All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 14
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OpinionTruth at a premium
Inquiry into whiplash claims and impact of reform will seek to determine whether government has met objective of passing on cost savings to motorists through lower premiums.
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OpinionRate for the job
There’s a reason only 4% of duty solicitors are under 35. It’s the same reason the NHS has 50,000 nursing vacancies.
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OpinionSplit ends – and means
As the devolved government in Cardiff continues to make new law, the current hotchpotch of devolved and reserved responsibilities pertaining to justice becomes ever harder to justify.
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ProfileGo your own way
Westminster remains hostile, but Cardiff is already preparing for the comprehensive devolution of justice policy and funding. Paul Rogerson meets Mick Antoniw MS, counsel general for Wales
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NewsDevolving justice to Wales: MoJ acts on just five Thomas recommendations
Counsel general believes ‘door will be open’ to devolving responsibility for more justice matters if Labour government takes power at Westminster.
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OpinionGravy trains
A review of 2023’s jobs market reveals hybrid working could ratchet up pay rates for some solicitors - a trend driven by those who only go in to the office a couple of days a week.
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NewsProfits top £30m at Weightmans
National firm took RadcliffesLeBrasseur under its wing last June.
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OpinionGame over?
With Metamorph gone, I wonder whether we have finally seen the last of the big, brash ‘game-changers’.
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NewsTop-50 firm’s final accounts reveal plunge in profits
Insurance and dispute resolution specialist BLM was acquired by Clyde & Co last July.
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NewsStellar performer Macfarlanes pays top earner £3.8m
Mid-sized City law firm ranks as one of London’s most profitable.
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NewsEversheds' cash pile swells nearly 50% to £160m
Highest-paid partner at international firm received 30% rise in 2021/22.
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OpinionBreaking the spell
Former senior partner at Slaughter and May, Christopher Saul, reckons the magic circle has problems.
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NewsLitigation bellwether sounds warning note for London
Only 54% of litigators expect the market to grow over the next two years - costs reformers must take note, says LSLA chief.
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OpinionMoral maze
Higgs LLP says law firms have a 'moral responsibility' to help employees negotiate the cost-of-living crisis. But firms can only pay what they can afford.
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NewsNews focus: COLPs and COFAs convene in Birmingham
A worsening economic climate was high on the agenda at the annual COLPs and COFAs conference – and delegates heard that a single regulator for legal services remains an aspiration at Westminster.
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OpinionCould 'unbundling' help prevent the access to justice gap widening?
Many solicitors are experimenting by offering pay-as-you-go services to clients under a limited retainer. Many remain sceptical.
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NewsSRA poised to issue SLAPPs warning
New communication will define what constitutes strategic litigation against public participation.