Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has obtained the regulatory approval to open a representative office in Beijing, which will be led by the firm’s former chair Peter Robinson.
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BLP to open third Asia office after gaining Beijing licence
February 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Watchdog calls for Ombudsman to be opened up to third parties
June 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Third parties should be able to complain about lawyers to the Legal Ombudsman, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested.
It proposes creating a general right for third parties – those which are not a lawyer’s client – to complain, except in situations where it would ‘impair the proper pursuit and administration of justice’. Responding to a consultation on the LeO’s complaints scheme, the panel says the current rules are ‘too crude’ and prevent legitimate complaints being considered from almost all third parties.
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The third degree
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In the House of Lords recently, a Liberal Democrat peer pointed out that third-party funding used to be ‘both a crime and a civil tort’. But unusually for a practice that was previously considered illegal, third-party funding is now basking in the warm glow of judicial approval; and while the sun is shining, it is making all the hay it can.
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Law firms braced for third year of stagnant financials
May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Top firms anticipate another year in the doldrums this results season; picture more positive away from City giants
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A third of ‘trusted’ immigration practices face closure
July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nearly a third of ‘trusted’ immigration firms could face closure following the outcome of the Legal Services Commission’s bid round last week, solicitors’ groups have warned.
Lawyers also foresaw more bad news ahead for civil legal aid practices as firms await the ‘crunch date’ of the family and social welfare tender result, expected tomorrow and predicted by some to be ‘the blackest day in legal aid history’.
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