Hall & Birtles
Counterculture Partnership announces merger with North Yorkshire firm.
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NewsCPRC to give ‘early notice’ of fixed costs rules
Changes will see fixed recoverable costs extended to nearly all money claims worth up to £100,000.
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NewsNew powers for forensic science regulator by end of March
Statutory code will create 'the ultimate power of prohibition'.
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NewsStruck-off siblings' appeal dismissed
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal right to find 'complete departure' from the standards expected of profession.
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NewsSRA reported £149m of ‘suspicious activity’ last year
Chair Anna Bradley says regulator 'significantly increased' resources dedicated to preventing and detecting money laundering.
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NewsNon party applying for copy of court order can keep anonymity
Litigant had sought applicant's personal details to support charges of alleged harassment.
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News'Ping your lawyer' app expands into commercial property
Specialist business firm communicates with clients via LawBite digital platform.
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News120-year wait for judiciary to be fully representative - Society
Government urged to address 'structural barriers' holding back talented candidates.
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NewsPrivate equity-backed business snaps up Farleys
London-based Blixt Group entered the legal market last year through Lawfront subsidiary.
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NewsSolicitor judge Johnson appointed to JAC
Former Herbert Smith Freehills partner becomes one of six judicial commissioners.
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NewsWomen earn 34% less than men at the bar
Bar Council chair Mark Fenhalls KC says chambers should ensure work is distributed fairly.
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NewsCLC renews push for firms to switch regulator
Conveyancing regulator says numbers are picking up now that issues regarding run-off cover and lender panels have been resolved.
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NewsUK ‘trying to re-engage’ on Lugano convention
Justice minister pledges to attack market barriers to legal services.
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NewsMerger would create £430m transatlantic firm
Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans confirm they are in 'early discussions'.
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NewsFee income still holding up at top 100
Annual law firm survey finds healthier than expected financial performance at major firms.
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News‘Privileged’ legal sector escapes AML rules, campaign group claims
Spotlight on Corruption calls for bigger role for SRA as MPs debate giving regulator unlimited fining powers.
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NewsSuper-regulator to probe CILEX civil war
LSB cites 'apparent breakdown in relationship between CILEX and CRL and consequential breakdown of trust and communication'.
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NewsTrainee retention rate slips at Eversheds
Eversheds Sutherland and DAC Beachcroft announce NQ decisions.
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NewsFirms cutting office space and bullish about mergers
HSBC survey shows 70% of law firm leaders expect more M&A activity in coming 12 months.