SRA delays launch of abridged LPC – The Lawyer
“Alternative routes to qualifying as a solicitor will not be piloted this year as planned, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 4th June 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Category: solicitors
Stop pigeonholing women and minority lawyers, says Bridget Prentice – Ministry of Justice
“Law firms should stop shepherding new recruits into specialisms based on background or gender, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 16th May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Miners’ firms strike back at DTI over £2.4bn costs – The Lawyer
“The under-fire law firms representing sick miners in the British Coal compensation fiasco have accused the Government of hypocrisy after its costs topped £2bn.”
The Lawyer, 15th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Become less straight, white and male – or go out of business – The Times
“In a better world, Adrian Barlow would be here to talk about his accomplishments as a lawyer. The recognition would not be undeserved: the son of a pathologist, raised in Huddersfield, Barlow read law at Cambridge before rising through the ranks of Simpson Curtis – later Pinsent Masons – to become a partner at only 31. Now, at 44, he is global head of Pinsent Masons property group, responsible for 150 fee earners and £20 million in revenues, boasting clients such as BT and Royal Mail. Instead of discussing his day job, however, we are here to talk about his sexuality.”
The Times, 4th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
LCS to approach thousands of miners over fees – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) is to canvas thousands of former miners directly to determine whether solicitors wrongly deducted fees from their compensation claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
A new lease of life – Law Society’s Gazette
“Major changes are afoot in Landlord and Tenant work – whether it is residential or commercial, writes Grania Langdon-Down.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th April 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Miners’ compensation ‘exploited’ – BBC News
“A scheme for sick miners has been exploited by a few unscrupulous solicitors, a report has claimed.”
BBC News, 25th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Higher rights plan backed – Law Society’s Gazette
“Advocacy should not be treated differently from other practice areas and so the requirement for solicitors to achieve an additional qualification before being permitted to exercise higher rights is unnecessary, the Law Society has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th April 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Law Society re-jigs management as restructuring gathers pace – Legal Week
“The Law Society is to shake up some of its most senior decision-making committees in its latest attempt to establish itself as a new-look representative body.”
Legal Week, 19th April 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Forced to sign on the dotted line – The Times
“To the outside world it must seem extraordinary that lawyers (of all people) signed a contract so apparently weighted in favour of the paymaster that the profession’s own contract lawyer advised them not to put pen to paper.”
The Times, 17th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law Society’s complaints handling plan declared adequate – Government News Network
“The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner, Zahida Manzoor CBE, has today declared the Law Society’s complaints handling Plan for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 as adequate.”
Department for Constitutional Affairs press release, 17th April 2007
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
Lawyers who made a fortune from miners’ claims must repay millions – The Times
“Solicitors have been ordered to pay back tens of millions of pounds from the profits they made by handling compensation claims for sick miners.”
The Times, 16th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Opportunity knocks – Law Society’s Gazette
“With women now achieving great things in many fields, Fiona Woolf asks: Is there anything left to fight for?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th April 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Miners’ lawyer made £45,000 a day – The Times
“A solicitor whose firm specialises in compensation claims for sick miners made a personal profit of £16.8 million in one year.”
The Times, 10th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Criminal law bar faces up to ‘solicitor threat’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has launched a draft strategy paper on how to maintain its members’ position in the market in a bid to meet the ‘growing threat of unfair competition’ from solicitor higher court advocates (HCAs).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th April 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
