News – Page 13
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NewsGlobal firm announces India breakthrough
Combination between Dentons and Link Legal will be a first in the closed Indian market.
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NewsRegulator consults on indemnity scheme
SRA-run indemnity scheme will replace the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) when it is wound up next year.
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NewsLegal secretary barred for abuse of City firm’s air miles
Non solicitor employee was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2019.
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NewsFirms offered roadmap to diversity and inclusion
Law Society unveils three-step action plan to help deliver strategies that create lasting change.
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NewsBar attacks 'disproportionately white' government panels
Research points to 'unmistakeable lack of ethnic diversity' Bar Council says.
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NewsLegal sector continued to grow in July
Latest figures show sector turnover of £3.7bn was 8.3% up on the previous year.
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NewsSolicitors offered insight into DDJ applications
Pre-application seminar will give up-to-date guidance and advice on the selection process.
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NewsCompensation replacement for SIF ‘unlawful’
Regulation expert and largest regional law society question need to change the model of protection from ‘long tail’ claims.
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NewsPaperless conveyancing 'the norm' by 2025, Land Registry suggests
Vision appears in 'Enabling a world leading property market' strategy and business plan.
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NewsSociety ‘in principle’ backs SRA-run SIF replacement
Chancery Lane and sole practitioners respond to SRA discussion paper on post six-year run-off cover.
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NewsConveyancer checklist to reduce lease application errors
HM Land Registry says surrender and regrants are complex and often misunderstood.
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NewsFlagship civil claims centre to close in merger
Salford Money Claims Centre set to merge with Northampton under HMCTS reform programme.
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NewsGlobal firms grew by 12% in UK last year
Annual State of the UK Legal Market survey shows demand growing above pre-Covid levels.
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NewsSexual misconduct will not be punished with fines, SRA proposes
Regulator promises 'rigorous steps' to improve the robustness of procedures under new fining powers.
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NewsClaimants call for review of stagnant fixed costs
Rule-makers are warned that lawyers will leave the market if costs do not match inflation.
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NewsLawtech chief signals new direction with funding boost
Next phase of LawtechUK initiative will focus on access to justice with £4m from MoJ.
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NewsMerger activity likely to rise after post lockdown lull
Deals put on the backburner as profits soared in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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NewsCriminal defender in line for Law Society presidency
Richard Atkinson has specialised in criminal law for 30 years with a focus on serious crime litigation.
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News£250 goodwill payouts for SQE fiasco
SRA chief executive says lessons will be learned from the disruption on 21 July.
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NewsSRA proposes U-turn on indemnity fund
Options set out in discussion paper include 'new consumer protection arrangement' within the regulator.