New rules concerning funds were the hottest topic at The Lawyer’s second Funds Summit. Joanne Harris reports
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Delegates dissect EU funds regulation report
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Report shows drop in training contract places
April 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The number of training contracts offered by law firms fell by 18% last year, Law Society figures have shown.
The Society’s annual statistical report reveals that only 4,784 training contract places were offered in 2010, compared to 5,809 in 2009.
The drop reflects the impact of the economic downturn on firms.
Of the new trainees registered, 63% were women, and 20% of those with known ethnicity came from ethnic minority groups.
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Fraud hits record high, KPMG report claims
January 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Fraud cases in the UK rose by 16% last year to reach a record total of 314 reported incidents, valued at £1.4bn, according to a report by KPMG.
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Abolish single PII renewal and review conveyancing, says report
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The single renewal date for professional indemnity insurance (PII) should be scrapped, and there should be an investigation into whether more regulation is needed in the conveyancing process, according to a ‘root and branch’ review of client financial protection commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Courts report rise in personal injury claims
June 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The number of personal injury claims filed in the High Court jumped 32% between 2006 and 2008, research has found.
Claims relating to personal injury jumped 31.8% from 914 in 2006 to 1,205 in 2008, according to a study of the latest available figures by legal information provider Sweet & Maxwell.
The rise comes despite attempts to reduce personal injury claims under the Compensation Act 2006, which imposed registration requirements on claims management companies and created the Ministry of Justice’s claims management regulator.
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