Last 3 months headlines – Page 973
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SRA warning on money laundering
Regulator also ready to discuss changes to firms holding client money.
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Law Society excellence winners announced
Winners of the Law Society Excellence Awards revealed at London ceremony.
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ABS waivers hurting law firm competitors
Some 17% of ABS licence holders granted separate business waivers, LSB research finds.
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Court lifts £1.6m freezing order against City solicitor
‘No real risk of dissipation of assets’, says judge.
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Norway tops European legal aid spending table
Council of Europe places England and Wales third in per-head spending on legal aid.
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Law firm creates ‘in-house’ barristers chambers
Cartwright King says the arrangement is the first of its kind in the country.
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High Court refuses withdrawal of settlement offer
Mr Justice Leggatt says it was ‘wrong in principle’ for defendant to make its application without notice to the claimant.
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Legal aid cuts top concern for lawyers in Wales
Annual Law Society snapshot shows divide over impact of legal aid reforms, with Wales hit hardest.
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Survey to test legal regulation costs ‘hypothesis’
The Legal Services Board will conduct a survey to get views on whether regulation costs too much.
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Scottish government overhauls civil courts
Law Society voices ‘real concerns’ about potential delays and impact on access to justice.
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Winehouse row coroner sanctioned by SRA
Solicitor found to have breached six rules or principles following furore over Amy Winehouse inquest.
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Court enforces German law on damages case
Gaynor Winrow had lived in Germany for eight years at time of road traffic accident.
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Shelling out to competition winner
The winner of a pair of tickets to a West End musical, plus other notable entries.
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Court of Appeal throws out QASA challenge
Master of the rolls says the scheme does not undermine the independence of the advocate or the judiciary.
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Tories’ rights guru calls for ‘grown-up’ debate
Role of European Court of Human Rights poses valid constitutional questions, says Michael Pinto-Duschinsky.
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Firm wants laser surgery law reform after £500k win
Current guidelines should be mandatory, says firm acting for woman who claims surgery left her needing to wear dark glasses.
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Cybersecurity training ‘essential’ for lawyers
Government urges lawyers and accountants to develop skills to defeat computer attacks.
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Cable attacks Tories for ‘ruthless’ employment laws
Up to a million left without employment rights, business secretary says.
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Hughes promises action on litigants in person
Justice minister assures party conference of announcements 'in the very near future'.