News – Page 77
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NewsBudget 2017: stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
Government says the property tax is an upfront cash burden on top of conveyancing fees.
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NewsFirm's analytics deal will reduce clients' reliance on lawyers
Kennedys says new research will be passed onto clients to help them detect fraudulent claims.
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NewsLeeds leads: 'Northern Powerhouse' plan for Government Legal
Regional centre will house employment, commercial law and litigation solicitors.
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NewsConveyancing market 'bounces back' - but more help needed in Budget
Land Registry data highlights steep upturn in cases since the four-year low recorded earlier this year.
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NewsLAA pledges to improve IT reliability with 'challenging targets'
Chief executive Shaun McNally expects the agency to remain under strong pressure to reduce its budget.
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NewsLeave GCs caught up in accountability regime alone, City watchdog told
Law Society uses Financial Conduct Authority consultation to repeat concerns about senior managers regime.
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NewsFine for national firm that treated missing money as 'internal issue'
Duncan Lewis Solicitors rebuked by the SRA for non-compliance with regulatory principle.
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NewsLaw firm announces landmark transgender policy
Irwin Mitchell says people produce better results when they are free to be themselves at work.
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NewsNew-breed Keystone Law plans £15m stock market entry
Placing aims to raise £9.4m for the company and £5m for existing shareholders.
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News'Suffocating' stamp duty threatens conveyancing demand
Academic research suggests homeowners are unwilling to move in order to avoid paying land tax twice.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency to review 14-hour rule to tackle 'ghost' solicitors
Law Society and practitioner groups say Crown court advocacy should count towards contract requirement.
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NewsLeigh Day seeking £5m in defence costs over SRA's failed Iraq prosecution
Firm applies for order to make the SRA liable for 60% of costs, accusing the regulator of 'ploughing ahead like a rudderless oil tanker'.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for 10 years for eco-investment tax scam
Rodney Whiston-Dew ’simply motivated by a desire to become extremely rich and to evade tax’.
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News'Plain English': Whitehall simplifies £650m legal tendering process
Crown Commercial Service has cut the amount of tender documents that bidders must complete.
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NewsUse your buying power to promote diversity, GC urges
Legal chief for fashion retailer ASOS tells women in law conference that money talks in the end.
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NewsNew chief legal ombudsman named
Rebecca March joins complaints watchdog from office of Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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NewsNeuberger: Tell judge if you can't do 9.30am start because of school run
Former Supreme Court president reinforces his opposition to gender quotas as women in law conference.
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Bar Conference: New five-year plan for appointing judges
The Judicial Appointments Commission is to publish an unprecedented forward programme for appointing judges in a bid to boost the appeal of the bench to candidates from all backgrounds. The five-year plan, running from 2017-2022, will enable aspiring judges to identify ‘clear pathways’ to office and help candidates decide which ...
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NewsUnion threatens industrial action over HMCTS job cuts
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says it will slash National Compliance and Enforcement Service staff by 60% over the next two years.
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NewsBar Conference: Chambers 'price war' and 'collusion' fears over fee transparency
Barristers and solicitors should be forced to publish prices online, conference hears.