News – Page 130
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NewsSociety concerned over company transparency plan
Prison penalty for failing to comply 'extremely disproportionate', Law Society tells government.
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NewsLaw Society reveals shortlist of ‘unsung heroes’
Winners of this year’s Excellence Awards will be announced at a ceremony in London on 22 October.
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NewsMan flu? Women solicitors take more sick leave, study suggests
Law Society publishes report on health and wellbeing of practising certificate holders.
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NewsSlater and Gordon: Quindell’s accounting issues are history
Firm set to move away from Quindell’s focus on noise-induced hearing loss claims after buying its legal services division.
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NewsQuindell faces criminal investigation over profit errors
New finance director admits former accounting treatment of hearing loss claims was ‘not acceptable’.
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NewsLibor sentence ‘good for lawyers’ as City seeks advice
Sentence given to first person found guilty of Libor manipulation could encourage traders to assess their own liability, lawyers say.
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NewsNumber of barristers conducting litigation growing
But the 214 barristers authorised to conduct litigation since January 2014 is still lower figure than expected, bar regulator says.
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NewsFirms referred over Sonae group litigation
Court hears of forged signatures, pop-up shops and cold calling in unsuccessful PI claims after Merseyside fire.
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NewsQualified solicitors applying for paralegal roles, says CILEx
Baker & McKenzie says job advertisement illustrates 'commonplace' phenomenon.
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NewsFairpoint snaps up PI firm in £9m acquisition
Legal services now the dominant element in listed group.
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NewsIP court reforms encourage surge in cases
Reforms to the intellectual property court have 'fundamentally altered the IP dispute landscape’.
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NewsLocal councils plot further consolidation
HB Public Law forges ahead with ambitious growth plans.
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NewsClear your desk - leading firms embrace agile working
‘When you look across the floor every desk is clear and there is not a piece of paper in sight’.
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NewsEx-Gordons lawyers set up private client boutique
Three partners and a solicitor from Yorkshire firm leave to set up Progeny Private Law.
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NewsClaimant lawyers take lead on ethical marketing pledge
Charter has support of regulators, MPs in bid to end unwanted cold calling and spam texts.
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News'Moneyball' research ranks top law firms by win percentage
An analytics firm has used artificial intelligence to analyse 11,647 High Court cases between 2012 and 2014 to rank the top legal performers.
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NewsSRA to introduce new in-house regulations next year
Plans outlined in regulator’s response to Legal Services Board paper on regulatory restrictions for in-house lawyers.
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NewsFirms allowed to recruit university students in second year
Code amended to reflect ‘modern practices’ after it found previous rules only ‘artificially’ protected students.
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NewsNew insurer enters PII market aiming for specialist firms
Pelican Underwriting Management Ltd will offer £5m limits and initially target firms with one to five partners.
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NewsFirms under scrutiny over anti-money laundering
Reports about potential breaches of anti-money laundering rules continue to rise, with 184 in the last year.