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Law firm Spencers Solicitors puts the spotlight on absurd claims as part of campaign to reform the personal injury system.

The sale of Power Efficiency to Balfour Beatty, advised on by the team at leading Kent law firm Brachers, has scooped the Deal of the Year award at the Insider's South East Dealmakers Awards 2012 held at The Copthorne Hotel, Effingham Park, Gatwick.

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A firm of solicitors based in Stone is offering a convenient home visit service for elderly people and those with mobility problems who live in and around the town.

Russell Jones & Walker has revealed that it's joining with Australia's Slater & Gordon Lawyers, the world's first publicly listed law firm

New guide looks at POA in Scotland and what happens if you do not have one in place.

Doncaster solicitors Atherton Godfrey has retained its place on the Personal Injury Solicitors List of Headway, the brain injury association, for 2012.

Specialist Fibromyalgia lawyer Brian Barr is pleased to announce that a substantial settlement has been achieved for a clients who’s condition was caused by an injury in the workplace.

Brian Barr Solicitors are warning fibromyalgia sufferers to be careful what they share online this Christmas.

Delays in childcare court cases have serious consequences on the lives of 500,000 children and adults affected each year. Atkinson Lewis – case management specialists, believe it is partly due to the lack of modern technologies in law firms today.

Pardoes solicitor Nick Dell has been elected President of the Bristol Law Society at its Annual General Meeting.

The CBI has announced it is calling for an early review of the AWR, following a survey which revealed a negative impact on prospects for temporary workers.

Pardoes solicitor Imran Khodabocus has become an accredited member of the Law Society Family Panel.

Dynamic legal practice Withy King adopts email & file encryption sending a positive message to their clients and a statement of intent to their competitors

Chambers, the leading directory of recommended UK firms, has this week published the 2012 edition of its guide to the UK legal profession.

A report released today, showing unrivalled customer service results, substantiates the bold service claim made by Speed Medical’s managing director two months ago when he challenged the rest of the medico-legal industry ‘to put up or shut up’.

The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) is delighted to announce that Jess Watts, CEO of Gi Group UK (previously right4staff Group), has joined its Executive Committee.

Sameer Karim, CEO of Douglas Wemyss Solicitors in Leicester and practicing Litigation Solicitor, received the Highly Commended Award in the Leader of the Year category at the Law Society Excellence Awards 2011 on Tuesday 18th October at the ceremony.

Somerset solicitors, Pardoes, has unveiled a new Property Litigation Team to handle an increasing trend of property dispute enquiries, further strengthening its highly regarded team of legal specialists spanning private and commercial law.

AfriVol is recruiting volunteers and Interns for the Hesse and Hesse Law Firm. They are looking for lawyers, law students and consultants to join their team.

Law firm Spencers Solicitors puts the spotlight on absurd claims as part of campaign to reform the personal injury system.

Law firm Browne Jacobson has been re-appointed to a prestigious legal panel advising the Welsh Government on environmental issues.

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The sale of Power Efficiency to Balfour Beatty, advised on by the team at leading Kent law firm Brachers, has scooped the Deal of the Year award at the Insider's South East Dealmakers Awards 2012 held at The Copthorne Hotel, Effingham Park, Gatwick.

A Stafford-based solicitor, Pickering and Butters, has reaffirmed its support for Katharine House Hospice, by choosing the organisation as its charity partner for 2012.

What do you do when an airline or small charter company owes you money and just won’t pay?

New report into policing attitudes suggests that over half the public is supportive of police action taken at the time of last year’s riots, and over 5% more people say the police in their area are doing a good job, compared with a year previously

Liverpool solicitors Paul Rooney have joined forces with one of the city’s funniest up and coming comedians in a brand new video ad, which takes a light hearted look at the expert legal services that they offer.

Shergroup Chief Executive Claire Sandbrook said: “These are exciting times for us. As a progressive business, we are always looking at different ways of helping other firms to combat some of the issues they face.

Browne Jacobson’s Managing Partner Iain Blatherwick has been unanimously re-appointed for a further three years by the firm’s 73-strong partnership.

First time buyers are being warned not to rush into buying a property to avoid paying stamp duty.

One of Yorkshire's fastest-growing family law practices has strengthened its team by appointing another experienced family law specialist to its offices in Harrogate.

Staffordshire and South Cheshire Solicitors welcomes plans to launch a new housing scheme to help kick-start the flagging property market and offer homes to 100,000 buyers in England.

Local authorities are jeopardising the public's privacy by failing to protect records. Many believe emailing is secure, although it's unencrypted so sensitive information is not adequetely protected.

Britain's minors are are being put at risk as the EU refuses to acknowledge the major health risk that PPD - a chemical in most hair dyes - can cause.

