Last 3 months headlines – Page 891
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Firms losing millions to phone fraudsters - insurer
Office accounts as well as client accounts at risk from ‘very sophisticated’ callers posing as bank staff.
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Brexit disproportionately harmful to legal services - Law Society research
Study for Chancery Lane says sector would suffer stronger negative effects than economy as a whole.
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Supermarket in-house team revolutionises contract process
Annual number of contracts handled by legal team has risen by 342.5% since 2012, senior lawyer says.
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Sexism-row barrister hits out at Sumption
Charlotte Proudman accuses Supreme Court judge of seeking to protect the ‘old boys’ network’, while former lord chancellor Lord Falconer describes his comments as ‘deeply worrying’.
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Unhappy returns of the day for copyright claim
A California judge's ruling that Warner/Chappell can no longer collect royalties for Happy Birthday may not apply in England, says IP expert.
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Courts to move from 'physical paradigm' - new HMCTS chief
Natalie Ceeney defends consolidation of court estate and hails digital future.
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Legal training: SRA hits back at Law Society concerns
Regulator says it has not yet decided how it plans to assess trainee solicitors after Chancery Lane warns that proposed changes would hinder poorer students.
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Clifford Chance to promote LGBT rights worldwide
Magic circle firm seeking to build inclusive culture across 36 offices – including in jurisdictions where homosexuality is illegal.
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Labour makes fresh pledge to review legal aid reforms
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked former junior minister Lord Bach to lead the latest review.
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Rush for gender balance could ‘destroy’ judiciary, claims Sumption
The Supreme Court judge says equality at top needs to happen naturally to avoid deterring men from the legal profession.
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Solicitor firm shuns SRA for bar regulator
Family firm becomes BSB-regulated entity – despite having no barrister on its team.
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No grounds for PII reforms, say lenders
Solicitors Regulation Authority reviewing professional indemnity insurance and Compensation Fund arrangements.
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Practitioner groups consider Gove’s legal aid offer
Gesture by lord chancellor ‘contingent upon profession continuing to engage constructively’.
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Comparison site steps in to ADR gap
Firms offered access to confidential mediation service as ADR deadline looms.
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Couple win £20k damages in landmark childcare case
‘Loving’ parents awarded £10,000 each after their eight children were ‘unlawfully’ kept away from them by a local authority.
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Kent ABS plan on ice as town halls look to consolidate
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner to form a groundbreaking joint venture.
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BSB entities launched as legal aid cuts bite
Powers were granted in April to the regulator to allow entities that can offer reserved legal activities.
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Microsoft highlights in-house importance
Brad Smith will take on the title of president and chief legal officer. He will remain general counsel.
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VouchedFor lists ‘rated’ solicitors in Sunday paper
Only solicitors who have paid will feature in Mail on Sunday supplement.