Last 3 months headlines – Page 1080
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Knock-on costs of tribunal fees could outstrip savings
Costs resulting from the introduction of tribunal fees could outstrip the annual estimated savings of £10m, employment lawyers and unions have warned.
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Hill Dickinson sells office to Caan-backed Knights
Private equity-backed Midlands firm Knights Solicitors has announced the acquisition of the Chester office of top-50 firm Hill Dickinson.
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Advocacy quality scheme gets final go-ahead
The Legal Services Board today gave the final go-ahead to the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates, citing poor standards of advocacy to justify its introduction.
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Jurors found guilty of Facebook and Google contempts
Two former jurors were today found guilty of contempt of court for posting comments on Facebook and using Google for research.
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Ombudsman proposes one-stop shop for all complaints
The Legal Ombudsman today proposes creating a common portal for all complaints about professional services
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83 jobs to go in Hill Dickinson shake-up
Top-50 firm Hill Dickinson has confirmed 83 job losses as a result of a restructure of the business.
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Courts staff to strike this afternoon
Courts staff will strike this afternoon over government plans to privatise the collection of fines, the Public and Commercial Services union said.
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By George! Legal PR misses a trick with royal baby
Obiter is a little disappointed by the legal sector’s failure to ride shotgun on the birth of royal baby George.
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Commons whiplash inquiry finds for claimants
MPs today warn the government that its plans to cut the cost of whiplash claims will impair access to justice and leave the door open for claims management companies.
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Government ‘must listen to reason’ on whiplash – PI lawyers
Lawyers today welcomed a parliamentary report on whiplash that ‘finally recognised the realities’ of the claims system.
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Iggy Pop, your boys took one hell of a beating
That noise you can hear is probably claimant lawyers parodying that Norwegian commentary.
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Culture change call for Chancery Division
The Chancery Division of the High Court must undergo cultural change according to the first comprehensive review of the division in 30 years.
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Nicklinson and Lamb right-to-die appeals dismissed
The Court of Appeal today unanimously dismissed appeals by road accident victim Paul Lamb and the widow of Tony Nicklinson
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Merger creates billion-dollar international firm
International firm SJ Berwin has merged with Australian-Chinese giant King & Wood Mallesons
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Happy birthday, legal aid
Lawyers are getting rather good at demonstrating noisily against government plans to ‘transform’ legal aid.
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‘Brainwashing’ claim as portal claims limit rises
A union leader today accused the government of ‘brainwashing’ the public into believing in the compensation culture.
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Challinors: it’s ‘business as usual’
Midlands firm Challinors today issued a ‘business as usual’ notice despite ongoing efforts to prepare for the sale of the practice.
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No welcome in the valleys for national firms, research finds
Welsh lawyers are unhappy with their government’s efforts to encourage English firms to expand into the country, a new study has found.
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City lawyers plead to keep budgeting exemption
City lawyers are at loggerheads with the senior judiciary over mandatory costs budgeting for high-value commercial cases.