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Small law firms "will struggle" with devolution
Smaller law firms in Wales will struggle to survive as they try to keep up with diverging Welsh and English law, according one of the country’s top legal academics. Jon Howden-Evans of Swansea University’s law school said devolution, new working practices and the Legal Services Act would force many smaller firms to merge, adapt or close. He told Insider: “Someone will be sued for being negligent. They will need sufficient manpower to keep up-to-date with the law in England and Wales as it changes. The jack-of-all-trades is going to struggle.”
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Companies
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Tata to cut 180 jobs at Shotton site
Tata Steel has announced that 180 jobs are to go at its Living Solutions site in Shotton, North Wales. The company, which makes panels for commercial buildings, will close after failing to turn a profit. Living Solutions was founded in 2003 as a pilot venture to explore a non-core business, but had been “unable to establish sufficient market presence” over the past seven years.
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Hillyer McKeown set for Wrexham move
Chester law firm Hillyer McKeown is to expand its presence in Wales with the launch of a new office in Wrexham.
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Government and politics
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Advanced manufacturing gets £26m
The Assembly Government has launched a £26m European-backed project to boost take-up of technology and create jobs in manufacturing. The ASTUTE project will target the aerospace and automotive sectors, as well as other high technology manufacturing.
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Newtown bypass unveiled
A package of transport improvements, including a bypass, is to get underway in a bid to ease congestion in Newtown, Powys. After a public consultation, the Assembly Government has selected a bypass south of Mochdre Industrial Estate and passing beneath the Cambrian railway line.
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People
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Meat agency recruits former NFU chief
Dai Davies, a former president of farmers’ union NFU Cymru, will take over as chairman of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales in November. As chairman of the promotional agency, Davies will join the Assembly Government’s Food and Drink Advisory Partnership.
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Ron Jones to chair creative board
Ron Jones, the chairman of TV production company Tinopolis, is to chair the Assembly Government’s new Economic Renewal Creative Industries Sector Panel. He will serve alongside representatives of the BBC, Cube Interactive and the Green Man festival.
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Leach to lead Fibrespeed
St Asaph-headquartered FibreSpeed, the £30m telecoms initiative by the Welsh Assembly Government and Geo Networks, has appointed Graham Leach as general manager.
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Advice
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Ask the Expert: Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships
More businesses are turning to the vast resource offered by universities. Dr David Joyner, director of business partnership and engagement at Bangor University, explains why.
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