Last 3 months headlines – Page 803
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NewsMemory lane
The Law Society Gazette, 15 November 2007 SRA issues warning on business models The Solicitors Regulation Authority last week urged solicitors to be ‘particularly cautious’ if approached about taking advantage of new business structures to be allowed under the Legal Services Act. The regulator said there could be conflict issues ...
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NewsNews focus: Don't blow a fuse over online civil court
Wary of previous IT fiascos, Whitehall has adopted an agile approach to building the online civil court envisaged by Lord Justice Briggs as part of a £1bn reform programme
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News‘End anguish over estate benefits’, says solicitor
Unmanageable government requests cause misery for the bereaved.
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NewsEuropean law firms set for Brexit 'sponsorship' to take on English giants?
Indigenous firms will provide specialist services to counter impact of City firms.
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NewsOne in four set to quit as pay lags inflation
Pay is failing to keep up with inflation in almost every sector of the profession and a quarter of legal professionals plan to quit, according to an annual market bellwether.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for 10 years for eco-investment tax scam
Rodney Whiston-Dew ’simply motivated by a desire to become extremely rich and to evade tax’.
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Law Society set to intervene in key privilege case
Chancery Lane says ruling could have ’perverse effect of discouraging firms from self-reporting’.
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NewsUber employment ruling a 'landmark' for gig economy - but taxi app fights on
Taxi company must recognise drivers as workers, Employment Appeal Tribunal rules.
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NewsSRA will be 'more responsive' by 2020, vows director
New strategy gives insight into how regulator expects to evolve over coming years.
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NewsFirst swaps mis-selling case heads to Rolls Building
Claim against Barclays for the alleged mis-selling of financial products will be heard in the commercial court on Monday.
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NewsMoJ backtracks on Keen's discount rate dates
Lawyers told to expect legislation a year later than minister had hoped.
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NewsSRA 'aware' of complaints about road safety firm
Criminal defence practice makes wide-ranging accusations against RSS, which has helped police forces secure speeding convictions.
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News'Plain English': Whitehall simplifies £650m legal tendering process
Crown Commercial Service has cut the amount of tender documents that bidders must complete.
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NewsMagistrates decide 3,000 fare dodgers' fates on a laptop
Government hails success of paperless system at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court, London.
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NewsLaw Society backs alternative wills
Law Society broadly supportive of Law Commission proposals to reform wills law.
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NewsLegal services regulation: another review announced
Law Society welcomes opportunity to amend internal governance rules.
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NewsPatent court draws nearer as committee paves way for debate
Statutory instrument bringing Europe’s Unified Patent Court into life will now be debated in both houses.
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NewsUse your buying power to promote diversity, GC urges
Legal chief for fashion retailer ASOS tells women in law conference that money talks in the end.
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NewsLibel claimants face costs penalty for late acceptance of Part 36 offer
High street optician sued for defamation and accepted damages of £125,000, having originally claimed more than £21m.