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27 June 2012
Issue: 7520 / Categories: Legal News
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SRA Handbook

Latest version of handbook now online

Version 4 of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's Handbook has gone live online. Changes to the handbook include: alterations to the practice framework rules to accommodate in-house solicitors; notifications for the quality assurance scheme for advocates; and changes to the COLP/COFA approval dates. It includes advanced search options, the ability to print only those pages that are required, and an easy-to-use glossary of terms. The handbook is available at: www.sra.org.uk/handbook.

Issue: 7520 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
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