Last 3 months headlines – Page 599
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Magic circle solicitor gets High Court nod
Sarah Falk is one of only three solicitors appointed directly from private practice - and the first woman.
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Award-winning PI firm sold after collapse into administration
Disease specialist Roberts Jackson suffers financial problems ’endemic’ to the personal injury sector.
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Law Society: One in three law firms targeted by cyberscammers as PII hike looms
Insurance costs are set to rise, Society survey confirms – but an increase may be needed to maintain competition and capacity
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Insurance rule change to hit 7,000 firms
New regulations affecting how insurance products are sold could affect up to 7,000 law firms, the SRA says.
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News focus: Labour reveals justice plans
Making legal aid a pillar of the welfare state and providing duty solicitors for border detainees were among justice policies announced at the party’s conference last week
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ID and escrow start-up fights conveyancing fraud
Digital property platform Thirdfort due to begin trials with an estate agent this autumn.
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Prime slot snub leaves Burgon on the fringes
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon misses out on star billing at Labour conference.
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Identity politics in the courtroom
Client dons a ginger wig to ‘test’ a witness’s identification.
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Legal aid: Low income defendants 'forced into poverty'
Law Society warns that defendants who have to pay a proportion of legal costs are struggling to maintain a decent standard of living.
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Give shoppers instant price estimate, conveyancers told
Licensed conveyancers will have to publish cost and service information on their websites from December.
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Firms join university's legal tech initiative
Manchester consortium aims to look at impact of technology on the legal sector.
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Out-of-time appeals allowed after judgments sent to wrong addresses
Claimants had missed the 42-day deadline to make a challenge, but courts opts to exercise its discretion.
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Punish guilty barristers more quickly, says bar regulator
Some tribunal cases are taking two years or more to conclude, BSB says.
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'Beset by austerity': Ryder condemns justice underfunding
Senior president of tribunals echoes stinging remarks from a Supreme Court judge.
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Firm hire: Kidd joins family team
Derbyshire firm Banner Jones has expanded its Family Law team with the appointment of solicitor Adam Kidd to its Chesterfield office. Adam Kidd and Kelly Parks Adam Kidd and Kelly Parks, Banner Jones Kidd joins the team having completed his LPC at the University of Law in ...
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Turkey: Professional bodies submit concerns to UN
Dire position deteriorating as threats to lawyers are incorporated into law.
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SFO director rings changes with management shake-up
Lisa Osofsky announces two new roles will be created as well a secondee joining from US firm.
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London firm latest to line up trucks cartel claim
Edwin Coe says it has agreed a ‘no win, no fee’ deal with litigation funder.