Last 3 months headlines – Page 143
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AML watchdog demands 'more ambition' from professional regulators
Progress report from the OPBAS says even largely effective regulators should ‘strive for full effectiveness’.
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DAC Beachcroft 'exploring all options' over claims business
Firm silent on reports it is in talks to sell Claims Solutions Group.
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Law Society 'relieved' by retained EU law rethink
Government to axe just 800 pieces of law from UK statute book, reports today suggest.
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Solicitor struck off for misleading regulator
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal also ordered Alvina Zia to pay costs of £48,000.
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Clifford Chance announces 'diverse group' of new partners
Magic circle firm makes up 32, of whom 12 are women.
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City firm 'deeply implicated' in Post Office scandal saga, says victims' lawyer
Edward Henry KC questions involvement of Herbert Smith Freehills in compensation schemes.
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Partners face hefty tax bill over financial year-end date
Accountancy firm draws attention to HMRC rule that will affect three-quarters of top 500 UK firms.
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News focus: Extra resources needed to clear legacy asylum claims backlog, judges tell MPs
The immigration and asylum tribunals are trying to clear the backlog of legacy asylum cases. Senior judges told the justice committee this week that the Illegal Migration Bill will create nrew pressures that will be need to be addressed.
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Memory lane: 21 April 2023
Barristers strike and solicitors are blasted on costs: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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Migration bill gives government 'sanction to breach international law'
Former attorney general questions amendment regarding interim measures of European Court of Human Rights.
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Anthony Gold pays tribute to former senior partner
Howard Lerman, who joined the firm in 1974 and worked there for 45 years, died on 23 April.
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Saying farewell to a retiring Manchester legend
Joy Kingsley retires from day-to-day management at JMW Solicitors, where she turned a primarily local clin neg and PI practice into a full-service firm.
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Barrister fearful over notes in Gray’s Inn 'bomb' plot, court hears
Trial continues into alleged conspiracy to place devices in legal centre.
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Supreme Court justice fears hearings now 'invisible' to public
Lord Briggs backs more public access to court papers in real time.
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Junior lawyers concerned by silence on Ince administration
Shareholders and trainee solicitors have waited more than two weeks for any update.
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Magistrate given formal warning over anti-Semitic content
The JCIO said he had apologised and ‘accepted responsibility for his conduct’.
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News focus: CILEX's proposed divorce from its regulator
CILEX has got the go-ahead to ditch the current regulator of legal executives and get hitched to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. But the divorce, if it happens, is already proving very messy.
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US Supreme Court chief refuses to testify as ethics row escalates
Senate committee is examining allegations of unreported gifts, travel and real estate deals.