News – Page 196
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NewsVara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle
Portfolio includes judicial policy, civil law and justice, international business, legal services and claims management regulation.
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NewsWomen lawyers paid less than men, survey shows
Overall, 18% of lawyers are from non-white ethnic backgrounds compared with 14% of society as a whole.
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NewsIBA 2013: Zimbabwe ‘will re-establish rule of law’ - Mtetwa
Mtetwa calls on all lawyers to be vigilant to even the smallest abuses of human rights.
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NewsSociety tackles ‘false impressions’ over MoJ engagement
Chief executive’s letter to profession defends engagement with the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsUS insurance giant buys ABS
Manchester firm Lewis Hymanson Small is to have its second change of ownership this year.
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NewsIBA 2013: lawyers urged to act on poverty
IBA report highlights threats to poorest in society and role lawyers can play in tackling them.
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NewsIBA 2013: opposition to open jurisdictions 'uncompetitive'
Lawyers ramp up pressure on countries to break down barrier to foreign lawyers.
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NewsIBA 2013: magic circle leader predicts £9bn revenues
Consolidation of the market will continue for some time - but there is a limit, says Allen & Overy chief.
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NewsSRA responds to education review with ‘bonfire of regulations’
’One-size-fits-all’ qualification route to be scrapped.
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NewsLSB calls for all regulators to have lay chairs
Approved regulators are still too close to the profession, the Legal Services Board says.
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NewsCriminal bar gets green light to challenge QASA
The High Court has granted the Criminal Bar Association permission to proceed with its legal challenge to advocacy assessment.
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News175 firms face closure after failing to secure insurance
SRA says 185 firms applied for extended indemnity; 10 have since found cover.
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NewsIBA 2013: ‘Don't treat older lawyers like they're dead,’ says former chief
Firms who force out older partners not making the most of their experience.
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NewsIBA 2013: US unwilling to discuss ABSs, says insider
IBA 2013: US legal profession under fire for opposition to liberalisation of the market.
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NewsSolicitor Shailesh Vara is new justice minister
Vara worked in City and west London firms, before entering Parliament in 2005.
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NewsUK LLP hit as foreign firms look to compete
Figures show that the net contribution of legal services to the balance of payments deteriorated by over £500m.
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NewsLender seeks to plug costs funding gap for firms
VFS Legal says it wants to plug the gap in the market left by banks and other funders.
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NewsMalaysia set to clear way for foreign law firms
Reforms remove controversial clauses that sought to prohibit ‘fly-in/fly-out’ legal services provided by foreign lawyers.
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Society warns PCT could still be resurrected
Desmond Hudson has urged solicitors not to oppose the amended Ministry of Justice legal aid proposals.
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NewsGlobal law summit to celebrate Magna Carta’s 800 years
The summit in February 2015 will bring together the government, legal professional bodies including the Law Society and business.