News – Page 176
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NewsCouncils opt for in-house to cope with cuts
Findings based on 60 responses to freedom of information requests show a startling divide in strategies for coping with financial regime.
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NewsMoJ silent over public defender applications
Ministry insists the recruitment drive is not related to the criminal bar’s boycott of serious cases.
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NewsTSol plans to expand and bring more work in-house
Second stage of shared services programme will be completed by the autumn.
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QASA appeal bid
Earlier this month the High Court refused permission to appeal its original decision.
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Land Registry ‘smoke and mirrors’
The row over the future of Land Registry of England and Wales heated up last week when the union representing agency staff accused the government of keeping secret plans for radical changes in its services. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) was responding to a government proposal to transform ...
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Gold award for Matrix
Matrix Chambers has become the first set to be given the Investors in People gold award.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Brazilian investment
Global firm Norton Rose Fulbright opened an office in Brazil, its 55th worldwide and third office in Latin America.
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NewsCharles Russell and Speechly Bircham confirm merger talks
The merger would create a firm with a combined turnover of £126.4m.
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NewsJRs without merit may see solicitors referred to SRA
Sir Brian Leveson warned that firms who make ‘abusive’ judicial review applications risk referral to the SRA.
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NewsCall to hire 10,000 more magistrates
A Policy Exchange report proposes recruiting 10,000 magistrates and expanding their roles – including being placed in police stations.
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NewsSociety prepares for legal aid announcement
Chancery Lane said it is seeking views from the profession to inform its response to the MoJ’s final announcement.
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NewsLegal regulators must have lay chairs, LSB decides
Super-regulator says reform will demonstrate independence from profession and representative bodies.
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NewsFour solicitors are among the six to receive honorary silk
Nicola Mackintosh, Saimo Chahal, Michael Smyth and Paul Newdick have been appointed by lord chancellor Chris Grayling.
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NewsFive solicitors make the silk cut
All five are at City firms practising in international arbitration.
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NewsHigh Court action taken against firm closed for ‘dishonesty’
Zangir and Nazmin Mehrban claim they are victims of Deidre Newell-Austin’s firm.
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NewsConveyancing boom exposes skills ‘gap’
Warning over recruitment despite renewed confidence in the sector.
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NewsRolls Building to get new IT in 2015
The £300m site has been without a modern IT system since a £10m upgrade attempt was cancelled in 2012.
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Mergers key to strong profit growth
Among the profit leaders were national firm DWF and international firm Pinsent Masons.
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NewsNews focus: Manchester’s legal world
What’s going on in Manchester? The regional powerhouse is enduring an unprecedented realignment which has seen a string of long-established names disappear.