Last 3 months headlines – Page 877
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Kent council ABS launch looms
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner.
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Council allowed to appeal unfair dismissal ruling
Evelyne Jarrett was the most senior black manager at Essex Legal Services.
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Lawyers on Remembrance Day
Lawyers from the Army and RAF legal departments collected for the Royal British Legion.
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French judge ribs les rosbifs
First-instance court judge Michaël Haravon deployed some gentle wit.
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Memory lane
The AA plans to offer wills, conveyancing and personal injury work direct to the public.
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Society calls for independent review of duty contract procurement
Chancery Lane wants ‘thorough appraisal’ of criminal tender process.
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Irwin Mitchell silent on merger rumours
Reports have named Irwin Mitchell and Thomas Eggar as potential merger partners.
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Lawyer who raised £60,000 to fight cancer dies
Retired solicitor Lori Murdock's battle against maligant melanoma made national headlines.
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MoJ postpones legal aid contracts
Three-month delay follows legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders in at least 69 procurement areas.
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Financial regulator backs SRA consumer credit plans
The two bodies have been in talks for more than a year over how to handle consumer credit.
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Conveyancing firm wins appeal over valuation
Court of Appeal judgment highlights scope of duty of solicitors instructed on behalf of both borrower and lender.
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Indian barrister reinstated 106 years after disbarment
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi presented with a certificate posthumously reinstating the freedom fighter.
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Electronic filing trial extended to cover Rolls Building
The pilot scheme lasts for a year from 16 November and is an extension of the e-filing system already in place in the TCC.
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Negligent global firm must pay extra £375k for contract error
Client had asked for escape clause after 42 months, but firm wrote it down as ‘within’ 41 months.
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Robots won’t replace lawyers says tech chief
Richard Hodkinson reveals top-25 firm has been developing artificial intelligence for two years.
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Courts strike another costs blow as charities reject fixed fees
Government warned that cases involving the elderly and babies will suffer from fixed-fee regime.
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Clifford Chance Libor documents covered by legal privilege, court rules
A High Court judge holds that lawyers must be able to give ‘candid factual briefings’ secure in the knowledge communications will not be disclosed.
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Pro bono charity reports surge in volunteer lawyers
Qualified solicitors and barristers made up nearly four out of five volunteer lawyers between April 2014 and March 2015.
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Parabis fire sale: private consortium in exclusive deal
But top-50 firm Keoghs says it will not be acquiring parts of the Parabis business.