Last 3 months headlines – Page 1181
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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.
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NewsMoJ puts regulation shake-up on hold
The government has dampened speculation about an imminent review of legal services regulation.
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NewsLaw graduates lose out in earning stakes
Students who want to be high earners after graduation should choose almost any subject – even social studies – other than law, research says.
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MoJ lags on data
The Ministry of Justice is well behind the prime minister’s transparency commitments for all departments to publish details of items of spending above £25,000.
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NewsIn-house to do more high-value work
The growth of in-house legal departments will slow and general counsel will take on more of the work traditionally provided by private firms, according to Julia Chain, MD at Huron Legal.
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News‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid
The Legal Action Group calls on the government to increase the profile of civil legal aid services after figures show a huge shortfall in take-up this year.