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NewsMen want only one thing from single solicitors
Play about legal aid cuts features some unexpected plotlines.
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NewsYour clients: following Stephen Fry in Waitrose
The ‘typical’ user of legal services is financially stable, earns at least £35,000 and is married or living with a partner, the profession was officially informed last week.
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NewsLeave the tab till last
Obiter enjoyed last week’s talk from Mike Scott, partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, about the (sometimes Sisyphean) task of convincing colleagues to worry about costs.
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NewsPlane speaking
HM Courts and Tribunals Service took a dim view last week of lawyers meeting to discuss action against legal aid cuts.
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NewsThe great days of conference
Confession. I miss the style of conferences the Law Society used to hold. I know I railed against them in the past, claiming they were a waste of money, but I miss them.
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NewsMarching for legal pride: image gallery
The legal profession was well represented as the capital celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans diversity at London Pride 2015.
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NewsFrom timesheet to scoresheet
Part-time football team qualify for Europa League. It’s good news for Liverpool solicitor Ian Sheridan.
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NewsGove’s sicknote challenge
New justice secretary tries to instil private sector spirit into Ministry of Justice.
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NewsWith strings attached
What happens when the lines between business and pleasure become decidedly blurred?
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NewsMagna Carta legacy memorial: gallery
The speaker of the House of Commons unveils a memorial at Runnymede ‘to celebrate Magna Carta and the journey to justice, liberty and freedom’.
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NewsHeavyweight champion
The Legal Services Consumer Panel not as puny as you might think – or is it?
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NewsMoney launderers: steer clear of Freshfields
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer wise over fake-money scams.
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