News – Page 11
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120-year wait for judiciary to be fully representative - Society
Government urged to address 'structural barriers' holding back talented candidates.
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Private equity-backed business snaps up Farleys
London-based Blixt Group entered the legal market last year through Lawfront subsidiary.
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Solicitor judge Johnson appointed to JAC
Former Herbert Smith Freehills partner becomes one of six judicial commissioners.
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Women earn 34% less than men at the bar
Bar Council chair Mark Fenhalls KC says chambers should ensure work is distributed fairly.
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CLC renews push for firms to switch regulator
Conveyancing regulator says numbers are picking up now that issues regarding run-off cover and lender panels have been resolved.
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UK ‘trying to re-engage’ on Lugano convention
Justice minister pledges to attack market barriers to legal services.
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Merger would create £430m transatlantic firm
Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans confirm they are in 'early discussions'.
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Fee income still holding up at top 100
Annual law firm survey finds healthier than expected financial performance at major firms.
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‘Privileged’ legal sector escapes AML rules, campaign group claims
Spotlight on Corruption calls for bigger role for SRA as MPs debate giving regulator unlimited fining powers.
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Super-regulator to probe CILEX civil war
LSB cites 'apparent breakdown in relationship between CILEX and CRL and consequential breakdown of trust and communication'.
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Trainee retention rate slips at Eversheds
Eversheds Sutherland and DAC Beachcroft announce NQ decisions.
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Firms cutting office space and bullish about mergers
HSBC survey shows 70% of law firm leaders expect more M&A activity in coming 12 months.
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Global firm announces India breakthrough
Combination between Dentons and Link Legal will be a first in the closed Indian market.
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Regulator consults on indemnity scheme
SRA-run indemnity scheme will replace the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) when it is wound up next year.
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Legal secretary barred for abuse of City firm’s air miles
Non solicitor employee was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2019.
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Firms offered roadmap to diversity and inclusion
Law Society unveils three-step action plan to help deliver strategies that create lasting change.
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Bar attacks 'disproportionately white' government panels
Research points to 'unmistakeable lack of ethnic diversity' Bar Council says.
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Legal sector continued to grow in July
Latest figures show sector turnover of £3.7bn was 8.3% up on the previous year.
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Solicitors offered insight into DDJ applications
Pre-application seminar will give up-to-date guidance and advice on the selection process.
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Compensation replacement for SIF ‘unlawful’
Regulation expert and largest regional law society question need to change the model of protection from ‘long tail’ claims.