Last 3 months headlines – Page 1167
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NewsVaz 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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NewsTax 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.
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NewsPioneer solicitor-judge dies at 86
His Honour Peter Goldstone, one of the first solicitors to be appointed a recorder, has died
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Grant: government has 'appetite' for regulation reform
Justice minister Helen Grant insists that the government is committed to reviewing legal services regulation.
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NewsScotland’s ‘Jackson’ proposes DBAs and QOCS
A review of civil litigation funding in Scotland has drawn many of the same conclusions as Jackson LJ.
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In-house lawyers aim for the board
The aspirations of in-house lawyers to become board directors are growing.
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NewsLawyers scupper EU financial transaction tax
European Union lawyers have vetoed a controversial new tax that would have imposed levies on financial transactions.
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LSB abolition not in public interest, says CILEx
Legal executives respond to the legal services regulation consultation
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NewsPartner hire: Mats Sacklén at Baker & McKenzie
Leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie today announced the hire of highly regarded M&A partner Mats Sacklén to further enhance the firm’s corporate offering in Europe.
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NewsSRA to create consumer-facing website
Legal Choices, a website aimed at consumers, will go live in the autumn.
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NewsMaclay Murray & Spens cuts 28 jobs
Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens confirms that 28 jobs have gone in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.
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NewsCriminal bar issues legal challenge to QASA
The Criminal Bar Association has issued a legal challenge to the decision to press ahead with quality assurance scheme.
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NewsFirms face uncertainty as Berliner pulls plug
Solicitors face a race against time to find PII cover.
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NewsTear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB
The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator for the entire profession.
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NewsSRA plans referral checks on PI sector
Supervision officers to visit personal injury firms of all sizes to assess compliance with fee ban.
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Fee remission reforms to go ahead
The government has approved plans to means-test waivers for civil court and tribunal fees
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NewsRegulatory system 'dysfunctional' - City lawyers
The City of London Law Society says the cost of regulation is close to getting out of control.
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Thinktanks call for greater autonomy in courts
‘Conservative’ courts should be opened to local discretion empowerment, two thinktanks say.
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News‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand
Some personal injury firms are ‘in a state of panic’ over a government review of their dealings with claims management companies.