News – Page 170
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NewsSRA seeks to lift burden on sole practitioners
Sole practitioners will be allowed to apply for lifetime licences.
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NewsSociety argues against 'prescriptive' insolvency fees reform
Proposals part of a package of measures announced by the Insolvency Service.
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NewsCoA orders defendant to pay interest on disbursements
Agreement between Cardiff-based Hugh James and industrial disease claimants proper and binding.
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NewsBar rebels over deal on legal aid cuts
Nigel Lithman QC told that the CBA has made a ‘grave mistake’ over deal with MoJ.
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NewsHundreds of millions promised to modernise courts
MoJ says programme will save more than £100m a year by the end of the decade.
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NewsGrayling quells concerns over whiplash panel
Concerns that medical reporting agencies could simply form an alternative business structure with a personal injury law firm.
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NewsBar calls off action after legal aid cuts are postponed
£9m also made available for interim payments to solicitors.
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NewsErnst & Young to enter UK legal market
Philip Goodstone, corporate managing partner at City firm Addleshaw Goddard, will join EY as a partner.
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NewsDate set for costs budget exemption rise
£10m threshold will apply unless the parties agree to a higher limit or the court orders otherwise.
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NewsBank survey finds optimism soaring in SME legal sector
More than 90% of small and medium-sized firms believe their profits will grow or at least remain the same in 2014.
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News300 jobs saved as Linder Myers secures new finance
Assure Law boss takes over as chief executive.
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NewsCall to publish reporting restrictions online
Law Commission proposes a central website to inform publishers of reporting restrictions.
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NewsHunt to extend ‘duty of candour’ for NHS mistakes
Campaigners have been pushing for greater openness since the Francis report recommended it in the wake of the Mid Staffs scandal.
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NewsPI lawyers still back ATE insurance option
Most managing partners say they still advise every PI client on the availability of ATE as part of their standard service.
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NewsInsurers propose scrapping compensation for whiplash
ABI chief also reignites argument about the value of solicitors in low-value claims.
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NewsMonitor court outcomes to tackle reoffending, says Green
Justice minister previews white paper on magistracy reforms.
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NewsBarrister matchmaking site plays to the crowd
Direct access venture MyBarrister seeks £150,000 in crowdfunding to cut out solicitors.
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NewsSRA’s unrated PII ban puts firms at risk, says Society
The regulator wants to avoid the problems caused by insolvent insurance providers in recent years.
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NewsCriminals profiting due to confiscation ‘shambles’, say MPs
Just 26p out of every £100 of criminal proceeds is clawed back by the state, a public accounts committee report reveals.