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Warning over pension scheme
The Cheviot Trust, a multi-employer pension scheme set up by the Law Society in 1930, has warned that proposed changes to Pension Act 2011 regulations might impose financial obligations on participating employers.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses union challenge to tribunal fees
No rule that forbids introduction of fees, judgment states.
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Firms welcome Brazil’s anti-corruption legislation
Brazil’s clampdown on corruption is good news for trade, say law firms.
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News‘Tough package’ of criminal justice measures in new bill
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill creates several new offences.
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NewsDon’t ‘tinker’ with legal regulation – Townsend
The government is reviewing legal regulation and expects to make an announcement later this year.
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NewsChina’s rule of law called into question
Doubts cast after the imprisonment of legal scholar Xu Zhiyong.
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Society warning on LLP tax reform
Critics of the measures say they will put UK-based partnerships at a disadvantage and could even imperil the City.
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NewsCompliance key issue for in-house
More than 30% of legal heads say they are creating positions within their departments to focus on compliance-related work.
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NewsLLP tax changes ‘will put City at risk’
Opponents of crackdown on avoidance urged to come up with evidence.
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NewsHughes defends Human Rights Act
Liberal Democrat minister voices support for act that his government partners wanted to repeal.
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NewsNew patents court leaves Scotland in the cold
Law Society urges UK parliament to ensure that patent claims can still be fought in Scotland.
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NewsXu Zhiyong sentenced to four years
The profession has denounced the imprisonment of Chinese human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong.
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NewsWills mix-up could open ‘floodgate’ to litigation
Probate experts believe Lord Neuberger’s judgment on signatures could widen the notion of a ‘clerical error’.
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Coercion defence scrapped
The defence was used unsuccessfully last year by the ex-wife of former cabinet minister Chris Huhne.
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EU data warning
Viviane Reding accused member states of ‘stalling’ efforts to strengthen citizens’ rights to control data held about them by businesses.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears whole-life sentence challenges
Killers to appeal life imprisonment following Strasbourg ruling.
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NewsGovernment reveals plans to sell off Land Registry
An eight-week consultation on the future of the Land Registry begins today.
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NewsWills valid despite error, Supreme Court rules
Lord Neuberger has said the interpretation of wills should be treated in the same way as contracts.
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NewsProfession condemns trial of Xu Zhiyong
Law Society calls for Chinese lawyers to be protected from persecution.
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NewsWhistleblowing case could set precedent for partners
Supreme Court to rule on whether LLP members are workers under employment legislation.