Thursday

18th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Family expert attacks judiciary on reforms - A leading family expert has attacked Lord Justice Ryder's reforms to witness evidence in the family courts, which would see a greater role for social workers and CAFCASS officers. Full story - Solicitors Journal




Wednesday

17th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Alternative business structures (ABSs), law firms and sole practitioners looking for authorisation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will for the first time fill in the same form as the regulator steps up its risk-based approach. Full story - Legal Futures


Tuesday

16th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Branding is top concern for private practice law firms but what do the clients think? Full story - The Lawyer


Monday

15th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Next year's PC fees agreed today – full details: Individual solicitors will be shielded from significant fee increases next year but most firms will pay more. Full story - Law Gazette


Sunday

14th July - LAW NEWS

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Our Weekend Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. This Saturday's interview features the leading authority on forced marriage in UK, Barrister Charlotte Proudman. 


Saturday

13th July - LAW NEWS

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Our Saturday Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. This Saturday's interview features the leading authority on forced marriage in UK, Barrister Charlotte Proudman. 


Friday

12th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Who needs democracy in law firms? The challenge to professional service firms is about the unsaid as much as the said: “Traditional hierarchical power dynamics are replaced by more ambiguous and negotiated relationships amongst professional peers.”  Full story - The Lawyer


Thursday

11th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Concern is mounting within legal profession about Crown Prosecution Service as it endures funding cuts. Full story - Guardian Law


Wednesday

10th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The cost of practising as a solicitor is set to rise at a rate of more than four times inflation, if the Law Society’s council approves figures that will be put before it. Full story - Legal Futures