News – Page 156
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NewsCobbetts members fight £337k bank repayment
Threat of legal action halts remaining payment to secured creditor Lloyds TSB.
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NewsClosed CPD provider owes £458k, records show
Progressive Legal Training was founded in 1995 and provided around 3,000 CPD courses across the country.
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NewsCanada set to embrace new business models
Bar report recommends that lawyers should be free to practise ‘in any form they desire’.
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NewsProfits dip as Irwin Mitchell invests
Equity partner profit down 14% but firm insists: ‘PEP is not the right measure for us.’
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NewsICAEW approved to regulate probate and license ABSs
Chartered accountancy body breaks new ground in legal market liberalisation.
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NewsFamily lawyers sound alarm on separating parents
As private family law cases plummet, fears grow that parents will take the law into their own hands.
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NewsLiverpool PI firm falls foul of advertising standards
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers complained about ads for Hampson Hughes offering ‘upfront’ payments.
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NewsFamily system 'woefully behind' in treatment of vulnerable
Judicial working group recommends adapting criminal guidance to help family courts deal with vulnerable witnesses.
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NewsProfits soar at Slater & Gordon
The quoted legal pioneer expects UK fee income to top £127m in 2015 in the wake of aggressive expansion.
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NewsFirms report high trainee retention rates: survey
Several firms are keeping on 100% of their newly qualified solicitors.
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NewsChancery Lane names its ‘brightest stars’
The Law Society has announced the shortlist for this year’s Excellence Awards.
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NewsNHS offers mediation service to avoid court
Partnership with the Centre for Dispute Resolution will support face-to-face discussion between healthcare providers and patients.
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NewsCouncil solicitor dropped sensitive papers in street
Data breach emerges as information commissioner warns lawyers to secure sensitive material after a spate of complaints.
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NewsParabis puts 41 jobs at risk with office closures
National firm proposes to shut offices in Bristol and Colchester as it moves to rationalise ‘mushrooming’ network.
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NewsJudicial diversity drive leaves top rank unchanged
Despite efforts to increase judicial diversity the top jobs are held by white male barristers, latest figures show.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell joins insurer in new ABS
Firm will provide legal representation for esure customers injured in accidents.