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FEE FREEZE

24 January 2008
Issue: 7305 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Profession , Freedom of Information
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Profession

Fees for criminal record checks have been frozen for the second year running. The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) says it is able to freeze its fees as a result of year-on-year efficiency savings and increasing demand for its service. The CRB commenced operation in 2002. It has issued over 15 million CRB checks and has the capacity to process more than 300,000 checks every month. CRB chief executive Vince Gaskell says: “Throughout 2007–08, we launched new services and made enhancements to our current service bringing real benefits to our customers. All of this has been achieved without the need to increase the fees.”

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Francis Ho, City of London Law Society

NLJ Career Profile: Francis Ho, City of London Law Society

Francis Ho, Charles Russell Speechlys partner, was recently appointed chair of the Construction Law Committee of the City of London Law Society. He discusses the challenges of learning to lead, the importance of professional ethics, and the power of the written word, withNLJ

Slater Heelis—Chester office

Slater Heelis—Chester office

North West presence strengthened with Chester office launch

Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade

Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade

Firm grows commercial disputes expertise with partner promotion

NEWS
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) must overhaul its complaints and risk assessment processes to fix ‘systemic shortcomings’, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said
The opt-out collective actions regime is facing ‘significant challenges’ but could benefit the UK by £24bn a year if enhanced and expanded, a report by Stephenson Harwood has found
Ministers have rejected the Justice Committee review’s key recommendation for the ailing county court system—an ‘urgent and comprehensive’ review by spring at the latest
Firms preparing to mount Mazur applications alleging the other side has acted in breach of the Legal Services Act 2007 may be left disappointed, the Law Society has said
The first Post Office Capture conviction—the accounting software used before the faulty Horizon system—has been referred for appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
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