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jump in demand for borrowing from law firms to fund tax bills
Last Updated: 27/01/2012 13:14:13
Firms expected to pay higher rate of tax for first time- 21% rise in amount of funding required...
Government concession on police station advice “far from enough”
Last Updated: 27/01/2012 13:09:31
The Law Society has welcomed the Government’s decision to scrap plans to introduce means-testing for initial legal advice and assistance at police stations, but the Society has said the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishing of Offenders Bill as a whole remains in disarray.
Cameron warns ECHR that it is becoming 'a small claims court'
Last Updated: 25/01/2012 17:50:24
After recounting The UK's commitment to human rights over the years, David Cameron has warned that the concept of human rights was being "distorted" - and even "discredited" - by controversial decisions in Europe. He also bemoaned the huge backlog of cases facing the ECHR and the miniscule cases which were not worthy of the Court.
Turn your firm's website into an 'App'
Last Updated: 25/01/2012 12:31:52
Would you like your firm's news to be accessible as an Android app effectively and cheaply?
The Legal Aid debate continues
Last Updated: 25/01/2012 12:26:49
The Legal Aid Bill continues today in The House of Lords watch here today
The control order regime for terrorism suspects is being abolished from midnight.
Last Updated: 25/01/2012 08:43:08
It will be replaced by a new regime, known as T-Pims, which has fewer controls but greater surveillance. The seven-year-old control order regime monitored suspects but was criticised by civil liberties campaigners. Under the new Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, which are replacing control orders, suspects cannot be relocated to other cities but still face other restrictions, such as an order to stay in overnight and bans on who they can meet.
Transitional arrangements for unfair dismissal change
Last Updated: 24/01/2012 21:16:53
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed that the increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims to two years will only apply to those starting a new job on or after 6 April 2012. Employees whose employment started before 6 April will remain subject to the one-year qualifying period. Thus, someone with 18 months' continuous employment on 6 April will not lose their right to claim unfair dismissal, and an employee with 11 months' service on that date will still only have to wait one month before being able to claim.
DAC Beachcroft welcomes any reduction in consultation period
Last Updated: 24/01/2012 21:05:00
While most organisations report that the prospect of having to conduct collective consultation does not mean they would put off large scale restructures / redundancies, the majority state that a shortening of the 90-day consultation period would be beneficial to UK business and organisations, according to leading international law firm, DAC Beachcroft LLP. It is likely however that there will be many who believe that the 90 day limit is essential for useful consultation.
Solicitor and barristers will come closer together, says Law Society President
Last Updated: 24/01/2012 20:58:05
In a speech last night, Law Society President John Wotton said that barristers and solicitors will increasingly work together in the same practices, in his speech at Said Business School, Oxford.
Increasing numbers of trainees retained
Last Updated: 23/01/2012 21:43:57
Norton Rose, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), SJ Berwin and Stephenson Harwood have all confirmed trainee retention rates for their first intake of 2012.
Lords whallop Government's Welfare Bill
Last Updated: 23/01/2012 21:14:41
The Government has suffered a defeat over its plan to limit welfare payments to £26,000 per family after peers voted to remove child benefit from the cap. The measure at a stroke inflicted a £130 million-a-year dent in the savings that would have been made the cap. The Bill will now return to the Commons, where ministers have vowed to unpick the amendment.
SGH Martineau strengthens Energy team
Last Updated: 23/01/2012 20:52:14
Top 70 UK law firm SGH Martineau is further strengthening its Energy team with the appointment of new senior associate Neil Budd.
Law Society schemes to protect access to justice
Last Updated: 22/01/2012 22:03:21
The Law Society, plans to mitigate the effects of the cuts to legal aid by talking to some commercial law firms with a commitment to pro bono social welfare law which have agreed to fund strategic cases against public bodies including the government.
All of the commercial documents you need
Last Updated: 20/01/2012 09:56:22
The Business Documents Folder contains a massive range of professionally drafted, fully editable legal documents to enable businesses to contract and communicate with customers/clients and suppliers. For a one-off price of £35.00 (+ vat) subscribers can download over a one year period any and all of the Business Document Templates in the links below.
