Last 3 months headlines – Page 983
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Study lays bare ‘bogus’ car crash fraud stats
New research by a national personal injury firm has undermined insurance industry claims that a so-called ‘crash for cash’ fraud epidemic is hiking motor premiums
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Caplen voices legal aid concerns
Law Society president Andrew Caplen has marked the approach of the organisation’s Access to Justice Day by voicing his concerns for criminal legal aid solicitors and the criminal justice system.
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Olswang appoints two non-executive directors
David Chance and Dr Andreas Raffel will join on 1 September.
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Scholarship funding on offer
Qualified and trainee lawyers are being invited to apply for scholarships of up to £27,000 to support them through international study.
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Upturn buoys retention rates
Many firms are taking advantage of more benign economic conditions this year and keeping on more of their qualifying trainees.
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Consumer push has six appeal
’Use a professional. Use a solicitor’, is the theme of a high-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society today to remind consumers to go to solicitors rather than unregulated providers for legal advice.
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Bentham eyes litigation funding market in UK
The world’s first litigation funding company to be publicly listed will open for business in the UK this month.
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Public access ‘reverse referral’
Public access barristers are emerging as a source of work rather than a threat to criminal solicitors, according to a lawyer at a top-100 firm that has seen a growing trend of referrals from the bar.
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New tools designed to target in-house clients
Commercial firms in civil law jurisdictions will face increased competition from ‘lawyers on demand’ services following a pioneering move by a German-based provider.
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A plea for understanding
Open justice not just a matter of being seen on TV, says Lord Neuberger.
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Solicitor-advocate hits back at judge’s ‘Harry Potter’ criticism
Alan Blacker blames courtroom dressing-down on judicial attitudes to solicitor-advcocates.
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Wave of JRs expected over special needs deadline
Many local authorities unable to cope with Children and Families Act changes.
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Victims of slavery left unprotected – Law Society
Society tells a parliamentary committee that a proposed bill to counter people trafficking lacks ’clarity, precision and simplicity’.
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Society sets out chief executive handover plan
Paul Coen appointed as interim CEO before Catherine Dixon takes over in January.
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Legal market growth nears pre-recession levels
UK legal services sector to grow by 3.8% in 2014 and 4.9% next year, Law Society predicts.