News – Page 108
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NewsLinklaters hits back over ‘completely unjustified’ BHS comments
Magic circle firm criticises comments made by chair of the Work and Pensions Committee over its role in the sale of BHS.
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NewsTribunal fee increases will deny justice, Law Society warns
Chancery Lane responds to proposals to increase Asylum and Immigration Tribunal fees by more than 500%.
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NewsShell plans offshore legal centre to cut costs and support in-house
Oil giant has not decided on the location of the centre, but it is part of a drive for ‘greater efficiencies’ and cost reduction.
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NewsSpotlight remains on Olswang as MPs ask about BHS fees
International firm given until Monday to provide details of the fees it was paid for its work on the sale of BHS.
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NewsGender pay reporting expected to be top employment concern
Study by London firm Lewis Silkin highlights uncertainty over reporting requirements.
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NewsJunior lawyers at Clifford Chance to get £85k a year
Magic circle firm says solicitors with three years' PQE will receive £130,000 for an 'excellent' contribution.
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NewsSolicitor’s misconduct linked to ill health
Marcus Hugh Rickard will apply to have his name taken off the roll by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsSRA unveils ‘shorter, sharper’ codes of conduct
Consultation opens on separate codes for solicitors and firms as well as new rules on client accounts.
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NewsLSB demands greater clarity over PC fee applications
Super-regulator publishes revised rules and supporting guidance for applications.
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NewsFirms woo women on extended career breaks back into law
Herbert Smith Freehills and Hogan Lovells to offer one-year paid fellowships to lawyers who have been away from the profession.
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NewsWill-writing firm signs up with SRA
‘Proudest day ever’ as The Will Writing Company becomes an alternative business structure.
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NewsQualitySolicitors loses leading abuse claims firm
Abney Garsden acquired by claimant firm Simpson Millar.
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NewsLaw firms’ bank debts jump 36%
Accountants’ survey shows firms borrowing to invest as workloads increase.
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NewsBar dominates Gove’s new advisory council
Law Society 'very disappointed' by composition of new thinktank chaired by Gary Bell QC, which it says is 'unrepresentative' and lacking 'day-to-day experience of routine criminal practice'.
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NewsJustice ministry says solicitors must act on insurance fraud
Ministers accept findings of taskforce report highlighting low-level PI claims.
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NewsLSB warns on publishing ‘average prices’ of legal services
Super-regulator responds to consumer watchdog’s recommendation on open data.
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NewsOsborne Clarke adopts ‘work anywhere’ policy in Reading office
The office has ‘loosely designated team areas’ rather than individual desks.
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NewsSheffield makes new push to persuade law firms to northshore
Council talks to firms about the benefits of moving services to the steel city.
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NewsCity police turn to private lawyers to help fight fraud
Law firms will be deployed to help recover assets through civil litigation.
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News‘Legalizer’ to chair Michael Gove’s criminal justice council
When he scrapped dual contracting in January, the lord chancellor pledged to establish a new advisory council of solicitors and barristers to tackle waste and ‘abuses’ in legal aid provision.