All articles by Catherine Baksi – Page 5
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News
Will claims triple as families pick DIY executors
Figures from the Chancery Division show the number of claims for breach of fiduciary duty rose to 368 in 2013.
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Law adequate to deal with social media, say peers
No new laws are needed to deal with crimes committed using social media, according to a report published today by a Lords committee.
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Children to get a greater voice in family courts
Children aged 10 and over will be able to tell the judge their thoughts and feelings on family cases affecting them.
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Defence told to trawl Chinatown for interpreter
Crown court judge asked a defence barrister to trawl the Chinese restaurants of Cardiff.
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‘Don’t put legal aid into retirement’
The modern legal aid system was created by the Attlee government in the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1949.
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Supreme Court expresses ‘grave concern’ over £640,000 costs
The pre-Jackson costs regime may breach article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Supreme Court says in a private nuisance case.
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Legal aid firms merge to create new giant
SJ Law and Mackesys join forces to create SJ Mackesys Solicitors.
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Opinion
Call time on the law officers and lord chancellor
If the positions have become ceremonial and are not held by senior lawyers, is it time to abolish them?
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News
Title of lord chancellor no longer needed, says former MR
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers and former lord chancellor Lord Mackay gave evidence to a Lords committee.
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‘Arrogant’ barrister has contempt finding set aside
The Court of Appeal referred Ian West to the Bar Standards Board, saying his behaviour jeopardises the efficiency of the criminal justice system.
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Former diplomat to head bar’s regulator
Sir Andrew Burns will replace Lady Deech as chairman of the Bar Standards Board on 1 January.
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Buckland appointment ‘an insult to lawyers’
Questions have been raised over the appointment of the solicitor general.
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MoJ facing claims for judicial fees
The ministry has established a judicial pay claims unit to deal with claims for underpayment and compensation.
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News
Op Cotton silk banks over double legal aid rates
Anthony Peto QC of Blackstone Chambers received £6,300 (excluding VAT) for one-day appeal hearing in May.
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Mansfield: the victims’ choice
Campaigners for victims of historic child sexual abuse have called for barrister Michael Mansfield QC to lead inquiry.
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News
Hundreds of cases left without interpreter
Capita has failed to reach the 98% performance target since the start of the contract.
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News
Partners approve merger of Speechly and Charles Russell
Private client firms will combine to create a 170-partner firm.
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Criminal bar takes QASA challenge to appeal court
Dinah Rose QC argues that the scheme will have a ‘chilling effect’ on advocacy.
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News
Residence test ‘unlawful’, rules High Court
The Ministry of Justice says it will appeal the ruling against plans to introduce a 12-month residence test for civil legal aid eligibility.
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Publicly funded bar facing post-LASPO exodus
Many family and civil legal aid barristers are ‘actively considering’ their futures, according to a Bar Council survey.