News – Page 28
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NewsLitigation firm fined £21k for holding funds without instructions
Milberg Ltd allowed more than £3m to improperly pass through client account.
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NewsUnsecured creditors stand to lose £16.5m from Kingly closure
Law firm network was intervened into in August after a rapid period of expansion in recent years.
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NewsClimate change working group seeks solicitor members
Group consisting of a broad representation of the profession will advise Law Society Council.
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NewsParents appearing alone at remote family hearings
Concerns raised about hearings where interim orders are made to remove babies shortly after birth.
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NewsSlater and Gordon puts roles at risk as business continues evolution
Fee earners in the national firm's employment and family departments likely to be affected.
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NewsTechnology could widen law centre catchment areas, says MoJ minister
Alex Chalk tells Westminster Hall debate his department wants to improve remote delivery of advice.
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NewsLinklaters pledges to do better on racial diversity
Magic circle firm's race action plan includes 'aspirational' trainee and partnership targets.
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NewsSolicitors to be balloted on Society Council reforms
AGM backs 12-year term limits and a changed constituency system.
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NewsSEN campaigner is Gazette’s Legal Personality of the Year
First batch of 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards announced at virtual ceremony.
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NewsProfessional services 'overlooked' in trade talks
A bad deal could be worse than no deal for recognition of professional qualifications, peers warn.
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NewsRecovery falters as legal sector revenues slump in August
Official statistics show income down 10.4% on last year.
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NewsSlater and Gordon chief: 'We don't really want to be a law firm'
David Whitmore tells the Gazette that growth will be ‘more strategic’ as technology takes centre stage.
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NewsCovid-affected law firm office reopens after deep clean
Bolton Council confirms thet PI firm has made required safety improvements.
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NewsLondon’s new justice quarter unveiled
Nine-storey Fleet Street development will house Crown, civil and magistrates’ courts.
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NewsMidlands firms join forces and commit to expansion plans
Coventry firm dating back more than 200 years has brought another practice on board.
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NewsSlater and Gordon kicks off ‘aggressive’ growth plan with PI acquisition
Firm says it has made ‘immediate and significant’ expansion of its business following a 16-fold rise in profits.
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NewsIn-house teams invited to help build dispute-avoidance robot
Machine learning-based tool will sift through corporate data to identify warning signs.
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NewsTop divorce outfit blames court delays as 10 jobs put at risk
High-profile family firm Vardags says delays in the court system have slowed down case progression.
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NewsUS private equity firm increases stake in DWF
Cartesian Capital says DWF strategy offers great value for shareholders.
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NewsPotential buyer emerges for crisis-hit claims firm
NAHL chair says 2020 has been most challenging year in company’s history.