Last 3 months headlines – Page 1119
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Video interview with Ian Kelcey
High-profile solicitor-advocate Ian Kelcey is a former chair of both the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and The Law Society’s criminal law committee. Gazette editor Paul Rogerson questioned him about the forthcoming SGM and what he perceives to be the best way forward.
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Europe’s human rights system under new scrutiny
Council of Europe opens consultation on convention and Strasbourg court.
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Exclusive: Co-op Legal to axe 60 PI jobs
Staff told redundancy consultation will start in January.
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Anglo-Russian agreement on rule of law
Law Society president Nicholas Fluck is in Moscow promoting English law.
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SRA seeks ‘modest’ increase in fining powers
Regulator unhappy with disparity between traditional firms and alternative business structures.
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RPC ditches flat fee for newly qualified solicitors
Flat rate has ‘passed its sell-by date and no longer has any integrity’.
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Arbitration centre builds Israeli-Palestinian bridge
Twenty years after the Oslo Accord, parties involved in commercial Israeli-Palestinian disputes get a forum for resolution.
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Legal arm to escape Co-op review
Fact-finding will centre on the group’s democratic structure, the Co-op says.
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Personal injury firm in breach of duty
Judge criticises automated system that failed to fully assess extent of compensation claim.
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Mergers help drive hefty growth at DWF
Over 10% (£6m) of DWF’s revenue rise was organic, with the remainder coming from its high-profile mergers.
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Wragges and Lawrence Graham begin merger talks
Combined firm would have more than 600 lawyers and posted joint income of £172m last year.
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Felons on the bench would be a crime
Does the public really want ex-criminals sitting in judgment over them?
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Insider information
A new business is to offer bespoke coaching in how best to cope with prison for white-collar criminals.
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Bumper to bumper
Manchester Law Society PI conference sees bun fight between insurers and claimant lawyers.
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Brands in line of fire after QS firms quit
Responding to the departures, QualitySolicitors said it had more than 200 locations across the country.
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MP intervenes in SRA costs row
Simon Danczuk is angered by what appears to be a loophole denying costs protection to someone who was a beneficiary of a will but not the client.