Last 3 months headlines – Page 543
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Former trainee banned over links to police station client
SRA publishes banning notice in relation to Reading-based trainee.
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Litigation ABS eyes contingency fees
Private client and family firm Harcus Sinclair sets up separate litigation practice.
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Criminal barristers hand CPS strike ultimatum
Unless ’radical change’ is promised next week action is inevitable, prosecuting barristers say.
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Clifford Chance drops billable hours for new bonus assessment
Progress not just about ‘chalking up as many hours as possible’.
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Lawyers billed £8.8m for sale of Network Rail arches
National Audit Office states that transaction costs increased following discussions in Whitehall.
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PwC joins lawtech incubator trend as City firm reveals first cohort
‘Big Four’ firm joins firms who have set up hubs for start-ups.
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CMC censured for misleading online clinical negligence ad
Advertising watchdog responds to complaint about claim that birth injuries are all due to negligence.
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DWF swoops for US firm’s Warsaw office
Poland expansion marks opening of firm’s seventh office in continental Europe.
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IT glitches causing major grant-of-probate delays
Solicitors say holdups are causing financial hardship for clients who in some cases are laying the blame at lawyers' feet.
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Hold the phone! Lord chancellor says housing advice is available everywhere
David Gauke MP quizzed by Lords committee on 'deserts' identified by the Law Society.
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Tight-lipped firm files notice of a change of name
In its 130th year, did Slaughter and May fancy a change?
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Gauke moves towards raising judicial retirement age
Talent is being lost due to mandatory age restriction, lord chancellor tells peers.
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DAC Beachcroft makes up 19 to partner
One third of international firm's total partnership will be women.
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Firm ordered to pay £100k after evidence mistake
Hugh James did not send key documents to a medical expert, leading the underlying claim to be dropped.
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Justice in jeopardy: forensic science 'at breaking point'
Lords committee criticises the government for making empty promises and calls for immediate action.
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'Stop the brain drain': civil service union unveils justice manifesto
The FDA wants the government to meet four key demands.
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'Fresh eyes' no explanation for late amendment, rules High Court
Claimants sought to change their case six weeks before trial, but the application was unsuccessful.
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Don't weaken 'tried and tested' competition law, solicitors urge EU
Open letter warns that changes may not lead to a a fairer global level playing field.
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Social worker reports hit by legal aid pay freeze
Professional association says the hourly rate has not risen since 2013.