Last 3 months headlines – Page 807
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Legal representation in care proceedings under review
Sir James Munby says resources are unlikely to increase to deal with expected rise in care cases.
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SME adviser branches into legal services
Leonard Curtis Legal to offer fixed fees ‘wherever possible’.
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SRA sanctions lawyer convicted of distributing indecent images
Stephen Coleclough must notify Solicitors Regulation Authority of any future work.
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Law chief calls for ‘culture of responsibility’ on business crime
Attorney general outlines government vision for extending offence of ‘failure to prevent’.
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Law Society of Scotland rolls out red carpet to non-solicitors
Students and graduates welcomed as first category of affiliate members.
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NHSLA tests in-house working to cut £120m defence costs
In-house litigation team was established earlier this year and is running as a 12-month pilot.
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Nothing on the horizon?
Little-known MoJ ‘horizon-scanning’ team is quiet. Maybe that’s good for the law…
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News focus: tax laws and the Finance Bill
A clampdown on tax avoidance could target advisers, but critics warn that the proposals go too far and may end up capturing traditionally accepted tax planning.
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Public misconduct offence in need of reform
Law Commission says common law fails to define 'misconduct' and 'public office'.
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City law firm successfully pilots AI technology
Reed Smith plans to use innovative software more widely, insisting lawyers will always be needed.
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Women and BAME hopefuls offered coaching to reach judiciary
Programme will involve intensive one-day workshop and the chance to shadow a judge in the High Court.
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Leading firms ‘tend to move older partners aside’
Management consultancy Edward Drummond says bigger practices are ‘aggresively meritocratic’.
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‘Bureaucratic’ gateway blocks access to discrimination advice
Islington Law Centre says applicants need legal advice just to make the initial call about their case.
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Herbert Smith Freehills opens China hub
International firm extends its alternative legal services offering.
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Firm boasts of 146 fundamental dishonesty wins in a year
Horwich Farrelly says it successfully used the defence eight times in a single day.
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Law Society urges profession to give views on ‘dramatic’ SRA changes
SRA consultations on separate codes of conduct and simplifying accounts rules both close later this month.