News – Page 17
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NewsSecond London council ‘deletes’ senior legal role
London borough of Lambeth says 400 jobs will go across the organisation.
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NewsNew wave of council ABSs expected
Essex Legal Services has been granted a licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsLocal authority turns to private practice for support
Coventry City Council becomes 100th member of legal consortium EM LawShare.
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NewsSlater and Gordon legal chief quits after two months
Resignation comes in a month when the revised business plan must be delivered to lenders.
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NewsFour councils join forces to create new legal service
Orbis Public Law expected to generate £1m in savings within next three years.
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NewsCouncil awards its 'ABS' contract ahead of licence
Kent County Council reveals more details of its legal services company venture.
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NewsNeuberger points out weakness of in-house legal privilege
President of the Supreme Court says big groups may not be protected from document disclosure requirements.
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NewsGovernment makes £10bn pledge to cut regulation
Business secretary Sajid Javid announces a ‘one in, three out’ policy to ease burden on businesses.
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NewsCouncil ‘deletes’ senior legal post
London Borough of Croydon to remove post following voluntary redundancy exercise.
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Ethics and compliance key issues for in-house
Regulatory challenges are also keeping chief legal officers ‘up at night’.
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NewsRegulators will need to present 'sound evidence' for in-house reform
Legal Services Board says statement of policy will provide transparency about essential issues.
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NewsGCs ‘to quit’ if accountable to City watchdog
FCA to consult on whether individuals in charge of a firm’s legal function in banks, building societies and credit unions need approval under its senior managers regime.
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NewsFCA to consult on in-house accountability
Financial Conduct Authority to consult on whether ‘senior managers regime’ should include those responsible for legal affairs.
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NewsLaw Society outlines 2020 vision
Report looks at how the legal services market will change over the next few years.
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NewsProfession struggling to ‘figure out’ EY Law
EY became the third of the ‘big four’ accountacy firms to be granted an alternative business structure licence in 2014.
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Council ‘co-sources’ from law firm amid cuts
Enfield council has announced that national firm Browne Jacobson will be a ‘co-source’ partner in its contracts and commercial team.
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NewsFunder stakes £30m to back PLC’s litigation portfolio
New arrangement will see Burford take on company’s legal costs in return for a portion of the proceeds from the litigation matters.
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NewsGovernment lawyers criticised over killer’s CD damage claim
Submissions ‘lacked objective discussion’, district judge rules.
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NewsLack of supply-chain visibility puts businesses at risk, GCs warned
Senior lawyer at insurer says commercial organisations are not learning lessons from ‘near misses’ arising from disruptions.
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NewsDeal struck on ‘paradigm change’ in data protection
Businesses will face fines of up to 4% of turnover for breaching tough EU data protection rules.