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  • Igor Judge
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    List of approved judges for child abuse cases

    2013-08-07T12:58:00Z

    Rules governing how serious sex cases and proceedings involving vulnerable witnesses are heard will be tightened up.

  • Law Society
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    Society defends ad campaign following complaints to ASA

    2013-08-07T11:13:00Z

    The Law Society has said it is confident its latest advertising campaign will be given the all-clear by regulators.

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    Scepticism in partner hires leads to record drop

    2013-08-06T10:57:00Z

    Scepticism in the value created by partner hires has led to a record fall in the number of recruits during the first half of 2013, according to research.

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    Criminal defence firm closes its doors

    2013-08-06T10:21:00Z

    A leading criminal defence firm has applied to go into voluntary administration, sparking fears that other firms will follow suit.

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    Partner hire: Martin Brown at CMS Cameron McKenna

    2013-08-05T22:17:00Z

    Martin Brown is now a Partner in the Banking and International Finance team at CMS Cameron McKenna

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    ​New partner: Jonathan Fletcher Rogers at Abbiss Cadres LLP

    2013-08-05T22:13:00Z

    Jonathan Fletcher Rogers is now Compensation and Benefits Partner at Abbiss Cadres LLP

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    Instructions rise at Countrywide

    2013-08-05T16:59:00Z

    Instructions and profits rose at one of the country’s largest volume conveyancers over the last six months, according to its interim financial report published today.

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    Debt judgments fall as businesses invest less

    2013-08-05T10:09:00Z

    The number of businesses facing debt judgments fell in the first half of 2013, as a lack of business confidence suppressed borrowing, according government figures.

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    Direct portal access due next month

    2013-08-05T09:58:00Z

    Users of the expanded new claims portal will have to wait until the end of September for the more efficient method of registering a case.

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    Negligent advice award for coal miner

    05 August 2013

    Thousands of claims by sick miners for negligent compensation advice could hit the courts, a solicitor representing the first victim of negligent advice to have his case decided has warned. Robert Godfrey, partner and head of professional negligence at Oldham firm Mellor Hargreaves, represented former coal miner Ronald Barnaby, who ...

  • Rosie Houghton, chief executive of Lawyers Online
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    Lawyers Online in £2m TV relaunch

    05 August 2013

    Long-established legal internet service provider Lawyers Online has relaunched itself as a referral site for legal services.

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    Judicial review for tribunal fee change

    05 August 2013

    Trade union Unison has been granted a judicial review in October to challenge the introduction of fees of up to £1,200 for claimants taking on employers in tribunals..

  • Castle park Law Centre
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    Charity sets up its own law practice

    05 August 2013

    A Leicester charity has become the first such not-for-profit organisation to set up and own a law firm.

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    Small law firms eye mergers

    05 August 2013

    The proportion of small firms expecting to merge has doubled in six months, according to new figures from the Law Consultancy Network.

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    Banks win mis-selling case at appeal court

    05 August 2013

    The Court of Appeal has dealt a blow to businesses bringing claims against banks for allegedly mis-selling interest rate swaps products by dismissing a claim against the Royal Bank of Scotland.

  • Tim Clement Jones
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    Firms expand in Asia Pacific as new business blossoms

    05 August 2013

    International firm DLA Piper expects Asia Pacific to represent one-third of its future business outside the UK, managing partner Tim Clement-Jones told the Gazette this week. ‘It is incredibly important – it’s not yet one-third of the business.

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    One-year-old firm becomes ABS

    05 August 2013

    A year-old personal injury firm where IT specialists outnumber solicitors has become an alternative business structure.

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    Firm hires: Will Armstrong and Adam Dawson at Emsleys

    2013-08-01T22:20:00Z

    Will Armstrong and Adam Dawson is now Solicitor at Emsleys . Emsleys Solicitors is expanding its personal injury and property teams as it continues to grow to meet client demand. Will Armstrong joins the personal injury team from Plexus Law and brings experience in road traffic, employer liability and public ...

  • Addenbrookes Hospital
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    NHS claims surge by 66% in just four years

    29 July 2013

    The head of the NHS Litigation Authority has denied that rocketing claims figures indicate increased negligence in the NHS. Catherine Dixon, the authority’s chief executive, spoke after this month’s damning Keogh review into death rates at hospitals across England. The report is expected to prompt a new rash of claims ...

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    Capita contract translates into £15m

    29 July 2013

    Outsourcing company Capita received £15m in 2012/13 from its troubled contract to provide courtroom interpreting services, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.