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Ratings website moves into law
VouchedFor.co.uk said it has already signed up 250 individual solicitors happy for their clients to rate them online.
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NewsAfrica alliance for Simmons and Fasken Martineau
Both firms claim strong presence in sub-Saharan Africa.
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NewsPoll finds only 25% of PI victims claim
YouGov research also finds unsolicited phone calls are now the most common way for PI companies to make contact.
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NewsStarmer confirms bid to stand for Labour
The barrister and former director of public prosecutions will seek election in Holborn and St Pancras.
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NewsPublic supports legal aid, poll shows
Legal Action Group charity says public opinion has hardened against the government’s legal aid cuts.
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NewsThird-party funder Burford gets asset boost
US-based Burford Capital assets top half a billion dollars following $150m bond issue on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsWill claims triple as families pick DIY executors
Figures from the Chancery Division show the number of claims for breach of fiduciary duty rose to 368 in 2013.
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NewsGrieve appointed to Global Law Summit
Former attorney general named as vice chair of event to ‘showcase the UK as a global leader in the provision of legal services’.
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NewsOne-third of litigators are not Mitchell-proof
Research finds just 31% have re-analysed internal systems to ensure compliance with rules, practice directions and court orders since November.
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NewsDefence told to trawl Chinatown for interpreter
Crown court judge asked a defence barrister to trawl the Chinese restaurants of Cardiff.
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More work being kept in-house
According to a survey, 80% of chief litigation officers say they are not delegating more legal work to outside counsel.
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PC renewal dates set
This year’s practising certificate renewal exercise will take place between 1-31 October, the Solicitors Regulation Authority announced.
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Legal execs name chief
Mandie Lavin will become chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives upon the retirement of Diane Burleigh.
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NewsLegal aid firms merge to create new giant
SJ Law and Mackesys join forces to create SJ Mackesys Solicitors.
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NewsPrivate equity buys £15m stake in north-west ABS
NorthEdge Capital confirms its first foray into the legal services market.
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NewsPace of recovery slows in first half
M&A activity fell by five percentage points in the first half of 2014, compared with growth rate as a whole last year.
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NewsTop-50 firm warns 39 jobs at risk
Hill Dickinson responds to insurers’ requirements with reduction in counter-fraud unit.
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NewsPI firm expands into industrial disease
OH Parsons buys Neil Hudgell Solicitors’ niche industrial disease department for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBuckland appointment ‘an insult to lawyers’
Questions have been raised over the appointment of the solicitor general.
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NewsLawyers warned following Snowden revelations
Law Society president will write to other professional bodies to discuss the impact of surveillance on members’ confidential communications.