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Costs and staff numbers at Law Society Group on the rise

The size and cost of the Law Society Group – primarily made up of the Law Society representative body and the Solicitors Regulation Authority – continues to rise, its accounts have shown.

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BSB calls in external law firm to help with cross-qualifying lawyers

The Bar Standards Board is set to bring in external solicitors to help clear the sizeable backlog of applications by foreign lawyers wanting to requalify at the Bar.

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Rebuke for solicitor who held onto client money for 14 years

A solicitor who retained client money for 14 years without good reason has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Traditional partnership losing appeal, says boss of PE-backed firm

The traditional partnership model is losing its grip on solicitors, according to the boss of a private equity-owned firm who says it has been able to do things it could not before the takeover.

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Burford doubles funding for cases led by diverse lawyers

Litigation funder Burford Capital has set aside a further $150m (£115m) for cases led by women or ethnic minority lawyers.

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Barrister disbarred over CV that lied about work in chambers

A barrister who lied about having practised from a well-known London set when in fact he had never even gone through pupillage has been disbarred.

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Smaller firms falling out of love with merger, research finds

One in 10 smaller law firms are open to mergers or acquisitions, a proportion which has fallen steadily over the last two years, new research has found.

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Male barristers “not being held to account” for bullying women

The Bar Standards Board is “not holding perpetrator barristers accountable for harassment and bullying of women”, female barrister groups have argued.

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Scottish law firm extends English footprint with City acquisition

Scottish law firm Gilson Gray has extended its expansion south of the border by acquiring City of London-based PCM Solicitors, with plans to enter other markets too.

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Veteran solicitor and domestic abuse victim can return to roll

A veteran solicitor who was struck off in 2002 “against a background of traumatic domestic abuse” has been allowed to return to the roll to work in a pro bono law clinic.

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