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PI firm reprimanded for “irresponsible” radio spot as Law Society prepares £300k ad campaign

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A personal injury firm has been reprimanded for an “irresponsible” radio ad which encouraged accident victims to claim compensation “irrespective of injury”. The news comes ahead of a £300,000 Law Society national advertising campaign that will promote PI lawyers.

June 20th, 2013

SRA and Legal Services Board tussle over ABS application process

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The Legal Services Board has been critical of the length of the time the Solicitors Regulation Authority has taken to approve alternative business structures, it has emerged.

June 20th, 2013

Exclusive: QS launches R&D division, with new campaign and strategy imminent

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QualitySolicitors is set to unveil a “new approach to delivering legal services”, Legal Futures can reveal. It comes as the company’s deal with WH Smith winds down and founder Craig Holt becomes president to focus on research and development.

June 19th, 2013

1,300 law firms face emergency hunt for new indemnity insurer

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The 1,300 law firms who have their professional indemnity insurance with Balva face the prospect of having four weeks to find new cover if the winding-up process the Latvian company started yesterday becomes an “insolvency event”, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned.

June 19th, 2013