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Bank wins latest round in Shah v HSBC
Thursday 17 May 2012
The Queen's Bench Division dismissed Mr Shah's claims for damages against HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd (HSBC) for over US$300m.
Professional Update
Thursday 17 May 2012
This week's issue features HSBC panel agreement, trainee minimum salary, Lexcel membership and more.
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Society criticises minimum salary decision
Thursday 17 May 2012
The Law Society has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority's decision to scrap the trainee solicitor minimum wage.
HSBC lender panel agreement: open letter to the profession
Thursday 17 May 2012
Following an intense campaign by the Law Society and its members, HSBC has agreed to expand its conveyancing panel.
HSBC accepts all Law Society CQS solicitors to conveyancing panel
Wednesday 16 May 2012
HSBC will expand its conveyancing panel to include all firms with our Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) mark.
Queen's speech: Law Society response
Thursday 10 May 2012
Read the Law Society's response to the government's legislative plans for the coming parliamentary.
Professional Update
Thursday 10 May 2012
This week's issue features the Queen's speech, solicitor judges, financial benchmarking survey and more.
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Potential disruption to court services
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Court and tribunal services may be affected by industrial action until the end of July. Find out more.
LSC's recoupment of payments on account and nil assessment policy
Friday 04 May 2012
Read our update on the options and implications for practitioners following the Henthorn and Loomba appeal cases.
Compliance advice service launched
Thursday 03 May 2012
We are launching a new 'safe-harbour' compliance initiative to the whole profession via our Risk and Compliance Service.

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