Insolvency exemption in latest no win, no fee U-turn
Thursday, 24 May 2012 Insolvency cases will be exempt from no win, no fe...1 Comments
Official statistics reveal ALS performance shortfall
Thursday, 24 May 2012 Three months into its contract to provide court in...Co-op goes nationwide with 3,000 new hires
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 Strike action by the bar will damage the legal profession and the justice system, the Law Society’s chief executive Desmond Hudson has war...Lawyer In The News
Solicitor-advocate acted for teacher in abuse acquittal
Who? Marsha Myers, sex-crimes solicitor-advocate at Manchester firm Kristina Harrison. Why is she in the news? Represented Neil Carr, 25, a teacher cleared of 20 counts of sexually abusing seven of his eight-year-old pupils. Carr, who had been suspended from his school since 15 February 2011, was cleared of all charges on 27 April 2012 after a five-week trial. The school and the National Union of Teachers have urged him to return to the classroom, but he ...More news:
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