News – Page 11
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Government seeks to cut costs of immigration litigation work
Annual report hails efforts by Home Office, Government Legal Department and HMCTS.
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All aboard: firms win coveted spots on £50m rail panel
Specialist panel established to address specific requirements for Department for Transport.
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'Don't waste money on Brexit advice right now,' in-house lawyers told
Law Society conference highlights challenges facing the public and private sector.
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In-house: Ambitious strategy fuels expansion of Samaritans
Expansion of in-house team will enable more specialisms for individuals supporting patients.
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Channel 4 preview: legal chief among new arrivals
Amali de Silva has been appointed controller of legal and compliance.
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Lawyers make the grade in BAME 'power lists'
List celebrates the ’incredible achievements’ of the UK’s BAME community.
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Society tells attorney general: open advocacy panels to solicitors
All documentation for civil panels 'written with barristers in mind'.
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Litigation funders 'fuelling surge in FTSE-100 High Court battles'
Thomson Reuters research says number of cases has more than doubled over the past five years.
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News focus: GCs fear heavy-touch regulation
Financial institutions warn that including general counsel in the City watchdog’s Senior Managers Regime could jeopardise a centuries-old fundamental principle of law
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SFO wins disclosure bid in legal privilege case
Companies can no longer assume that internal documents can be legally witheld from investigation agencies, lawyer claims.
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PwC strengthens offering to in-house sector
Accountancy giant announces significant hires to help companies shape their legal functions.
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£222k confiscation to fund crime-fighting and courts
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham praises legal team for court outcome following Proceeds of Crime Act order.
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Breaking up: Councils sever legal services partnership
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Spelthorne Borough Council cite changing requirements for break-up.
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News focus: Councils in need of counselling
Local government lawyers gathered for their annual weekend school shared tips on coping with unprecedented budget cuts – and the post-Brexit loss of European grant funding
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In-house lawyers braced for a Byzantine Brexit
Law Society In-House Division looked at implications of leaving EU
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Clifford Chance: businesses will face pressure to remedy human rights abuses
Large companies will come under increased pressure during 2017 to provide effective ‘remedies’ to victims of business-related human rights abuses.
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‘Big four’ firm debuts on £400m government panel
Accountancy giant joins forces with three law firms to provide general legal advice services.
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Career guidance given to in-house lawyers
Taking on non-executive directorship roles can help to challenge the stereotypes and prejudice that in-house solicitors face, Law Society seminar told.
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Lawyers wanted for the reserves
An in-house lawyer who is also Britain’s most senior reserve officer has opened a new campaign – to persuade more law firms to engage with the armed forces. Major General Ranald Munro, appointed assistant chief of defence staff last year with a brief to build up the reserve forces by ...
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Ex-Leeds Utd MD fails to overturn costs award against fellow solicitor
David Haigh applied to Westminster Magistrates’ Court to bring a private prosecution against Peter Gray.