New firm Bridge Houghton LLP.is born
Last Updated: 20/01/2012 09:47:53
Two of the North West’s leading business advisors have joined forces to launch a new firm providing specialist valuation services.David Houghton, the former head of corporate finance at law firm Brabners Chaffe Street, and ex-Alliance Fund Managers Chief Executive Mark Fuller have established Bridge Houghton LLP.
Edgware and central London-based solicitors Darlingtons defies the downturn
Last Updated: 20/01/2012 09:44:24
Edgware and central London-based solicitors Darlingtons is defying the downturn and expanding with new offices, new talent and new business. Darlington's attributes its success to blending the best in legal advice and client service with an understanding of changing world and technology advances.
Court of Appeal rules that 'kettling' demonstrators 'not unlawful'
Last Updated: 19/01/2012 14:22:22
The Court of Appeal has just ruled that 'kettling' or the containment of the crowd is lawful.
UK legal director rejects 'heavy handed' new US Copyright laws
Last Updated: 19/01/2012 10:05:59
Director of leading London-based law firm, Halebury, Denise Nurse, said: “Governments are still struggling with how to react to the impact of the internet on the operation of traditional business models in media and entertainment world. The enforcement of Copyright law as it is, is inadequate to deal with the speed and ease of piracy on the internet but argues that, 'using heavy handed legislation may not be the right way to deal with the problem'.
Joint enterprise law being questioned
Last Updated: 18/01/2012 12:19:34
Many of the Summer's rioters were prosecuted under The Joint Enterprise law, which allows people to be convicted of serious offences even if they took no direct part in a crime. Critics say it has led to a flood of miscarriage of justice cases and the number of those cases continues to increase.
Landmark privacy case as sharing of woman's explicit photos forbidden
Last Updated: 18/01/2012 09:33:35
A case which took the best part of 3 years to wind it's way through the courts resulted in the prohibition of disseminating a woman's explicit self-portraits she had taken with her boyfriend at university in 2008 once they had leaked online.
Bristol bucks trend as legal sector booms
Last Updated: 18/01/2012 09:11:16
Despite gloom and doom in the press about the recession, Bristol is set to expand as a growing legal market with significant news of expansion in January.
Abu Qatada wins Jordan deportation appeal
Last Updated: 17/01/2012 16:07:13
Radical cleric Abu Qatada has won his appeal against deportation from the UK to Jordan, at the European Court of Human Rights.
Halliwells to be liquidated
Last Updated: 17/01/2012 15:58:53
BDO's Dermot Power and Shay Bannon have been formally appointed as liquidators of Halliwells, as the winding-up of the failed Manchester law firm continues.
Law Society and SRA join forces in indemnity insurance intervention
Last Updated: 17/01/2012 15:49:23
The Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been granted leave to intervene by the High Court in their respective roles as representative body and regulator in a case that could have a major impact on professional indemnity insurance (PII) for law firms solicitors .
Legal eye on employee share ownership plans
Last Updated: 16/01/2012 15:58:12
There has been a lot of coverage in the press today of Nick Clegg's plans to introduce a so called 'John Lewis economy' by giving employees a 'right to request' shares in the company that they work for. Here, Catherine Wilson, Employment Partner at leading law firm, Thomas Eggar, provides a legal viewpoint on the plans.
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Last Updated: 16/01/2012 09:24:46
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Useful article on Sharia law
Last Updated: 16/01/2012 09:16:19
In the Guardian today a leading barrister has called for the UK to become more sharia-literate, while arguing that Islamic law can be compatible with the toughest human rights legislation. Sadakat Kadri told the Guardian that so-called "sharia courts", such as the Muslim arbitration tribunal, could serve "the community as a whole" by putting Sharia on a transparent, public footing and should be more widely accessible to those who want to use them.
Courts adopt burglary sentencing guidelines
Last Updated: 16/01/2012 09:09:26
New sentencing guidelines on burglary have come into force in courts in England and Wales, with the effect on victims central to determining tariffs.
Ogier appoints new Partner
Last Updated: 16/01/2012 09:03:00
Ogier has appointed Jonathan Hughes as a new partner with effect from 1st February 2012.
Friday's classic Rumpole clip
Last Updated: 13/01/2012 16:47:25
A classic clip, Rumpole in conference. Accused to Rumpole: 'I thought you could get me off' '
Rumpole: 'I am unable to transmute precious metals into gold'.
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