Last 3 months headlines – Page 661
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SRA makes case for separation from Chancery Lane
Transition would be 'straightforward and cost effective', regulator tells LSB.
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Slaughter and May to face questions over Carillion advice
Magic circle firm will respond to questions by early next week.
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Invitation to trainees facing 'exceptional obstacles'
Chancery Lane has begun the recruitment process to fill this year's places on its Diversity Access Scheme.
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Society wants more clarity over regulators' duties
Legal Services Board currently reviewing internal governance rules.
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Video hearings pilot will uphold 'majesty of a physical courtroom', HMCTS pledges
HM Courts & Tribunals Service will initially begin with tax appeals.
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£300m pot shows 'high demand' for litigation funding
Therium Capital Management announcement suggests more high-profile class action lawsuits in the offing.
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Working group to consider clinical negligence cap
Final recommendations on fixed recoverable costs are expected in the autumn, government says.
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Conveyancing work falls for the first time in six years
Market tracker shows volumes have shrunk by 12% from 2016 to 2017.
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Trust in value of lawyers declining, LSB business study claims
Super regulator publishes third wave of research into legal needs of small businesses.
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Magic circle firm acquires Carillion's legal arm
Clifford Chance says CAS will be fully integrated with its existing client service model.
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Leigh Day denies involvement in Iraq 'claims factory'
Sun newspaper quotes whistle-blower saying ’It was a racket, all of it’.
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Supreme Court is fisherman's friend in human rights row
Severn Estuary putcher owner wins 'peaceful enjoyment of possessions' case after five-year battle with Environment Agency.
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Diversity survey: women make up one third of partners
Latest figures show profession becoming more like the wider population - but more needs to be done, SRA chief executive says.
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Accelerated degree plan has 'long way to go', junior lawyers say
Junior lawyers say government’s proposals do not offer enough of an incentive.
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FCA flexes muscles with first 'serious crime' order
New sanction bars man jailed for illegal money lending from conducting any credit business.
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SRA chief favours 'parity' with £50m maximum fines
Government reported to be committed to looking again at SRA’s enforcement powers.
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CPS admits 'wholesale failures' in pursuit of ex Sidley Austin partner
Charges against Matthew Cahill for tax offences have been dropped, court papers reveal.
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Legal advice fears over on-the-spot fingerprint scanning
Home Office says police officers will be able to identify suspects in less than a minute on their smartphones.
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'My printer broke’: Barrister escapes suspension after PC blunder
Philippa Page blames ‘her own incompetence’ for failing to renew practising certificate.
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Insurance firm signs up academics to predict case outcomes
Partnership with London School of Economics will explore artificial intelligence and statistical models to manage litigation risk.