Last 3 months headlines – Page 781
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PI reform opponents ask for more time
A2J group wants an extra five weeks to to respond to proposals that will 'sweep away rights that have been part of British life for centuries'.
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‘Change of direction’ sees top 100 firm bow out of SRA panel work
Bevan Brittan has reviewed investment in panel work for the regulator and decided not to retender.
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Claims giant warns PI reforms will hit 2017 profits by £4m
Share price plummets as National Accident Helpline attempts to respond to future legal landscape.
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MoD unveils plans to take military combat claims away from court
Minister says plans remove any possibility of enemy combatants claiming armed forces had taken insufficient care to avoid injuring them.
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Defendant firm hails ‘significant’ fundamental dishonesty victory
CoA judgment opens way for insurers to use the defence to avoid court costs.
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Price collusion on Justin Bieber posters brings director disqualification legal landmark
Director banned for five years after pop music poster traders agreed not to undercut each other on Amazon.
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English solicitors ‘could pay extra to practise in Wales’
Welsh businesses subsidise litigation between foreign oligarchs in London. Access to justice would be enhanced in a separate jurisdiction, policy forum hears.
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Bolton council backs leader over £300k law firm deal
Bolton’s Labour leader Cliff Morris survives attempt to oust him over 'secret' grant to personal injury firm at turbulent council meeting.
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‘City powerhouse’ firm signs London lease
London staff of soon-to-merge CMS UK, Nabarro and Olswang will occupy five out of seven floors of Cannon Place, where CMS is currently based.
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MoJ says it sets no travel time target when closing courts
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton says access to justice is 'not just about proximity'.
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LCJ concerned about McKenzie friends ‘preying’ on vulnerable clients
Lord Thomas says there is now a problem with the number of litigants in person in the justice system.
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Embattled Bolton council leader set to defend £300k law firm grant
Cliff Morris hopes that the controversial decision ‘will attract other occupiers in the future’.
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Law Society president: why are regulators silent on cuts?
SRA and LSB both have a duty to promote access to justice and should speak out on public policy, says Robert Bourns.
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Slater and Gordon to chase £53m refund on Quindell
Barrister’s opinion buoys Australian firm’s legal claim over 2015 acquisition.
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Eversheds reveals transatlantic tieup talks
Merger with Sutherland would create global firm with 2,300 lawyers.
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Holman Fenwick agrees US merger
Holman Fenwick Willan to merge with Texas-based Legge Farrow Kimmitt McGrath & Brown.
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SFO bucks trend of decline in sick days over mental illnesses
Solicitor general provides absence figures for the number of days lost due to mental health issues at law officers’ departments.
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PI reforms blamed for law firm’s collapse
Administrators for Kemp Legal Limited say proposed changes mean business is no longer viable.
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UK will ratify EU unitary patent, says minister
Announcement ends speculation regarding UK’s position – and hints at future policy on single market.
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DWF spies Northern Ireland opportunity
Merger with Belfast-based commercial firm C & H Jefferson takes effect on 1 December.