Last 3 months headlines – Page 681
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Partners at SME law firms see profits surge
Partners at small and medium-sized firms have seen their profits rise by nearly a third in the past 12 months, according to an annual snapshot of the sector. The Armstrong Watson Legal Sector Benchmark, published today, reveals that net profit per equity partner for firms increased by 33% between 2015/16 ...
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Ban for claims boss 'ducking out' of £250k fine
Almost 250 complaints made about efforts to bring in noise-induced hearing loss claims.
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Law Commission tries to cut '19th century red tape' around logbook loans
Proposed Goods Mortgages Act would give vulnerable borrowers additional time to seek debt advice.
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Bundle of joy in Court 19
An unexpectedly weighty matter was being heard in the Administrative Court last Friday - 6lbs, 8oz-worth.
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Corruption threat to judicial independence
Transparency key to avoiding politicisation, UN rapporteur tells Law Society event.
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Commission tells lawyers to prepare for Brexit ground zero
Chair of Law Society’s Brexit taskforce says statement highlights ’absolute need to do a deal’.
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Baroness Blackstone to chair bar regulator
Labour peer will succeed Sir Andrew Burns at Bar Standards Board in January.
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Memery Crystal jumps on litigation funding bandwagon
London-based firm teams up with Woodsford to bring cases in mining and energy sectors.
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Bar to lower standard of proof in disciplinary cases
Bar Standards Board agrees to adopt civil standard in possible harbinger of similar change by SDT.
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Stamp duty cut: Truss dismisses house prices warning
Chief secretary to the Treasury says Office for Budget Responsibility's 0.3% prediction is a 'minor increase'.
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Brand owners call for retention of IP harmonisation
Lack of progress on intellectual property talks alarming, trade body's position paper states.
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Consumer champion attacks 'cultural resistance' to price transparency
Panel chair suggests legal sector be compelled to address reasons behind reluctance to publish prices.
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City group urges speedy EU treaty
Report by TheCItyUK says Brexit could threaten UK’s position as world’s premier legal centre.
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Budget 2017: Government proposes tax law 'for the digital age'
Proposals include taxing profits made by multinationals with a ’significant user-base’ in the UK.
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Budget 2017: Hammond confirms £600m cut to MoJ spending
Cut contrasts with promises of extra money on health, defence and policing.
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Mladic life sentence hailed as historic step
Tribunal finds Bosnian Serb Army commander convicted on four counts including genocide.
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Budget 2017: stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
Government says the property tax is an upfront cash burden on top of conveyancing fees.
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Government heads off Brexit human rights rebellion
Commitment to pan-European standards remains undimmed, justice minister tells parliament.
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Boffins help judges get to grips with courtroom science
Guides drafted to explain forensic gait analysis and DNA fingerprinting.