News – Page 20
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NewsLambeth plots joint ABS
London Borough of Lambeth’s in-house legal department is hoping to set up alternative business structure with neighbouring borough Southwark.
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NewsSRA says ‘sorry’ over ABS application delays
Regulator vows to deal with alternative business structure licence applications within three months.
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NewsIn-house lawyer bonuses near £1bn
The average salary for a lawyer with eight years’ PQE is £112,920, recruiter Laurence Simons said.
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NewsLegal ‘boom’ for local authorities
Nearly half of councils are considering generating external income from legal services.
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NewsPioneering ABS council names new legal chief
Buckinghamshire and London boroughs of Harrow and Barnet granted alternative business structure licences last year.
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NewsSouth-east authorities merge legal teams
Latest local government tie-up will create 130-strong legal team.
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NewsCompanies warned of compliance risks
More than half of CCOs do not feel their compliance department is sufficiently integrated into corporate decision-making and strategy.
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NewsSuper-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules
LSB calls on regulators either to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers or get rid of them.
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NewsSummit: lawyers vital in sporting successes
GLS told that extraordinary amount of behind-the-scenes work by lawyers helps major events triumph.
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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.