News – Page 158
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NewsSlater & Gordon offers one million shares to employees
Listed Australian firm Slater & Gordon has unveiled a new employee share scheme available for all UK staff.
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News‘Unprecedented’ clinical negligence claims as PI firms migrate
NHS Litigation Authority says new claims have shot up with some firms charging ‘excessive’ costs.
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NewsCity firms offer pro-bono help for FCA cases
Pilot scheme organised through the Financial Service Lawyers Association.
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NewsCriminal solicitor groups mull Society’s ‘generous offer’
CLSA and LCCSA will take advice on offer of mediation assistance and backing for JR if this fails.
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NewsHealth check shows impact of cuts at CPS
Inspectorate report reveals inadequate case progression and preparation.
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NewsMerger activity cools among smaller firms
The ninth in a series of six-monthly surveys shows a decline in the number of mergers and in the firms expecting to merge in the coming year.
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NewsCobbetts administration costs top £1m as creditors wait
To date, £3.9m has been received as part of the sale of the business and certain assets.
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NewsSociety pledges fresh support for criminal solicitors
Chancery Lane proposes strategy of mediation to practitioner groups, but will provide financial backing for legal challenge if this fails.
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NewsMishcon leads profit growth at top-40 firms
PEP rose at top-40 firms Mischon de Reya, Simmons & Simmons, Pinsent Masons and Field Fisher Waterhouse for the year 2013/14.
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NewsInternational giants report first post-merger results
Ashurst reports profits per partner up 22% on turnover up 6% on like-for-like basis.
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NewsAid cuts leave thousands in hands of amateur lawyers, MPs told
84Justice committee takes evidence from the Law Society, Bar Council and Legal Aid Practitioners Group on the impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsFreshfields and Linklaters report 6% PEP growth
Four magic circle firms have now reported strong profit increases for 2013/14.
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NewsLPC applications down by 10%
This is the second consecutive year of decline, according to figures seen by the Gazette.
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NewsConcerns over medical negligence surge
Medical negligence claims are not covered by fixed costs rules imposed on most personal injury work in 2013.
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Appeal judge’s anger at ‘depressing litigation’
Lord Justice Tomlinson ‘unhesitatingly’ allows appeal after the original judge had stopped a case for non-service within four-month period.
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NewsMitchell judgments restore co-operation to litigation – Law Society
Reaction largely positive from across the legal profession.
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NewsFreshfields emerges as leading global M&A adviser
Two market studies rank the firm second and third for the total value of deals it advised on in the first half of 2014.
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NewsSociety names IT partner for online conveyancing
Joint venture to create system to speed up conveyancing process.
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NewsLloyds 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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NewsReport calls for higher fees to boost mediation
Mediation taskforce report calls for £100 rise in settlement fees for solicitors.