Last 3 months headlines – Page 955
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BLP bounces back with profits up 25%
Turnaround at international firm as revenue rises 6% in 2013-14.
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City and civil service top legal honours list
City and Government Legal Service figure strongly in new year’s honours.
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Archives reveal Thatcher’s ‘disquiet’ about solicitors
Cabinet minutes show prime minister concerned about the Law Society’s powers to discipline profession in the 1980s.
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Court puts legal aid contract process on hold
Crime duty contracts tender process suspended until the result of judicial reviews sought by Law Society and practitioner groups.
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LeO to publish full internal expenses report
Details of the background to a dispute over expenses that led to the resignation of the chief executive set to be made public.
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Suspend ‘unlawful’ detention policy, campaigners demand
Court of Appeal rules that detention of asylum claimants does not satisfy requirements for clarity.
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CMC profits hold up despite Jackson changes
First4Lawyers continues to be successful, but questions new fees regime.
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SRA invites comparison sites to tap into its data
Regulator says ‘suite of core data’ is available free to websites.
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Grayling faces new year test over legal aid
Hearing date set for practitioner groups' challenge over criminal legal aid tender process.
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Solicitor ordered to pay £750k over transfer
Stuart Creggy found in breach of his duty over payment to Maltese lawyer.
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National firm offers share incentive to stay
Alternative business structure Simpson Millar is the latest to consider employee ownership.
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Al-Sweady lawyer denouncement ‘breaches UN code’
European bar chief raises concerns about defence secretary’s statement to parliament.
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Leading PI lawyers concerned by whiplash plans
Firm leaders warn of consequences of government's MedCo system for medical experts.
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European leaders urged to complete EU-US deal
PMs invited to roundtable with CBI to hear of deal’s importance.
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University of Law eyes property sales
Today’s £68m deal for prestigious London campus could be first of many, as Montagu Private Equity looks to raise cash.
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Representation slumps in family law
From July to September both parties were represented in just 24% of cases.
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EU court snubs human rights accession
An agreement on the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is not compatible with EU law, Court of Justice rules.
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City lawyers urge SRA to retain consumer credit brief
CLLS warns of extra costs and risk of criminal liability if regulation passes to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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MoJ in conflict with BIS over insolvency litigation
Minister accepts figures from practitioners body on sums raised through fee arrangements threatened by LASPO.
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Lawyers should apologise over Al-Sweady claims – Fallon
Defence secretary reveals that SRA investigating conduct of solicitors after troops cleared of murder and torture.