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News‘Structural failings’ still delaying Post Office compensation, MPs warn
Claimant lawyers have reported that main compensation scheme is treated as an unnecessary hurdle.
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NewsSociety rebukes education secretary for attack on lawyers
Silence from lord chancellor over education secretary’s attack on SEND lawyers ’exploiting parents’.
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OpinionLawyers defend right to jury trial
Protest arranged quickly to coincide with the first parliamentary debate of Courts and Tribunals Bill attracts an impressive turnout.
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NewsKC quits regulator to fight 'tyrannical' jury trial curbs
Rule of law has become 'something to be sold' to oligarchs 'as part of UK plc', alleges Flora Page.
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OpinionReducing court delays without compromising justice
Coordinated action must address judicial and court staffing, sitting availability, venue capacity, and the implementation of more viable legal aid rates.
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NewsBid to curtail jury trials clears first parliamentary hurdle
MPs vote by a majority of 101 to let the Courts and Tribunals Bill move to the next stage in journey to become law.
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NewsSolicitors take jury reform fight to parliament
Solicitors declare 'no jury, no justice' ahead of first parliamentary debate of controversial reforms.
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NewsMore than 3,200 lawyers urge Starmer to rethink jury trial reforms
More than 3,200 lawyers urge prime minister to focus on efficiency measures to cut Crown court backlog.
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OpinionCharity case creates constitutional conundrum
The House of Commons speaker has asked the High Court to throw out a claim brought by the Charity Commission against the parliamentary ombudsman.
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NewsLawyers to advise rape complainants on 'unnecessary' requests
Justice secretary also commissions work to expand principles of Operation Soteria into the courtroom.
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NewsSolicitors escalate fight over jury curbs
Solicitors will march to parliament and lobby MPs ahead of first parliamentary debate on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsTV host Rob Rinder urges MPs to oppose jury curbs
Barrister says offences that will be heard by judge alone are not minor and require public participation.
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NewsTrump administration u-turns on suits against law firms
Justice department will seek to enforce executive orders, hours after moving to drop the plan.
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NewsHale: Labour should listen to Greens on 'real people'
Former Supreme Court president says European Convention on Human Rights wrongly blamed for issues bothering politicians.
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NewsTrump abandons attempts to punish law firms
US Justice Department drops efforts to appeal court rulings finding executive orders unconstitutional.
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NewsSave the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March
Justice committee issues call for evidence ahead of second reading of Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsIn depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs
Criminal lawyers have united to oppose jury trial curbs, but David Lammy is refusing to budge. Backbench MPs may yet pitch an eleventh-hour compromise plan.
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NewsDPM deadbats curveball
David Lammy is wily enough to have expected a curveball or two following his speech at London’s Excel centre.
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OpinionWindrush Justice: a symposium to remember
Campaigners are doing an excellent job showing what a community-driven trauma-informed inquiry looks like.
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NewsLand Registry tells PM Law clients to quickly instruct new solicitors
HM Land Registry acknowledges complexity of land registration in guidance for clients of firm that suddenly closed.