All articles by Chloe Smith – Page 21
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NewsMerseyside barristers and solicitors back direct action
Barristers and solicitors in Merseyside unite in opposition to legal aid cuts due to be implemented next week.
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NewsWhitehall opens vacancies to chartered legal executives
The move follows a review into the Government Legal Department’s recruitment practices
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NewsQASA to go ahead as Supreme Court dismisses appeal
Accreditation scheme ‘proportionate’ to the aims pursued, Supreme Court justices unanimously agree.
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NewsLegal aid cuts ‘threaten diversity’ in profession
Labour MP also says savings from her party’s proposed sale of judges’ lodgings would have been eaten up by hotel bills.
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NewsHigh Court judgment slates ‘grossly excessive’ fees
Arguments in judicial review case described as ‘diffuse and frankly confusing’.
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NewsWe cannot fight solicitors’ battles for you – bar
Criminal Bar Association responds to criticism after its decision not to pursue direct action over legal aid contracts.
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NewsLegal aid ballot extended as opposition to CBA retreat grows
Ballot inviting lawyers to refuse work in protest at cuts to legal aid has been extended to Thursday in light of the bar’s decision not to take direct action.
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NewsCity lawyers deny using ‘poshness test’
Chief executive of the City of London Law Society dismisses research that suggests firms are excluding the working class.
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NewsBar should share risk on unpaid fees – Society
Law Society responds to Bar Standards Board consultation on the ‘cab rank rule’.
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NewsMansfield breaks ranks over legal aid action
Veteran radical urges members of the Criminal Bar Association to call for an emergency meeting to vote for 'strike'.
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NewsBar backs off from legal aid action
CBA said although it ‘understands the difficulty solicitors face’ it will not call for barristers to forgo work in response to legal aid cuts.
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OpinionMore competition from the bar
Bar urged to stop worrying about upsetting solicitors and embrace public access.
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NewsCity lawyers warn against SRA apprenticeship plans
The City of London Law Society said it was far from reassured that SRA proposals will maintain standards in the profession.
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NewsFake barrister receives suspended sentence
Former councillor Monika Juneja sentenced after faking qualifications for 14 years.
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NewsFreshfields plans support sites in US and Asia
Plans for two further legal service centres come shortly after the magic circle firm decided to move back-office staff to Manchester.
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NewsReferral fees in crime would ‘corrupt’ market, bar alleges
Criminal barristers warn against lifting ban on referral fees that exist ‘solely to benefit solicitors’.
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News‘Money for lawyers’ triggers jump in reopened divorce cases
Eight-fold increase since 2011 in people returning to court to get a better deal from former spouse.
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NewsElite firms accused of ‘poshness test’
Top firms base hiring criteria on factors such as accents and travelling experiences, chair of mobility commission claims.
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President apologises for court ‘blunder’
Order made for a mother to return her seven-year old daughter to the US by 5 June, which was ‘inconsistent’ with a stay she had been granted until 12 June.
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NewsNewport solicitors offer clients HR app
Newport-based Harding Evans created the app in collaboration with HE Create & Consult, the Centre of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services, and the University of South Wales.