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09 March 2009
Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Costs
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News in Brief

Customs prosecutions

A House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office, published this month, recommends the department broaden its supply base. Official figures showed lawyers’ fees for the past five years amounted to £75m, of which law firms accounted for £20m.

 

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—Nadim Meer

Charles Russell Speechlys—Nadim Meer

Private equity specialist joins corporate team as partner

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Belinda Mercer & Rohit Walia

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Belinda Mercer & Rohit Walia

Firm strengthens employment team with two solicitor appointments

NLJ Career Profile: Maynard Burton, High Sheriff of Worcestershire

NLJ Career Profile: Maynard Burton, High Sheriff of Worcestershire

After more than four decades in law, former mfg Solicitors chairman Maynard Burton reflects on leadership and his new role as High Sheriff of Worcestershire

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The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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