Last 3 months headlines – Page 1152
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NewsManchester law firm calls in administrators
Firm is latest in the north-west to run into trouble.
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NewsCMS completes takeover deal for Dundas & Wilson
Deal agreed by partners which will eventually see Scottish firm disappear altogether.
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NewsG4S and Serco stripped of tagging contract
Capita will use the G4S and Serco systems and equipment, with the two companies to no longer have a direct role.
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NewsPartners to be hit by LLP tax changes
Draft finance bill sets out proposals for identifying ‘salaried members’ of LLPs.
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NewsOmbudsman ‘concerned’ at SRA file retention plan
Legal complaints handler accepts relatively few will be affected, but says move could harm access to justice.
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NewsCode for litigation funding ‘toothless’, says critic
Calls for tighter rules on an industry now worth £1bn worldwide.
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NewsNew sex offence guidelines to overhaul sentencing
Sex offence guidelines will come into force in England and Wales from next April.
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NewsSociety Council affirms policy of engagement on legal aid
Dialogue with MoJ will ‘secure the best possible deal for members’.
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Anglo-Scottish merger called off
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick say they no longer intend to join forces.
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NewsProfits at Trowers fall by £10m after office move
International firm is cautious about prospects for 2013/14.
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NewsWhitehall advertises for new Treasury Solicitor
The Government Legal Service is looking for a new head.
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NewsWragges confirms merger with Lawrence Graham
Two firms to come together after partnership vote.
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News‘Substantial’ number of firms not revealing PII status - SRA
Regulator threatens legal action against firms that have not provided evidence of their professional indemnity insurance cover.
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NewsAccountants approved to enter legal sector
ICAEW to be granted power to license alternative business structures.
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NewsNew practice rights pending for legal executives
Probate and conveyancing rights recommended by Legal Services Board.
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News‘Flat’ complaint figures could signal better client care
The prospective head of the Office for Legal Complaints suggests law firms are improving service levels.
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NewsNew Pannone job cut fears
Pannone’s acquisition by listed Australian firm Slater & Gordon places dozens of staff at risk.
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NewsMoJ pledges claims management clampdown under LeO
Ombudsman to handle complaints about CMCs from next year.
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NewsBar chair-elect renews call to scrap LSB
Frontline regulators including the SRA should be free to ‘get on with their job’.
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NewsCall for contempt jurors to face new crime
Law Commission has made a series of recommendations over contempt of court laws.