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In-house counsel set to take work back from firms

2008-12-11T00:00:00Z

In-house counsel are seriously looking at how they can take work back from external law firms and either do it themselves or send it abroad, according to a Gazette poll. In a survey of senior in-house counsel intentions to offshore legal work, respondents said overwhelmingly that, ...

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In-house lawyers, the Gazette needs you

2008-11-27T00:00:00Z

Take part in our survey of what in-house lawyers are thinking, and doing, about outsourcing work offshore. To follow this week's feature on outsourcing and offshoring legal work (see Features section), the Gazette needs your input to a survey on what businesses are doing in terms ...

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Spending cuts highlight HMCS property plight

2008-11-27T00:00:00Z

Chancellor Alistair Darling’s hopes of shaving £5bn from public spending by 2011 may quickly run into difficulties, a Gazette investigation of efficiency plans at HM Court Service (HMCS) suggests. In his Pre-Budget Report (PBR) on Monday, Darling said he expects savings from ‘more ...

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Newspapers plan legal referral services

2008-11-06T00:00:00Z

The Daily Telegraph and another national newspaper are to launch their own legal referrals services. The newspapers have tied or are about to tie deals with legal referrals company Contact Law to offer the company's service under their branding. ...

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Interview: lawyer and MEP Diana Wallis

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

Eurocrats feature more rarely in the Gazette than their power over the UK's legal system might warrant. It would be fair to say that some of the most important legislative changes in recent years have emanated from Europe – the Human Rights Act, for example, is barely out of the ...

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Price comparison site targets legal sector

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

Moneysupermarket.com, the price comparison website, is to start selling legal business sales leads to law firms involved in conveyancing, probate and employment later this month, the Gazette can reveal. Consumers visiting the website will be asked if they want advice from participating firms if they have ...

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More delays for court IT roll-out

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Commercial court: technology project ‘should have been implemented by now’