News – Page 131
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NewsChambers offers legal advice through ‘video surgeries’
The surgeries allow clients to talk directly to barristers through a window on ShenSmith website.
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NewsWilliam Hague joins Linklaters
Former Tory leader to chair a newly created international advisory group at the magic circle firm.
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NewsA&O hikes junior salaries by 25%
Steep increase in associate pay at magic circle firm as competition for top talent intensifies.
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NewsNational pay scales for coroners to end £70k variance
Chief coroner suggests salaries should be assessed in the same way as they are for judges.
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NewsFirm ‘lacked high standards of conduct’ in client transfer bid
Lord chief justice refuses application to transfer representation for convicted client.
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NewsMedCo to face immediate review
Review of whiplash diagnosis scheme was due to start in September but concerned ministers have brought it forward
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NewsSRA praises ‘innovative’ Gateley as firm posts £60m revenue
Full-year turnover expected to have risen by 10% during period prior to listing.
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NewsAccounts burden lifted from 1,000 smaller firms
New threshold for removing the requirement to submit accountants’ reports.
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NewsPC fee unchanged for next year
Solicitors Regulation Authority proposes individual fee remains at £320.
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NewsWest Country firm claims Iran first
Everys Solicitors boosts Middle East presence by acquiring Iranian law firm with offices in Shiraz and Tehran.
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NewsAction day 15: bar backs direct action
Majority of CBA members who voted back policy of no new work and ‘no returns’.
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NewsNo damage caused by civil legal aid reforms, says defiant MoJ
Government defends itself against a highly critical report on LASPO from the commons justice committee.
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NewsNew official website for Welsh law
Online information service will help lawyers keep track of evolving legal framework in Wales.
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NewsBar training course ‘poor value’ and ‘exploitative’
One new practitioner told a focus group: ‘The BPTC is actually exploitative. Providers don’t care about you, they care about the money.’
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NewsUnregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
Legal Services Board research finds potential clients confronted with services of unregulated providers.
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Barrister loses racial discrimination claim against MoJ
Magistrates’ court employee claimed he was moved ‘under a cloud’ after he was investigated in connection with a fraud.
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NewsBarristers braced for new direct access push
The Bar Council has backed a direct access website.
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News89-call hunt for solicitor as protest bites
Ministry of Justice denies claims that its Duty Solicitor Call Centre is buckling under the pressure as legal aid boycott goes on.
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NewsAuto-emails to boost feedback ‘integrity’ for solicitor review site
Legal services clients of Eclipse are to receive automated email messages asking them to rate the quality of service.