News – Page 21
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NewsSRA wins more government lawtech cash
Award of £168,000 from business department will go to improving legal access within local communities.
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NewsCalls to 'socialise' unique property reference numbers
Residential property specialists suggest UPRNs have not been widely adopted due to lack of awareness.
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NewsYorkshire firm swoops to take 11-strong team from rivals
Switalskis adds Sheffield arm to its residential property team.
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News'Thank you HMCTS': positive feedback over financial remedies
HM Courts & Tribunals Service highlights progress on work to digitise divorce process.
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NewsHalf-year profits soar 279% at RBG
Company behind Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal firms reports 'high volume of new instructions'.
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NewsDigital divorce portal to become mandatory
Family lawyers will be required to submit applications through MyHMCTS service from next week.
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NewsLand Registry offers 'error-free' application service and witness-free e-signatures
Digital Registration Service replaces HMLR’s electronic document registration service.
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NewsBig businesses 'could outsource less work to external firms'
Research suggests companies will grow in-house teams to save money.
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NewsRobot wars: lawtech AI giants square off
Acquisition of legal AI pioneer Kira Systems by US legal tech company Litera highlights legal tech’s shift from innovation to consolidation.
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NewsSuper regulator approves individual PC fee cut
Individual fee set at £266 while the Compensation Fund contribution will be £40.
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NewsCPS embarks on summer hiring spree
National campaign could exacerbate shortage of criminal defence lawyers.
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NewsM&A specialist in line for Law Society presidency
Nick Emmerson takes office as deputy vice president in October.
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NewsSociety announces ‘unique cohort’ of scholarship winners
Scheme aims to improve social mobility in the profession.
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NewsNew guideline rates from 1 October as MoR gives go-ahead
Sir Geoffrey Vos has accepted the changes recommended last month by the Civil Justice Council’s working group.
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NewsLocal government ABS's profits surge despite 'challenging' year
Firm attributes growth to increase in instructions, and remote court hearings and client meetings.
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NewsReporting year change could hike firms’ 2022 tax bills
Law Society says HMRC simplification plan for partnerships will bring forward 'significant tax liabilities'.
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NewsLegal sector shines as services output recovers
Revenues in June were 26% higher than a year ago - and the third highest on record.
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NewsTrainee retention falls at Clifford Chance
Only 70% of trainees who qualify this autumn will stay on at the magic circle firm.
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NewsLaw firm 'disappointed' at being named on minimum wage list
Blackburn practice 'named and shamed' alongside 190 other employers, after purportedly failing to pay £908 owed to one worker.
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NewsEquity investor begins legal assault with first acquisition
Blixt Group says it wants to build a national firm with more deals in the next four years.