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Lawyers need 'greater aptitude' for business to win SMEs' trust

The legal sector needs a greater aptitude for business if lawyers want to help commercial clients with their legal problems, a lawyer warned 

Kennedys acquires 36-strong insurance law practice

International firm Kennedys has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring Langleys' 36-strong insurance law practice

Early retirement

The pandemic appears to have led to a change in attitude

CILEX T Levels

T Levels are equivalent to three A Levels

Solicitors rubberstamp governance changes to Law Society council

Solicitors vote for term limits and constituency reforms for Law Society governing council, making 23 council members ineligible to stand for reelection 

'Get whiplash done': Government delays reforms again

The Justice Secretary's announcement of further delay to the whiplash reforms has been met with mixed reactions within the sector 

Guideline hourly rates: 'modest' increases proposed 

The CJC has published its long-awaited report on guideline hourly rates (GHR), setting out recommendations for a simplified scheme and 'modest” increases'

'Normal' court hours clarified by family court president

The president of the Family Division has made clear that longer court hours are not sustainable long-term, and normal sitting hours are 10.00am to 4.30pm