News – Page 70
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NewsStaff and creditors will get nothing after ABS collapse
The Will Writing Company called in administrators in February after succumbing to online competition.
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NewsSociety updates bar boycott guidance after judges grant 'blanket permission'
Chancery Lane notes that defence solicitors attending a pre-trial preparation hearing will be permitted to address the court.
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NewsTreasury finds £20m for legal services - so long as they're digital
Government dangles money for artificial intelligence in 'next generation services'.
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NewsExclusive: Kent's legal services pioneer resigns
Council's cabinet report says Invicta Law did not deliver a £1m dividend forecast in its business plan.
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NewsSolicitors must make 'proper efforts' to find an advocate - SRA
Regulator issues guidance in response to criminal barristers' boycott of new legal aid work.
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NewsNational firm upbeat despite accounts revealing £3m annual loss
Lyons Davidson says plans to combat challenges in the market are starting to pay off.
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NewsJudges' salary structure should reward leadership - review body
Senior Salaries Review Body, which advises the lord chancellor, says there is no case for radical change.
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NewsPay to be 'aligned with performance' as City firm floats
Dispute resolution specialist Rosenblatt to become the fourth practice to float shares in its own right.
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NewsLegal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.
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NewsLondon firm shut down over dishonesty suspicions
Two managers also subject to SRA intervention into Malik Law Chambers.
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News'Slash and burn' business guru to spearhead courts reform
Tim Parker, described as 'the Prince of Darkness' for cutting jobs at Kwik-Fit and the AA on behalf of their private equity owners, is to chair HM Courts & Tribunals Service board.
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NewsCriminal defence solicitors facing extinction
Not enough young lawyers are specialising in criminal law, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsBullish Bakers reports London profits up 92%
Highest paid member of global firm drew £2.58m in 2017, LLP results reveal.
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NewsHome sellers should be forced to provide upfront information, says trade body
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government says it will encourage sellers to be 'sale ready'.
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NewsConveyancing: dual representation off the table
Homebuying review rules out a single conveyancer, but Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government will look at banning referral fees.
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NewsWatchdog 'parks' regime change for senior City counsel
Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Andrew Bailey says Brexit has affected the watchdog's workload.
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NewsSuper-regulator: Legal aid is a matter for parliament, not us
Legal Services Board says it is not in a position to understand or comment on trade-offs involved in allocating tax revenues.
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NewsJustify your PPI fees or face action, SRA warns
Regulator says many firms are routintely charging fees of more than 25% of client damages, despite being told that anything above 15% is likely to be considered unreasonable.
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NewsSociety issues guidance to solicitors on bar boycott
The Law Society has said it will not be ‘surprising’ if solicitors also decline to undertake criminal work as a consequence of the bar boycott which began earlier this week. But Chancery Lane stresses that it is not calling for such action, as this could fall foul of competition law. ...
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Judicial review claim filed over accreditation refusal
Law firm challenges Law Society's reaccreditation decision for one of its employees.