All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 14
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NewsMoR may be on brink of ‘destroying our civil justice ecosystem’
Chair of the Law Society’s civil litigation section advisory committee critiques controversial claims-handling reforms proposed by master of the rolls.
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NewsFamily solicitors welcome extension of voucher scheme
£5.4m invested to steer family cases away from court - but more needs to be done, says Law Society.
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News‘Reverse civil legal aid cuts’ - think tank
Social Market Foundation also wants to see medical-legal partnerships resurrected to prevent problems ‘snowballing’.
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NewsEqualising goal: Law Society proposes SLAPP curbs
Chancery Lane responds to government consultation by focusing on limiting costs and equality of arms. The Society of Editors, meanwhile, wants to see ‘punitive damages’ awarded to SLAPPs victims.
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NewsRights reform and Brexit freedoms expected in Queen’s speech
Bill will seek to change the relationship between domestic courts and the Strasbourg court.
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NewsBar set to scrap student aptitude test
Watchdog insists training providers are now more selective - but concerns remain that the profession is hugely oversubscribed.
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NewsGovernment ‘taking sledgehammer to justice’ says Society
Chancery Lane warns of ‘sea change’ in submission to UN universal periodic review of human rights.
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NewsLaw Society president wins diversity award
I. Stephanie Boyce lauded as 'inspirational role model' at Burberry British Diversity Awards.
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News'Sledgehammer to justice': Society condemns HRA proposals
'Reputation as a standard bearer for justice, a champion of human rights and a stable international partner is at risk.'
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NewsCity solicitor is London's latest cycling casualty
Shatha Ali is eighth cyclist to be killed in Holborn area since 2008.
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NewsAfghan evacuees face legal limbo, Society warns
Interim immigration papers for last summer’s refugees are set to expire in the coming weeks.
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News'Negligible' £240 per firm could save indemnity fund - Society
Chancery Lane and consumer watchdog say SRA should 'think again' on SIF closure plan.
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NewsLitigation funding giant forecasts hefty loss
Burford Capital blames court delays for slow case resolutions but reveals strong pipeline of new business.
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NewsData watchdog consults on its regulation style
Information Commissioner’s Office looks to update ‘action policy’ as government ponders law reform.
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News‘Safety should be the priority’ - Society warns on Covid case rise
Criminal defence solicitors at risk after calls to revert to remote police station advice were rejected, Chancery Lane warns.
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NewsChancery Lane attacks bill of rights plan
Most damaging proposal is the ’serious disadvantage’ test, Law Society says.
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NewsLaw Society welcomes Australia trade deal
Agreement ’provides certainty and creates opportunities for our legal professions to work together’.
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NewsSociety pays tribute to Afghanistan rights defenders
People who defended and upheld human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan are being honoured on International Human Rights Day.
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NewsSociety names interim chief executive
Gerry Walsh, former head of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, takes the helm this week.