News – Page 23
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NewsCouncil offers ‘shared legal services’
North West Leicestershire District Council is the first legal department to join CapacityGRID, which allows local authorities to provide transactional services to each other.
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NewsFirms fear fixed-fee pressure, poll finds
The hourly-rate model has come under increased pressure in recent months.
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NewsCouncils opt for in-house to cope with cuts
Findings based on 60 responses to freedom of information requests show a startling divide in strategies for coping with financial regime.
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NewsTSol plans to expand and bring more work in-house
Second stage of shared services programme will be completed by the autumn.
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Cross-border disputes on the rise, say corporations
Multinationals quizzed on trends in international disputes and where greatest challenges are.
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NewsCouncil ABS plan aims to take fight to outsourcers
Lambeth legal chief says councils are under pressure to innovate in the face of back-office services being outsourced.
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NewsNumber of in-house solicitors has doubled since 2000
In-house solicitors represent 18% of the profession, according to SRA survey.
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NewsBanks’ legal liabilities rise to £9bn
Banks now make up 37% of the total legal provisions for companies in the FTSE 100.
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NewsCompliance key issue for in-house
More than 30% of legal heads say they are creating positions within their departments to focus on compliance-related work.
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NewsOkoro new HSBC Asset Management GC
General counsel at Baring Asset Management hails ‘once in a lifetime career opportunity’.
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NewsFirst fire brigade ABS planned
Buckinghamshire council and Bucks and Milton Keynes Fire Authority plan ABS partnership.
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NewsWhitehall advertises for new Treasury Solicitor
The Government Legal Service is looking for a new head.
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NewsFormer solicitor to head New Zealand's financial regulator
Rob Everett is to become chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority in February.
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NewsConflicted firms ‘unable to act against banks’
Businesses being ‘driven into bankruptcy’ by RBS are unable to fight back through the courts, Tomlinson report finds.
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In-house: Jonathan Cathie at Gresham Computing
Gresham Computing plc, a provider of transaction control solutions, has appointed Jonathan Cathie to the position of general counsel.
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NewsDemand for in-house posts creates pay freeze
Research suggests the in-house sector is an employers’ market.
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NewsGovernment puts the brakes on lobbying bill
Decision to pause progress of the bill welcomed by campaigners.
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NewsLords criticise speed and scope of lobbying bill
House of Lords committee joins opposition calls for more scrutiny of transparency legislation.
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MoJ cuts outside legal spend by 16%
Over the past year Whitehall has made more use of the Treasury Solicitor’s department.