Profits of some UK law firms increase de...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 16th, 2011 | Comments Off
16 February 2011 Profits of the largest 100 law firms in the UK increased by 1% in 2009/10 to ?4.07bn according to the Legal Services 2011 report produced by TheCityUK. This was despite a 6% reduction in fee revenue of law firms globally to $74.6bn, the first decline in over a decade. The increase in...
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Law Society of Scotland seeks views on &...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 16th, 2011 | Comments Off
16 February 2011 The Law Society of Scotland is calling upon its members to feed in their views on the Scottish Government’s consultation paper: ‘Ownership and control of firms providing legal services under the Legal Services (Scotland) Act’. The consultation paper seeks views around...
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Bar Council warns that costs reduction m...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 15th, 2011 | Comments Off
15 February 2011 The Bar Council has responded to the Government?s proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation and has highlighted that, whilst cost reduction is in the public interest nevertheless significant threats to access to justice must be addressed and that one size cannot fit all...
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Law Society launches legal aid campaign...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 14th, 2011 | Comments Off
14 February 2011 The Law Society has launched a new internet campaign to educate and engage the public in the defence of legal aid. The campaign’s primary aim is to place pressure on government to reconsider its proposed reforms to legal aid. At this first stage, the campaign is calling upon...
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Bar Council Warns against DIY law...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 14th, 2011 | Comments Off
14 February 2011 The Bar Council has today warned that legal aid cuts could cost more than they save and that an increase in ‘DIY Justice’ will gridlock the courts. The claim follows a forensic examination of the Government?s Green Paper on legal aid, carried out by the Bar Council, which...
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CLC first to apply to regulate ABS...
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14 February 2011 The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has become the first of the regulatory bodies to apply to the Legal Services Board (LSB) to regulate alternative business structures (ABS). The CLC, which currently regulates approximately 10-15% of the residential conveyancing market already...
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Scottish traineeships on the increase...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 6th, 2011 | Comments Off
06 February 2011 The Law Society of Scotland has revealed that the number of traineeships offered by Scottish law firms rose last year with more than 100 new places on offer in 2010 compared to the previous year, with a total of 539 first-year traineeships being registered in Scotland. Lorna Jack,...
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Supreme Court Issues Tweeting Guidance...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 5th, 2011 | Comments Off
05 February 2011 The Supreme Court has published guidance on its practice relating to the use of ?live text based communications?, in the context of ongoing public and professional debate on the issue. Because cases before the Supreme Court do not involve interaction with witnesses or jurors, and because...
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Law Society proposes ARP replacement...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 4th, 2011 | Comments Off
04 February 2011 The Law Society has put forward a proposal for an alternative structure to the current Assigned Risks Pool and is inviting members and stakeholders to consider this ahead of a debate by the Law Society Council later this month. The proposals would mean legal practices unable to find...
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SRA Fraud Warning...
Posted by admin in News Items on 02 4th, 2011 | No Comments
04 February 2011 The SRA is warning firms to be vigilent and to check the internet regularly to ensure that their details are not being misused. In a warning published in their January Update, the SRA states that there has been fraudulent activity involving the “cloning” identities of bona...
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