Last 3 months headlines – Page 1070
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Big Four firm nets £5m on IT contract
Accountancy firm Ernst & Young has been paid £5m to project manage a £125m Ministry of Justice IT contract.
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MPs attack lobbying bill
MPs have lined up to criticise the government’s lobbying bill for failing to include law firms.
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Firms must increase their 'gene pool'
Firms must work together to improve declining social mobility, says DLA Piper International’s Janet Legrand.
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Scottish 'Jackson' review calls for referrals rethink
A review of civil litigation costs in Scotland has overturned a ban on referral fees.
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'Office' hearing plan for motor offences
Uncontested road traffic offences will be dealt with by single magistrate in an office.
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SRA falling short on calls target
The SRA has admitted answering just 7% of calls to its contact centre within a minute during July.
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Hundreds on the edge as PII renewal date looms
Premiums volatile as the clock ticks down to 1 October renewal date.
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When smiling is really not welcome
SRA board members debate what message the regulator wants to send out to consumers.
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MoJ pledges mystery
The ministry seems to have forgotten about a series of pledges it made earlier this year.
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MEPs approve market abuse regulation
Companies convicted of market abuse could be fined up to 15% of their turnover under European rules
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Ministers offer costs protection for defamation victims of ‘modest means’
Government proposes to implement Leveson proposals on qualified one-way costs shifting.
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Hong Kong ponders ABS model
Hong Kong is considering introducing an alternative business structure model similar to that of the UK.
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Judge allows veiled woman to enter a plea
A woman wearing a niqab has been allowed to plead not guilty after a police officer identified her in private.
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Lehman administration racks up £2.5bn services bill
Professional services firms have billed more than £1.9bn to wind up investment bank Lehman.
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Mergers help top 100 return to double-digit growth
Mergers drove a double-digit increase in turnover across the top 100 firms.
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MPs condemn 'tortuous' inchoate offence law
Offences of encouraging and assisting crimes are too ‘complex and difficult’ for lawyers.
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Vaz agrees to delay naming law firms linked to rogue investigators
Publication of law firms linked to rogue private investigators will be delayed by at least two weeks, MPs have confirmed.
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Tax advisers relaxed over director’s ‘duty’ opinion
A legal opinion stating that company directors have no fiduciary duty to avoid tax is unlikely to change corporate behaviour.