Last 3 months headlines – Page 670
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PI sector stands by for reforms update from parliament
Evidence session to be held scrutinising case for small claims limit increase, but criticism at absense of claimant solicitors.
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Judge dismisses disclosure bids ahead of £126m credit hire trial
Defendants in Autofocus case include three law firms – Keoghs, Lyons Davidson and Morgan Cole (now Blake Morgan) – and three solicitors from each firm.
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Bar scathing over need for new AML quango
‘Little jusification’ to ask barristers to part-fund Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision.
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Carillion collapse raises question over legal arm's ABS status
Carillion Advice Services was set up in 2011 to support the construction giant's in-house legal team.
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Government to support bill empowering tenants over housing safety
Housing specialist welcomes housing secretary Sajid Javid's announcement but says the overall law is fragmented and inadequate.
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Bar chair: Separation remains for a reason
Andrew Walker QC says there are good reasons to reject fusion and alternative business structures - and warns of a dearth of juniors entering the profession.
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Claims business battles on despite financial struggles in 2017
Law firm customers looking again at their business models and how they bring in work.
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Russells changes its tune
London entertainment firm Russells has moved into the original home of BBC Music.
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In the middle of a chain reaction
A Dutch legal software company has announced a blockchain-enabled smart contract.
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Battle resumes over India liberalisation
Today, counsel for top international firms go to India’s Supreme Court in the long-running battle to open up the legal services market.
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MEPs issue tax warning to profession
European Parliament says professional services firms that facilitate ‘illegal, harmful or wrongful corporate tax arrangements’ should face sanctions.
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Singapore lawyers back national IT plan
The Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP) launched in Singapore last week.
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News focus: Worboys case raises questions on open justice
Lord chancellor David Gauke’s pledge to make Parole Board decisions more transparent in the wake of the Worboys furore chimes with calls for open justice elsewhere.
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Solicitors facing PC fee hike to fund new quango
Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision could cost up to £25 per supervised individual.
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Save our home! New advice centre appeals for funds
Greater Manchester Law Centre relies entirely on donations and contributions.
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Birmingham lawyers celebrate bicentenary
Second city's law society now has 4,500 members, including 1,000 who joined in the past three years.
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Bar defends traditional values in attacks on training and price transparency proposals
The Bar Council has staunchly defended the ‘values’ of the bar, hitting out regulatory proposals to re-evaluate the role of the Inns of Court and require barristers to publish prices. The council said the role of the Inns of Court should remain mandatory because they ‘play a fundamental role in ...
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His Honour scoops up the donkey work
How common is donkey-ownership among our judiciary? Obiter is prompted to ask after a trip to Birmingham.
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Medics outraged as MedCo fees double
Providers to mandatory accreditation scheme told this week that they will pay significantly more in 2018/19.