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NewsCharity regulator successful in first contempt of court case
High Court action pursued over failure to submit evidence.
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Herbert Smith mourns leading white collar partner
Rod Fletcher, who led the corporate, crime and investigations practice for Herbert Smith Freehills in London, has died at 62.
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Duty solicitors 'disgracefully underpaid' - former chief magistrate
Howard Riddle CBE says innocent people will suffer if remuneration does not rise.
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Tumbling prosecutions blamed on ‘disproportionate cuts’
Prosecutions, which have been falling since 2016, are down 2% compared with last year.
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Hundreds speak out over LAA decision-making
Legal Aid Practitioners Group wants to get to the bottom of disconnect between lawyers and civil servants.
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‘Shaking with shock’ – calls for investigation follow Gazette disclosure of secret CPS rape targets
Reactions from lawyers, political leaders and campaigners.
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Changes to defence fees are coming, Buckland tells barristers
Proposals on criminal defence fees were meant to be published last month, but have been pushed back to next year, according to the CBA.
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Exclusive: ‘perverse incentive’ contributed to slump in rape charges
Pressure to meet 60% conviction target led to cases being dropped by CPS.
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Judge’s ‘intemperate’ language gave appearance of bias
Judge had suggested counsel appearing before him was the organ grinder's monkey.
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Barrister jailed for child sex offences is disbarred
Lee Sowden was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Leicester Crown Court last year.
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SQE still has a long way to go, says Legal Services Board
The LSB will send the SRA a list of key issues that need to be addressed before it makes its second application.
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Foreign Office urged to drop costs ‘threat’ against Harry Dunn family
Family lawyer says Dunn parents are being intimidated to drop claim.
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DLA Piper partner founds Liverpool start-up
International firm DLA Piper is ‘increasingly subject to conflict issues’, according to Fortuna Law’s founder.
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Crash data middle man ordered to pay insurer £109,000
David Oliver received details that were illegally obtained and sold them on to claims management companies.
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Third of new deputy High Court intake are solicitors
Latest recruits include lawyers from City firm Macfarlanes and DLA Piper.
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Sixth formers compete for legal apprenticeship
A senior partner at Kingsley Napley says diversity is an ‘urgent issue’ for City law firms.
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Fundamental dishonesty found against non-attending claimant
Trial proceeded on issue of dishonesty after application from insurer of supposedly at-fault driver.
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Junior lawyers tighten screw on regulator over Welsh language SQE
The Junior Lawyers Division claims access to justice is at risk if the Solicitors Qualifying Exam is not translated into Welsh.
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Charity seeks solicitors' help with undocumented migrants
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants wants to find better ways to help people regularise their status.
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Public: ‘justice is open enough’
Whitehall focus groups suggest barriers to the justice system are ‘often not thought to be a bad thing’.
