News – Page 17
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NewsE-signatures can provide 'witness-level' security, working group concludes
Interim report calls on government to ensure that 'as many official documents as possible' can be executed electronically.
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NewsSRA diversity data reveals minimal progress on ethnicity
Proportion of black solicitors has remained at 2% since 2019.
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NewsConveyancing fees rise by 21%, survey finds
Property agency says findings are unsurprising given 'sustained' demand last year.
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NewsSRA 'elevated' technical issue into dishonesty suspicion, court hears
Soophia Khan is seeking an order requiring the regulator to withdraw an intervention into her Leicester practice.
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NewsLawtech Sandbox pioneers to set out their wares
Strong focus on ‘self service’ access to justice as government-backed project nears end of funding.
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NewsULaw expands SQE empire
Partnerships announced with several universities and international firm White & Case.
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NewsFirst SQE results hit by IT glitches, data issues and delays
Candidates logging in were able to see data about other candidates, but SRA's exam provider says no reportable breach occurred.
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News'Good start': 53% pass first SQE assessment
Solicitors Regulation Authority says first tranche of results under new qualification route suggest exam was 'robust, fair and reliable'.
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NewsCPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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News'No going back': Criminal bar gives resounding 'yes' to direct action
Government given until Valentine's Day to commit to substantially increasing legal aid funding.
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NewsConveyancers told to 'get ready' for fee increase
New Land Registry charges will apply to applications submitted on or after 31 January.
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NewsLinklaters narrows gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Senior partner says magic circle firm moving in the right direction 'but not yet where we want to be'.
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NewsEnd-to-end e-conveyancing is here, supplier claims
Data company announces system allowing lawyers to manage the entire residential process through a central dashboard.
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NewsGateley ‘on track’ as interim profit rises 19.5%
Listed City firm predicts continued trading momentum in second half of the year.
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NewsKhan asks High Court to set aside SRA's deliver-up orders
Mr Justice Leech expected to deliver judgment in relation to set aside and committal applications today.
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NewsVideo-witnessed wills extended until 2024
Law Society says temporary measure has been useful option for solicitors during pandemic.
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NewsCriminal bar explores appetite for action over legal aid
Representative body asks if barristers should take action if the government fails to make Valentine's Day commitment.
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NewsSussex firm moves into 'house of brands'
Mayo Wynne Baxter has joined legal and professional services group Ampa.
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NewsInternational firm stays in City with Walkie-Talkie lease
Kennedys reveals plans to occupy 50,000 square feet in the landmark skyscraper for ‘hybrid working’.
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NewsFirm in private prosecutions row is to close
Widnes-based Parry & Welch Solicitors files notice that it is to go into administration.