News – Page 127
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NewsRush for gender balance could ‘destroy’ judiciary, claims Sumption
The Supreme Court judge says equality at top needs to happen naturally to avoid deterring men from the legal profession.
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NewsSolicitor firm shuns SRA for bar regulator
Family firm becomes BSB-regulated entity – despite having no barrister on its team.
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NewsNo grounds for PII reforms, say lenders
Solicitors Regulation Authority reviewing professional indemnity insurance and Compensation Fund arrangements.
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NewsComparison site steps in to ADR gap
Firms offered access to confidential mediation service as ADR deadline looms.
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NewsKent ABS plan on ice as town halls look to consolidate
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner to form a groundbreaking joint venture.
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NewsMicrosoft highlights in-house importance
Brad Smith will take on the title of president and chief legal officer. He will remain general counsel.
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NewsDebt-recovery agency granted ABS status
Nottingham firm says litigation becoming a popular tool in creditors’ armoury.
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NewsLobby group calls for regulation of third-party litigation funding
The Justice Not Profit campaign, backed by the US Chamber of Commerce, says the industry has ‘outgrown self-regulation’.
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NewsPII proposals could damage profession, City warns
Plans to reduce the minimum level of indemnity insurance cover would have only a ‘downside risk’, City of London Law Society said.
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NewsPolice called in standoff over LLP ownership
High Court judgment backs SRA in claim involving wrongly intervened firm.
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NewsPromote unbundled legal services, LSB tells firms
Super-regulator and watchdog say unbundling 'a natural response' to cuts in public funding.
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NewsClyde & Co puts down roots in Scotland
International firm to merge with national practice Simpson & Marwick.
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NewsCPS under pressure but not near collapse, says attorney general
Jeremy Wright QC tells MPs the prosecution service is coping well with the challenges it faces.
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NewsCourt fee rises hitting small businesses – Law Society
‘Wrong in principle’ for courts to make a profit for the government.
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NewsTrowers expands through south-west merger
Deal with Devon practice Stones creates 800-strong practice with £85m turnover.
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NewsPinsents to give bonuses for ‘excellent’ client service
Lawyers at the international firm will be receive up to £10,000 for client engagement and innovation.
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NewsCity firms losing partners over retirement
Some partners hide retirement plans, while some firms are reluctant to risk confrontation by pressing partners on the issue, study finds.
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NewsFirms face up to legal aid ‘limbo’
Leeds firm turns to technology with MoJ tenders outcome still unannounced.
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NewsFight to save England’s busiest doomed court
Chichester Combined Court is set for closure despite a 78% usage rate during 2014/15.