News – Page 125
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NewsRatings website receives £3.6m cash injection
VouchedFor, which allows clients to rate their solicitors, will invest in technology and marketing.
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Insurer warns on phone fraud against firms
So-called ‘vishing’ frauds typically involve an individual phoning a firm’s cashier ‘to confirm recent transactions’.
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Fasken Martineau seeking to reduce London headcount
International firm says up to 70 jobs could be affected by the restructure.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency refers Blavo & Co concerns to the police
National firm had blamed legal aid cuts for potential redundancies.
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Bar pushes for revamped advocacy fees
New graduated fee scheme aims to increase payments for complex and serious cases to redress 'imbalance'.
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NewsLitigation funder backs VW shareholder action
Bentham Europe says shareholders ‘deserve more than an apology’.
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NewsLondon firm to be sold after insolvency
Jeffrey Green Russell confirms discussions under way on transfer of business.
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NewsBlavo & Co to consult on redundancies
Managing partner says the firm has no choice but to restructure.
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NewsFreshfields recognised for ex-offenders initiative
Magic circle firm says businesses need to take the lead in creating job opportunities.
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NewsYorkshire merger creates 23-partner firm
Ramsdens and Baxter Caulfield plan further growth to meet the demand for its services in corporate and commercial areas.
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NewsQC jailed for fraud is disbarred
Rohan Pershad QC was jailed in 2013 for cheating public revenue of £600,000.
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NewsSkilled migration curbs would harm legal sector – Law Society
Chancery Lane tells government that international firms must be able to recruit from outside the European Economic Area.
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NewsQuindell facing potential legal claims worth £9m
Company announces it has received ‘notice of intended claim’ from law firm.
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NewsBar chair weighs in on gender equality row
Bar Council chair hits back at suggestion that he belittled sexist behaviour, as the debate on gender equality rages on.
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West Wales firm merger
Swansea firm Peter Lynn & Partners has announced the takeover of Ivor Evans & Benjamin (IE&B), one of the city’s oldest practices. All staff have transferred and the former partners have become consultants at Peter Lynn & Partners, which now has 30 lawyers and 58 staff. ...
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SRA trims status forms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced new slimline application forms for firms that need to apply for authorisation for a change of legal entity, and for LDPs electing to be licensed.
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IT upgrade to support law centres
Hackney Community Law Centre first in the country to take part in digital pilot.
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US firms eye $810m tieup
San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Manhattan’s Chadbourne & Parke are in preliminary merger talks. A tieup of the two firms would create a 945-lawyer firm with revenues of $810m.
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NewsFirms ponder withdrawal as contract D-day looms
Government to reveal outcome of its tenders for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsBar 'milestone' towards flexible training
The bar regulator has approved plans to introduce a professional statement as part its new approach to entry to the profession.