News – Page 20
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Summit: human rights must be in business DNA – Blair
Cherie Blair QC: employees want to feel good about being employed in a company.
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NewsSummit: arbitration threat ‘illusory’
Magic circle partner decries ‘cultish’ attitudes to arbitration.
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NewsSummit: midmarket firms told to cede power to non-lawyers
Firms in the ‘squeezed middle’ must deploy wider expertise to boost profits, conference told.
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NewsLocal authority to create new GC post
Kent County Council seeking to create joint-venture alternative business structure.
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NewsNHS whistleblowing inquiry accuses lawyers of ‘cover-ups’
Report calls for an extension to legal protection for workers coming forward with disclosure.
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News‘Fake firm’ probe: no decisions, SRA admits
Last week City of London Police said there was not sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against payday lender Wonga.
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NewsNews focus: revamped TSol tightens belt
The Government Legal Service is abandoning its federal model in favour of centralisation and fees are coming down, according to Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones.
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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NewsGCs admit struggle with foreign rules
More than half of general counsel do not believe their legal departments are sufficiently familiar with foreign regulations that impact on their business, according to a survey of leading companies published today.
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NewsMoJ admits losing inquiry data discs
Lawyers tasked with finding out which personal details may have been passed on.
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Adopt strategies to handle AFAs, in-house teams told
Alternative funding arrangements now account for a fifth of in-house legal teams’ external spending.
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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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NewsPrint body gets ABS licence to create spin-off
British Printing Industries Federation creates spin-off legal subsidiary.
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NewsCouncils ‘ignoring legal duties to homeless children’
Charity’s report quotes solicitor accusing local authorities of ’Rotherham-type’ protection failures.
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News‘Earn your seat at the table,’ GCs told
Shell legal director pledges support for Law Society’s GC350 engagement programme.
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NewsMore corporates set to cut in-house legal spend
New report suggests legal departments evolving in efficiency and delivering value.
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NewsLocal government chief ‘stands aside from LLG role’
Essex County Council appealing against unfair dismissal ruling.
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NewsHSBC legal chief warns of ‘enforcement trajectory’
In-house lawyers urged to anticipate regulatory enforcement trends to help their companies avoid investigations.
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NewsTop GC: IT can generate in-house jobs
Bill Mordan predicts that electronic signatures will be used exclusively for agreements.
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NewsCouncil boss named in discrimination claim
Director of Essex Legal Services made ‘inappropriate references to Hitler’ in hearing of dismissed solicitor, employment tribunal hears.