News – Page 146
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NewsCriminal legal aid information ‘not perfect but sufficient’ – MoJ
Lord chancellor's defence of crime duty tender process to be heard in the High Court on Monday.
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NewsJudge shaves £100k off ‘disproportionate’ costs bill
Firm claimed costs on an indemnity basis of more than £200,000, which included charge for 111 partner hours.
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NewsLegal execs' regulator sets sights on solicitor firms
‘Several’ law firms regulated by the SRA are interested in switching to ILEX Professional Standards.
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NewsJames Caan investment firm doubles profits
Turnover also increased significantly, up from £9.4m in 2012/13 to £12.4m last year.
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NewsSRA warning after increase in misuse of client account
Spate of reports at the end of last year prompts new warning notice.
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NewsLitigation funder triples investments
Burford also announces the acquisition of London-based judgment enforcement firm Focus Intelligence.
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NewsPartnership creates ‘law degree with apprenticeship’
The four-year ‘law in practice’ degree combines three years of legal education with a year-long placement at Reed Smith.
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NewsPrint body gets ABS licence to create spin-off
British Printing Industries Federation creates spin-off legal subsidiary.
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News‘Native’ Silicon Valley firm heads to London
Technology and life sciences specialist Cooley opens its first office in Europe.
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NewsQuindell appoints new team as sale talks continue
Group announces the recruitment of City big-hitters Richard Rose and Jim Sutcliffe.
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NewsM&A returns to pre-crisis levels
City lawyers predict that efforts by China to relax regulations will boost cross-border investment.
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New Law Society chief starts job
Catherine Dixon took up her post as chief executive of the Law Society last Monday.
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NewsFirm boosts role of Labour ex-minister
Baroness Symons to lead government-relations practice at DLA Piper.
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NewsFreshfields top UK firm in M&A rankings
Four magic circle firms ranked in global top 20 legal advisers for merger and acquisition deals.
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NewsLegal support charity reports fall in cases
LawCare received fewer calls in 2014 but statistics show rising levels of stress from workload and disciplinary issues.
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NewsLegalZoom enters market with ABS licence
US company confirms it is now licensed with the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide reserved legal activities.
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NewsAllen & Overy slashes £15m from staff costs
Profit before taxation for the year ending 30 April 2014 was £532m – an increase of 7% year on year.
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NewsLaw firm sponsor stands by club over Ched Evans issue
In a statement published on its website today, Carter Moore Solicitors said it will continue to back Oldham Athletic in future.
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NewsOnline conveyancing venture calls for views
Survey to collect ‘representative opinions’ on the home-buying process.