Tuesday

24th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story
Naming and shaming solicitors who seek referral fees for passing work onto barristers has been mooted by the Bar Standards Board in a bid stamp out the practice. Full story - Law Gazette  

Monday

23rd July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story
The government has changed its mind over scrapping more than two dozen money laundering offences that can penalise lawyers for minor rule breaches, but has emphasised that minor failures should not lead to prosecution. Full story - Legal Futures

Sunday

22nd July - LAW NEWS

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Saturday

21st July - LAW NEWS

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Friday

20th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story
The threats and challenges faced by lawyers can be blamed on the ‘egregious failure of a frumpy profession’ to reform itself in line with the rapidly changing legal landscape, a Canadian law professor told the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) Symposium in Manchester last week. Full story - Law Gazette


Thursday

19th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story
The Law Society’s criminal litigation accreditation scheme (CLAS) is redundant, has no influence on clients and plans for reaccreditation are strongly opposed by the profession, the body representing criminal law solicitors has claimed. Full story - Legal futures