News – Page 201
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NewsHong Kong ponders ABS model
Hong Kong is considering introducing an alternative business structure model similar to that of the UK.
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NewsJudge allows veiled woman to enter a plea
A woman wearing a niqab has been allowed to plead not guilty after a police officer identified her in private.
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Lehman administration racks up £2.5bn services bill
Professional services firms have billed more than £1.9bn to wind up investment bank Lehman.
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NewsVaz agrees to delay naming law firms linked to rogue investigators
Publication of law firms linked to rogue private investigators will be delayed by at least two weeks, MPs have confirmed.
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NewsPioneer solicitor-judge dies at 86
His Honour Peter Goldstone, one of the first solicitors to be appointed a recorder, has died
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NewsScotland’s ‘Jackson’ proposes DBAs and QOCS
A review of civil litigation funding in Scotland has drawn many of the same conclusions as Jackson LJ.
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NewsSRA to create consumer-facing website
Legal Choices, a website aimed at consumers, will go live in the autumn.
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NewsMaclay Murray & Spens cuts 28 jobs
Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens confirms that 28 jobs have gone in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.
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NewsCriminal bar issues legal challenge to QASA
The Criminal Bar Association has issued a legal challenge to the decision to press ahead with quality assurance scheme.
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NewsFirms face uncertainty as Berliner pulls plug
Solicitors face a race against time to find PII cover.
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NewsTear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB
The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator for the entire profession.
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NewsSRA plans referral checks on PI sector
Supervision officers to visit personal injury firms of all sizes to assess compliance with fee ban.
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NewsRegulatory system 'dysfunctional' - City lawyers
The City of London Law Society says the cost of regulation is close to getting out of control.
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News‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand
Some personal injury firms are ‘in a state of panic’ over a government review of their dealings with claims management companies.
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NewsLaw graduates lose out in earning stakes
Students who want to be high earners after graduation should choose almost any subject – even social studies – other than law, research says.
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NewsIn-house to do more high-value work
The growth of in-house legal departments will slow and general counsel will take on more of the work traditionally provided by private firms, according to Julia Chain, MD at Huron Legal.
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News‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid
The Legal Action Group calls on the government to increase the profile of civil legal aid services after figures show a huge shortfall in take-up this year.
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Practices rethink partnership
Only half of firms have reviewed their partnership structures ahead of proposals to overhaul the taxation of LLPs.
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NewsThink beyond private practice, Dobbs advises graduates
Think beyond the ‘tall towers and ritzy premises’ of corporate law, a former high court judge tells prospective young lawyers.
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News'This is best deal possible' - reaction to amended legal aid plans
Revised plans for criminal legal aid reform met with a mixed reaction, ranging from pragmatic acceptance to fears that miscarriages of justice could still follow.