Saturday

16th August - Law News

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Friday

15th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law Society has chosen Catherine Dixon to replace Des Hudson as its chief executive. Ms Dixon has been chief executive of the NHS Litigation Authority since April 2012. A Law Society spokesman said she would join in the next few months, at the end of her notice period with the NHSLA.. Full story - Legal Futures





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Thursday

14th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, warned that ‘claims for often trivial or minor incidents risk having a detrimental impact on road repairs and education budgets’. Many such claims ‘arise from lawyers talking people into making a claim with the offer of free legal fees’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette





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Wednesday

13th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Solicitors, insurers and mortgage lenders all raise concerns regarding SRA's indemnity cover plans. The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published a list of correspondence from numerous stakeholders who oppose the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) plan to reduce minimum PII cover to £500,000. Full story - Solicitors Journal




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Tuesday

12th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Analysing the Jackson effect - changed behaviours or increased frustration? Whether they liked it or not, and some seemed not to, those administering case-management justice up and down the country were encouraged to deal toughly with even minor breaches of procedure and time limits. Full story - The Lawyer





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Monday

11th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Research illustrates rising trend for law firm mergers over past year. Mergers between law firms have soared 65% in the past year. Some 385 mergers took place in 2013, up from 234 in 2012, according to accountants Wilkins Kennedy, as the legal sector consolidated to save on costs. Larger firms snapped up smaller players to make themselves more profitable and combat increased competition from other legal services, providers. Full story - The New Law Journal








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Sunday

10th August - Law News

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Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

Saturday

9th August - Law News

957th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



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Friday

8th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: UK law firm mergers soar 65 per cent, as the legal sector's push towards consolidation continues. Many firms are seeking a white knight whilst others are looking to partner up in a bid to increase profitability. Full story - The Global Legal Post






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