News – Page 155
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NewsCalls for legal advice strategy
The fragmentation of civil legal advice since the April cuts has undermined community cohesion, MPs were told today.
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NewsBLM creates single City office
The firm will move around 350 staff members from two current sites.
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NewsCo-op Legal's 2015 profit pledge
An upbeat business forecast is accompanied by group assurances about financial backing.
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NewsFamily courts unfair for litigants in person, MPs told
Family lawyers’ groups gave evidence to the Common’s Justice Committee on the impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsData explosion fuels growth in privacy cases
The number of contested privacy cases has more than doubled in five years.
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NewsFormer City solicitor to head QualitySolicitors legal group
David Grossman has been appointed chief executive of the Simplify Group, which includes QualitySolicitors.
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NewsOlswang appoints two non-executive directors
David Chance and Dr Andreas Raffel will join on 1 September.
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NewsSolicitor-advocate hits back at judge’s ‘Harry Potter’ criticism
Alan Blacker blames courtroom dressing-down on judicial attitudes to solicitor-advcocates.
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NewsLegal market growth nears pre-recession levels
UK legal services sector to grow by 3.8% in 2014 and 4.9% next year, Law Society predicts.
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NewsGuardian status proposed for families of missing people
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on plans to give the families of missing people authority to deal with their legal and financial matters.
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NewsBakers picks Belfast for second low-cost support centre
Operations will begin in September and employ up to 250 by 2017.
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NewsWealth consultant enters legal services market
Oracle Capital Group to offer corporate, debt financing, intellectual property and immigration advice to clients.
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NewsPistorius TV trial ‘impressive’, says Neuberger
Televising courts is merely the modern equivalent of visiting them, the president of the Supreme Court says in a speech on open justice.
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NewsCity optimism up but growth slowing
Professional services business volumes expanding, CBI survey says.
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NewsFears over closure of court canteens
HMCTS on-site catering contracts expire at the end of August.
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NewsSociety: don’t delay PII renewal
Around 95% of firms are expected to be working to the 1 October deadline.
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Complaints about insolvency practitioners rise 26%
In the first year of new complaints gateway, 941 complaints were received by regulators.
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NewsMidlands firms build ‘department next door’
Around 130 firms from across the West Midlands have joined network to match power of big players.
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NewsQuindell: we’re world’s top listed firm
Company posts half-year results, with pre-tax profits up 193% and turnover up 119%, after stock market roller-coaster ride.