Last 3 months headlines – Page 996
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City leader warns of legal dangers of Scottish ‘yes’ vote
Alasdair Douglas, himself a Scot, tells lawyers he is ‘deeply troubled’ by the referendum and its effect on the legal framework of the UK.
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Society names IT partner for online conveyancing
Joint venture to create system to speed up conveyancing process.
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MPs urge compulsory sharing of whiplash fraud data
Fourth report of transport committee says some solicitors 'playing the system'.
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Lloyds defends recovery letters naming ‘SCM Solicitors’
Law firm was dissolved in 2011, but bank insists it makes clear SCM now part of in-house litigation.
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Report calls for higher fees to boost mediation
Mediation taskforce report calls for £100 rise in settlement fees for solicitors.
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PEP rises 12% at Herbert Smith Freehills
HSF reveals profits of £232m and income of £800m in the firm’s first full-year results following its merger.
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Regulator approves PII reform
SRA board says reduction in minimum cover to £500,000 would cut premiums by 5%.
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Prison law legal aid appeal granted
Two charities have been granted permission to appeal the High Court’s dismissal of their challenge to cuts introduced last December.
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Profits up 8% at Nabarro
International expansion played a key part in the firm’s strategy for 2013/14.
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Student Loans Company suspends misleading recovery letters
Letters included the phrase ‘we are instructed by our client’.
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Allen & Overy posts ‘highest ever’ revenue and profit
Magic circle outfit makes hay from ‘more stable’ global markets.
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French burqa ban upheld by European court
The ban, introduced in 2011, does not violate human rights laws.
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New European data protection law ‘on track’
UK certain to lose fight on form of new instrument, conference hears.
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‘Fast-track’ patent highway to China opens
The UK partners with China’s State Intellectual Property Office to accelerate patent applications.
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Simpson Millar begins post-buyout acquisition spree
The consumer firm, which became part of the Fairpoint Group last month, has snapped up Bristol-based Foster & Partners.
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Media take-down plans ditched
Proposals to enable the attorney general to order media organisations to remove online archive material creating a risk of contempt are abandoned.
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Profits surge on record income at Clifford Chance
The magic circle firm says its bullish performance reflects an ‘uptick in the transactional markets’.
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SRA braced for another big intervention
Compensation Fund contributions set to fall sharply, but regulator wary of pressure on reserves.
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Peers back bill to make pre-nups binding
The bill introduced by Lady Deech amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
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MoJ axes £127m IT project
Troubled project to join up the department’s back office systems will be outsourced to Steria.