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Help To Buy needs careful consideration
Opinion
It appears that HTB2 will be front ended and by the time the papers reach a lawyer’s desk it will proceed in the same manner as a normal purchase transaction, meaning there should no additional legal costs.
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Pro bono can fill gap left by Legal Aid cuts
Opinion
Significant changes to civil legal aid in England and Wales came into effect on April 1 2013, as part of a plan to reform the system and save £350 million a year.
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Law firm mergers will cut cost of Legal Aid says Justice Secretary
Professional Services
Controversial reforms to legal aid must go ahead, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling tells Political Editor Jonathan Walker.
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Divorce by lynch mob
Opinion
The term ‘quickie divorce’ is a popular buzz phrase for celebrity divorces in the press, giving the perception that where matters are agreed there is some different procedure that is quicker than the ‘normal’ procedure.
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Birmingham Law Society hosts 1920s summer party
Economic Development
Birmingham Law Society celebrated its annual summer event by throwing a 1920s Speakeasy party.
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Sydney Mitchell celebrate 250 years in business
Economic Development
Sydney Mitchell celebrate 250 years in business with a special Movers & Shakers networking event.
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Only 11 but Cerys is cleverer than dad - and Albert Einstein
Economic Development
Lawyer Dean Parnell admits he has been outsmarted by daughter Cerys Cooksammy-Parnell after she applied to join the high IQ organisation Mensa.
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David Higgs celebrates 50 years of law with the family firm
Professional Services
Lawyer David Higgs reveals how the profession has changed over five decades. Enda Mullen reports.
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Assisted dying would see big legal changes
Opinion
Whether or not there will ever be an argument of such force that the government is persuaded that assisted suicide should no longer be a crime remains to be seen.
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Sticking up for our legal profession
Economic Development
Spring is here, bringing the prospect of better times - I hope the same can be said for the legal profession.
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Winners celebrate at Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards
Professional Services
Eversheds was named Law Firm of the Year in the 16 partners or more category at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards.
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