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NewsLabour conference: ECHR status quo cannot hold, says minister
Jake Richards says leaving ECHR would not stop small boats crisis ‘one jot’.
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NewsIson makes first acquisition outside Yorkshire heartland
Employee-owned practice acquires long-established North West firm Dootsons.
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NewsLabour conference: 'Judicial grip' on pre-trial hearings could cut delays
Manchester deputy mayor says ‘formality’ of pre-trial hearings is a wasted opportunity to manage cases.
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NewsSociety gives blessing to wedding law reform
New framework would enable couples to get married at non-traditional wedding venues.
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NewsIn depth: Scope of privilege ruling threatens to hobble SRA investigations
‘Toothless’. A ‘paper tiger’. Locked out of a ‘black box’. Last week’s High Court judgment on accessing privileged material has potentially momentous implications for the SRA.
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NewsFreeths reports fourth year of double-digit growth
Profits at national firm increase by 8.2% despite 'significant investment programme'.
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NewsTribunal dismisses discrimination claims against Manchester firms
Judge finds complaints brought by compliance officer were not well founded.
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NewsJailed solicitor who stole from clients says sorry to ex-colleagues
Long standing practitioner was convicted of diverting £249,000 in client money over six years.
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NewsUse costs to clamp down on 'AI slop', urges former lord chancellor
Sir Robert Buckland KC tells conference that artificial intelligence has spawned a ‘profound change in the economics of litigation’, at the expense of the justice system.
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NewsSociety quietly abandons minimum trainee pay benchmark
Employers advised to pay aspiring solicitors doing qualifying work experience no less than real living wage.
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NewsLegal Heroes honoured at Chancery Lane
Six solicitors celebrated for making a ‘long-lasting difference to the lives of others’.
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News'We need YOU' - government launches another recruitment drive for magistrates
You’ve Got the Makings of a Magistrate campaign aims to highlight desired skillset already exists in potential volunteers.
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NewsLaw centres axe service as funding squeeze tightens
Group of London law centres disbands team and warns that another is at risk.
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NewsWhy law firms in this UK city can't stop growing
Acuity Law has become the latest in a growing line of firms expanding their Welsh connection.
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News'Embarrassed' Pogust Goodhead founder seeks to remove his name from firm
'I have had enough of this nonsense,' says Harris Pogust, who is disturbed by the fight for control of the Mariana Dam claim.
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News'Deny and delay' blamed for surge in clin neg waiting times, lawyers claim
APIL calling for full candour and compliance with pre-action protocol.
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NewsCrown court backlog hits new record - but MoJ silent on jury trial reform
Courts minister Sarah Sackman says government is acting on all fronts - but pointedly omits to comment on whether jury trial curbs will proceed.
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NewsPost Office pays another £25m to law firms for redress work
New breakdown details multi-million-pound sums received by law firms instructed by Post Office.
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NewsShort jail sentences for British women 'ineffective', says Council of Europe
Anti-torture committee highlights 'severe staff shortages' in prisons, calling for community-based alternatives.
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NewsStruck-off ex-solicitor fails with second bid for readmission
SDT took issue with former sole practitioner’s reference to an 'unblemished career'.