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NewsEuropean copyright ruling clears web hyperlinks
Decision in Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige is that authorisation is not required for links to protected work.
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NewsMoJ site targeted by hackers
Hackers target MoJ site through a distributed denial-of-service attack.
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NewsMillionaire wins divorce case despite finding of perjury
Court of Appeal rules that misrepresentation does not affect court order.
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NewsSlater & Gordon to put acquisitions on hold
Healthy profit increases for expanding Australian firm.
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NewsObituary: Victor Zermansky
Victor Zermansky, a former president of Leeds Law Society and one of the most respected solicitors in the city, has died aged 81.
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News7 March set for second legal aid protest action
'Coordinated training day' is likely to cause severe disruption at criminal courts.
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NewsLawyers face criminal probe over private investigators
Information commissioner tells parliament he is in contact with SRA.
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Consultants offer pro bono help to firms on the edge
Service include telephone helpline and two-hour visit from member of panel of experts.
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Litigation funders face new complaints regime
Third-party funders could be publicly expelled from the body that regulates them under a new complaints procedure.
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NewsExpansion drives 22% profit rise at Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose accounts reveal strong growth prior to merger with Fulbright & Jaworski.
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NewsChristie lawyers slow off the blocks
Filing a costs budget even just a day late does not count as a ‘trivial’ breach of rules, county court rules in Linford Christie case.
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NewsCuts forcing guilty pleas, leading lawyer warns
Paul Harris says that the professions will not surrender in their fight against legal aid cuts.
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NewsNegligence firm dismisses NHS costs cap
Manchester firm hits back after NHSLA accuses claimants of 'front-loading’ claims with excess costs.
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NewsCouncil ABS plan aims to take fight to outsourcers
Lambeth legal chief says councils are under pressure to innovate in the face of back-office services being outsourced.
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NewsSolicitors give QASA the cold shoulder
More than 10,000 solicitors notified last year of their intention to practise advocacy, the SRA said.
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NewsChancery Lane delivers JR response
Society says decision to cut use of judicial review may reduce the accountability of public authorities.
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Claimant faces record costs after tribunal
Last April, tribunal rules were changed to allow employment judges to make bigger costs orders.
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NewsMental capacity ruling over retainer
The case is likely to set a precedent for claimants who lose mental capacity after 1 April 2013 but entered into a conditional fee agreement before that date.
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NewsJudicial battle over registry remit
Consultation coincides with proposals to turn Land Registry into a ‘service delivery company’.
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NewsPwC Legal ‘challenge’ to firms in process services
PwC Legal was last month granted ABS status and will now have access to financial backing from the Big Four professional services group.