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Law Society urges one regulator for all, protection of 'lawyer' status
Chancery Lane has played its next hand in the ongoing tussle with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, arguing that the current 11 legal regulators, including the SRA and the Legal Services Board, should be coalesced into one single regulator.
Accountants want in on all reserved legal services
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has turned up the heat on legal service providers, launching an application on Friday to become a regulator of all reserved legal activities, including litigation and rights of audience.
City hires: Nabarro, Orrick, Squire Patton Boggs and PwC
Nabarro, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Squire Patton Boggs have added to their ranks, while accounting firm PwC is developing its legal arm with a double partner hire.
Lawyers raise eyebrows over UK ministerial code rewrite
Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a formal legal challenge over the decision to remove 13 words from a code of conduct for UK ministers, a change which appears to water down ministerial accountability to international law.
Lawyer sacked for calling Liverpool FC fans 'scouse scum' lands new job
Chelsea fan Clive O'Connell, a high-flying City lawyer, left law firm Goldberg Segalla after branding Liverpool FC fans 'scouse scum' during a hot-tempered YouTube interview and has since landed a new job at London law firm McCarthy Denning.
EY boosts legal Tech drive with Wragges hire
EY has hired Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co co-chair of technology Richard Goold as a partner to lead and grow a legal Tech team, as well as support the firm's wider Tech and FinTech practice.
'I could do that,' say most Britons of criminal judgeships
According to a recent survey from market research outfit YouGov, 68 per cent of Britons reckon they'd make a top notch criminal court judge. However, not all of them would be interested.
Crowdfunded claims firm calls in administrators
Less than a year after a crowdsourcing campaign for its expansion raised nearly £817k, London-based claims management firm The Rebus Group has called in administrators.
Law firms warned on drawings as profits rise
The latest Financial Benchmarking Survey from the Law Society shows that law firms in England and Wales continue to enjoy inflation-busting profits, but for a growing number excess drawings could compromise financial stability.
'Dumbing down the law': Solicitor 'super-exam' cops flack from legal academics
Keele University legal scholar Professor Anthony Bradney has slammed Solicitors Regulation Authority plans to introduce a qualifying 'super-exam' for new solicitors as 'dangerous' to the legal profession.
City firms advise as Guardian Media Group magazine business floats on LSE
The Guardian parent company GMG and private equity company Apax pocketed an £80m windfall on Tuesday from the £800m floating of their co-owned magazine business, Ascential.
Court of Appeal upholds reporting restrictions for Erol Incedal trial
Media groups have lost their bid to break the unprecedented media lockout surrounding the trial of London law student Erol Incedal, who was acquitted of the charge of planning acts of terrorism in March.
Two-tiered hierarchy of UK regional legal cities emerges
A new report reveals the emergence of a two-tier hierarchy of legal cities outside of London, with Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester at the top of the pile.
Young talent named managing partner of City firm at 29
A City law firm has appointed a 29 year old as its new managing partner, just four years after he completed his training contract with the firm.
American firms streak ahead in junior pay stakes
The London office of Chicago-based firm Kirkland & Ellis has boosted the pay of its NQ lawyers to an eye-popping £100,000, making it the seventh member of the prestigious '100 Club'.
Watchdog policing could prompt GC exodus, warns lawyer
General counsel may quit financial institutions if the Financial Conduct Authority moves to include them in their new accountability regime for senior managers.
New legal head to steer Slater & Gordon UK through turbulent times
Siri Siriwardene will step up to become Slater & Gordon's Head of General Law as current boss Neil Kinsella announces his retirement from the firm.
Freshfields criticised over ScottishPower advice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been accused of being 'dishonest' by a whistleblower before MPs last week in relation to its role as adviser to ScottishPower, which is embroiled in a £75m 'cashback guarantee' scandal.
Report: cost of top London firms restricting access to justice
A report published today by the Centre for Policy Studies argues that the hourly rates charged by top London corporate law firms are so high that they risk restricting access to justice.
Blavo & Co judgement highlights thousands of missing files
Further details have emerged about the London-based firm Blavo & Co Solicitors, which was shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority last October after the Legal Aid Agency referred concerns about the firm to the Metropolitan Police.