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'Abdication of responsibility': Consumer watchdog attacks SRA's compensation fund cuts
Regulator accused of making decisions based on no evidence and ignoring consumers’ best interests.
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News focus: Are small firms better placed to weather Covid-19?
Smaller firms need more government support but practices that keep a tight rein on outgoings and adapt to a sea change in working methods are better placed to limit the damage of the lockdown.
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BT offers panel diversity prize
Telecoms giant guarantees automatic renewal for firm with best diversity and inclusion record.
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Furloughs and freezes: City office moves halted
Planned office relocations disrupted by coronavirus as firms try to conserve cash and construction projects delayed.
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Bar’s jimmer in the box seat
Jimmering – to get a free or better seat than that paid for – seems to have begun in the 1930s.
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Taking isolation on the chin
Several staff members at Slater and Gordon have participated in an ‘isolation beards’ group.
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Legal services profits soar as Co-op claims UK market lead
Business 'well placed' to deal with current challenges.
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Expanding law group buys Yorkshire ABS from LegalZoom
Metamorph Group says it can become one of the leading private client firms in England.
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Firm concerned by London 'blindspot' over court safety
Judge reportedly refused duty solicitor's application regarding defendant and gave case to someone else.
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Probate researchers 'flouting lockdown rules by visiting heirs'
At least one outfit is visiting potential beneficiaries in person, association claims.
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DWF secures extra credit to ride out lockdown
Banking covenants also eased at stockmarket-listed firm.
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SRA relaxes rules to ensure trainees qualify on time
Junior lawyers can apply to defer the professional skills course for 12 months because of coronavirus.
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Councils move to ditch adult social care duties
One of the Coronavirus Act’s most controversial measures ‘switched on’ by at least six English local authorities.
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East Anglia heavyweight goes international with merger
Birketts announces merger with boutique firm, while neighours Ellisons also has merger news.
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Judiciary sets up working party to bring back jury trials
Law Society and other representative bodies will help senior judges explore options.
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Online fraudsters target lawyers working from home
Lawyers working in unfamiliar circumstances may be more prone to letting their guard drop.
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Society urges chancellor to bail out struggling solicitors
Extension of self-employed support scheme among measures called for by Chancery Lane.
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Bar watchdog predicts income boost from surge in students
Regulator expects income from examination fees to rise by 63% this financial year.
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Crisis could put diversity drive into reverse, says Bar Council
Study shows that barristers from diverse backgrounds are worst affected by the pandemic.