Last 3 months headlines – Page 1031
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Norton Rose Fulbright Brazilian investment
Global firm Norton Rose Fulbright opened an office in Brazil, its 55th worldwide and third office in Latin America.
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Graham reappointed
Christopher Graham has been reappointed as Information Commissioner for another two years.
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Court rules against use of Mitchell as a ‘tactical advantage’
Justice Leggatt rules against reliance placed on Mitchell in the Summit Navigation case.
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Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham confirm merger talks
The merger would create a firm with a combined turnover of £126.4m.
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JRs without merit may see solicitors referred to SRA
Sir Brian Leveson warned that firms who make ‘abusive’ judicial review applications risk referral to the SRA.
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Clampdown targets personal injury CMCs
The number of personal injury CMCs has fallen by more than 1,000 from a peak of 2,553.
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Solicitor fraud case dismissed
The defendants had set up a complex commercial transaction involving opencast mining sites and restoration obligations.
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Call to hire 10,000 more magistrates
A Policy Exchange report proposes recruiting 10,000 magistrates and expanding their roles – including being placed in police stations.
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Home secretary backs down on terror suspect rights
New position is a recognition of the right to consult with a solicitor.
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Society prepares for legal aid announcement
Chancery Lane said it is seeking views from the profession to inform its response to the MoJ’s final announcement.
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Legal regulators must have lay chairs, LSB decides
Super-regulator says reform will demonstrate independence from profession and representative bodies.
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Four solicitors are among the six to receive honorary silk
Nicola Mackintosh, Saimo Chahal, Michael Smyth and Paul Newdick have been appointed by lord chancellor Chris Grayling.
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Five solicitors make the silk cut
All five are at City firms practising in international arbitration.
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Happy days are here again, say City recruiters
Average salary for City lawyers is up £5,000 to £108,690, according to a legal recruiter.
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Court of Appeal upholds whole-life principle
The decision follows a Strasbourg ruling last year that whole-life sentences without review breached article 3 rights.
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Society expresses concern on EU ‘Robin Hood’ tax
Society backs government stance on Financial Transaction Tax.
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High Court action taken against firm closed for ‘dishonesty’
Zangir and Nazmin Mehrban claim they are victims of Deidre Newell-Austin’s firm.