Last 3 months headlines – Page 962
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NewsFirst council ABS is formally launched
Buckinghamshire County Council was the first local authority to be granted a licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsTreasury presses on with direct tax recovery
Government insists ‘robust new safeguards’ will address concerns raised in consultation.
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NewsJudge takes £2,240 off costs bill for late submission
High Court heard late statement of costs was a breach of rules but decided against denying relief from sanctions.
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NewsTrowers profits up but partners answer £1.8m cash call
City firm’s staff costs down by more than £1.5m as headcount falls from 527 in 2013 to 506 in 2014.
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NewsWealth becoming key to justice, say 87% of lawyers
Law firm’s survey finds widespread scepticism about access to justice following LASPO.
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NewsSolicitors ‘prickly’ - economic crime chief
National Crime Agency’s director of economic crime command says the agency is taking a particular interest in solicitors.
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NewsSRA to scrap PC fee renewal system
Regulator’s business plan for 2015 admits mySRA ‘neither straightforward nor simple’ to use.
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NewsMoJ ‘out of touch with reality’ over cuts – spending watchdog
National Audit Office report finds savings on track – but the government did not understand wider impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsSolicitor fabricated litigation in three-year deception
‘Good reason’ to believe solicitor was acting against client’s interests, High Court hears.
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NewsSarah bill: peer withdraws whiplash curb amendment
Measure in Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill would have abolished damages payments for less-serious claims.
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NewsGovernment waits on simplifying ‘complex’ ADR landscape
Alternative dispute resolution must be widely available for consumer disputes by July 2015.
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NewsCJEU calls time on UK pollution foot-dragging
Court of Justice of the European Union judgment opens way to legal challenges across Europe.
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NewsConsumer watchdog under fire over McKenzie friend stance
MP: ‘Somebody can toddle along, say they are a McKenzie friend and start undermining and undercutting solicitors.’
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NewsMore part-time judicial appointments in pipeline
Judicial Appointments Commission seeks to offer more opportunities for salaried part-time working in a bid to increase diversity.
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NewsChief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe
MoJ confirms Sampson suspended following investigation over governance issues.
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NewsSRA keen to relax accounts submission rules
Regulator wants accountants to employ more professional judgement in testing firms’ finances.
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NewsSolicitor qualifies: Lianne Costin
Family law specialist qualifies as a chartered legal executive at Hine Downing.
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NewsThousands still await Wonga ‘fake firm’ compensation
Around 5,000 of those contacted have replied so far, with 99% of them accepting payday lender’s compensation offer.
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NewsBusiness confidence near pre-recession level
96% of firms confident about next 12 months, survey shows.
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NewsUS mass hire creates new legal giant
Morgan Lewis to become ‘one of the largest law firms in the world’.