News – Page 161
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BME ‘danger’
Four consultations proposing regulatory reforms represent a threat to the viability of ethnic minority firms, a lawyers’ group has claimed.
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News‘Rude’ challenge
A criminal barrister fined £500 for contempt has challenged the decision – claiming the judge was rude to him.
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NewsShiner accuses Grayling of ‘personal vendetta’
Legal Aid Agency inquiry into Phil Shiner and his firm Public Interest Lawyers is a ‘distraction’.
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NewsPractising certificate fee set to fall by 17%
Proposed levy of £320 is subject to Law Society Council approval and member consultation.
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NewsQuindell tells investors: we’re making £500k a day
Listed legal services provider Quindell today sought to calm investors’ concerns with a promise of £250m-worth of new contracts.
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NewsConsumer watchdog raps PII reform plans
Panel cites ’weakness in the evidence base’ for cutting minimum cover.
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NewsTrain all youth justice lawyers, says damning report
Cross-party group of MPs and peers calls for mandatory training for lawyers working in youth justice.
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NewsHalf of barristers trained to bypass solicitors from 2015
Clients will be able to instruct 50% of barristers directly without requiring a solicitor by next year, according to a bar-commissioned study.
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NewsPII reforms set to be approved on 2 July
tabletSociety warns that ‘hundreds’ of firms could be thrown off conveyancing panels, but the SRA is poised to forge ahead with far-reaching regulatory changes.
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NewsFirms to benefit from Chinese funding bank
TheCityUK has signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate Chinese investment in infrastructure.
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NewsFirms offered funds to boost management skills
Management in law firms falls behind competitors in other countries, says support scheme chief.
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NewsFirst Colombia Law Day next week
The Law Society is hosting the event to explore trade and investment opportunities for law firms.
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NewsRetail guru fashions ABS move into the law
Greg Tufnell, new chairman at Radiant Law, has held senior roles at Mothercare and Next.
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Mediation underspend by MoJ
Out of a potential pot of £24m available to mediators, the Ministry of Justice spent only £9.4m.
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Scottish trio to merge
Thorntons, Murray Donald Steel Eldridge Stewart will unite later this year.
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NewsCity firm Bates Wells Braithwaite becomes ABS
The firm has promoted accountant Jim Clifford to equity partner.
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NewsKennedys reports 10% rise in turnover
Merger boosts global turnover at Kennedys, according to the firm’s financial results for 2013/14
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NewsNo evidence incentives encourage fraud – Society
Law Society responds to government announcement of measures against ‘bogus claims’.
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NewsSlater & Gordon chooses £1.3m-a-year Manchester hub
Mosley Street will be the firm’s largest office anywhere in the world, as well as the largest office of any legal firm in the city.