If you have been unfairly dismissed from your position of employment, then you ought to consider pursuing a unfair dismissal claim. This is the reason why unfair dismissals has decided to relaunch their website.

Elite Ayrshire Business Circle executive chairman and Frazer Coogans Commercial Solicitors senior partner Norman Geddes has attended a private lunch in the Scottish Parliament with the First Minister Alex Salmond.

Personal injury claims are made for numerous reasons and there are several accident types that can make you eligible for compensation.

In recent week, Damian Green, the immigration minister, has announced that the UK Government is planning to give the current British immigration system a complete makeover to attract fewer but better qualified migrants to live in the UK.

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The revelation that Ed Lester, Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company, was having his £182,000 salary paid through his own personal service company as part of a tax avoidance scheme has brought such arrangements into the public eye.

The Immigration Rules were amended on 6 April 2011 to include a new tougher criminality threshold. The key difference is that as of this date any unspent conviction will lead to a mandatory refusal.

Car whiplash has decided to have an overhaul of their website making clear and significant improvement to their website to the benefit of their end users.

A firm of solicitors based in Stone is offering a convenient home visit service for elderly people and those with mobility problems who live in and around the town.

“Obviously I’m devastated about poor, old, great aunt Irene… but sorry, did you say £4.7million?”. You get a call, something about an inheritance from a long-lost aunt. Is this the opportunity you‘ve been dreaming off..?

Claiming for whiplash has decided to redevelop their website in a attempt to improve their end user experience, to increase awareness in relation to claiming for whiplash injuries.

Motor Claim is happy to announce their recent re-launch of their website, making major aesthetic improvements benefiting their end users...

Fentons Solicitors LLP, one of the leading personal injury solicitors firms, believes people who suffer accidents at work are gaining the confidence to make a compensation claim.

Fentons Solicitors LLP, one of the UK's leading personal injury solicitors, has achieved a five-figure settlement victory for a client that suffered multiple severe injuries when the car he was a passenger in struck a line of parked cars.

A seminal Court of Protection ruling regarding the removal of vulnerable adults from their homes continues to be defied by social service workers, a leading human rights and community care solicitor has said.

Leading South West solicitors, Pardoes, recently hosted the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD) West of England branch conference at the Canalside Conference Centre in Bridgwater.

Russell Jones & Walker has revealed that it's joining with Australia's Slater & Gordon Lawyers, the world's first publicly listed law firm

Just what is the secret to making a successful personal injury claim?

Defensive Manipulation™ is currently enjoyed by national corporations, the small business community and private individuals who no longer wish to endure the daily horrors of seeing their reputation being tarnished on the internet.

Yair Cohen, the lawyer representing the Claimant, said: “This ruling may signal the beginning of a shift in the behaviour of internet users who can no longer be allowed to hide behind a cloak of anonymity…”

New guide looks at POA in Scotland and what happens if you do not have one in place.

The Association of Recruitment Consultancies has welcomed the decision by the REC not to include a prohibition on supply teacher agencies from using the ‘professions’ exemption within the Agency Workers Regulations.

For many businesses, company cars are too important to do without, yet because of steep depreciation, insurance payouts might not be enough to cover the cost of a new one warns Shropshire solicitors Martin Kaye.

Colemans-ctts solicitors have joined an elite group of businesses by achieving the Investors in People Gold standard for their work in developing the skills of their staff.

Employment law solicitors at leading Shropshire solicitors Martin Kaye LLP suggest that employers should agree a transport policy now to make sure their employees can still get to work and keep the economy going if the weather gets bad this winter.

2011 was an eventful year to say the least, what with the implementation of the AWR and ongoing efforts to limit their impact...

There are strict legal restrictions regarding advertising when it comes to the London Olympics warns Shropshire Solicitors Martin Kaye LLP. Official sponsors have paid millions to be associated with the Games, so make sure you know what is allowed.

Precision Claims responds to the latest news regarding the number of false whiplash injury claims and why these cases are making it more difficult for those with a genuine injury to gain compensation.

Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report.

Cohen Cramer has launched an upgraded website featuring a fresh design, improved navigation and many other functional enhancements.

John Burton Solicitors of Stone has secured membership to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme - the mark of excellence for the home buying process.

Jakob Balling, IP Specialist, Arla Foods, and Prof. Dr. Knut Blind, Chair of Innovation Economics at Fraunhofer FOKUS and TU Berlin, join Legal IQ for a short discussion on optimal trademark management

Miramar Legal, a London law firm has just launched a new site. The new site, located at www.unfairdismissalsolicitors.com is classy, elegant and professional.

Doncaster solicitors Atherton Godfrey has retained its place on the Personal Injury Solicitors List of Headway, the brain injury association, for 2012.

Progressive law firm Hattons Solicitors have announced that they have now expanded their services to include family law.