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NewsChancel repair proposals remove 'unnecessary' conveyancing costs
Law Commission says Land Registration Act 2002 should be amended to clarify homeowners' liability.
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News'Borderline negligent' housing disrepair solicitors ordered to pay costs
City of York Council says claims are diverting time and money from fixing tenants’ homes.
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NewsFee-earner forwarded client details to new address
Solicitors Regulation Authority says law firm employee's actions were beyond naive or foolish.
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NewsNew court track proposed for essential patents
Government proposals aim to tackle 'systemic issues' around transparency and dispute resolution.
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NewsIncome rises but profits slide at listed law firm pioneer
Gateley pleased with core profitability given unpredictable economic backdrop.
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NewsBarrister disbarred over rape convictions
Five-person panel sitting on the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service said ‘horrendous offences’ required ‘only one realistic sanction’.
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NewsCouncillor quits cabinet post after SRA shuts down his firm
London borough issues statement following intervention in former mayor's practice.
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NewsEarly handling of rape cases 'not good enough', CPS watchdog finds
Prosecutors criticised for interrogating victim credibility but not scrutinising suspects' behaviours and actions.
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NewsFirm to pay £78k after AML case goes to tribunal
Tribunal says it was a ‘matter of luck’ that criminals had not exploited firm’s deficiences.
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NewsGovernment brings in SRA for bulk litigation talks
Massive increase in enforcement action against firms involved in financial claims, housing disrepair and cavity wall.
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NewsJudge right not to recuse herself from tribunal
Employment judge was asked to step down over her previous work acting in equal pay claims.
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NewsCity paralegal who faked signatures feared losing his job
Experienced Cooley employee admitted misleading his colleagues and resigned soon afterwards.
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NewsIn depth: Decoding muddy ministerial messages on special educational needs
After mixed messaging on its plans for the SEND Tribunal, the government is refusing to guarantee what needs provision will remain in place. And why no mention of local authorities?
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NewsSRA given deadlines for implementing Axiom Ince lessons
Changes will involve greater scrutiny of mergers and of firms’ financial positions.
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NewsReoffending no higher under release scheme, says prisons minister
Lord Timpson says reoffending rate ‘no more than we normally see’, but probation service is 'really struggling'.
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NewsCelebrities’ Mail case must not become public inquiry, judge warns
Lawyers for Prince Harry, Elton John and others ordered to disclose documents relating to payments to witnesses.
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NewsSRA shuts down Labour councillor's law firm
Regulator intervenes in west London firm run by former mayor over dishonesty suspicions.
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NewsIn depth: Criminal justice crisis - lawyers react to Leveson's radical blueprint
'Essential measures’ needed to prevent ‘total collapse’ - Crown court backlogs, jury trials and ‘perverse fee incentives’ all came under Sir Brian's critical gaze.
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NewsSpeeding magistrate given formal advice for misconduct
JCIO says office holder gave ‘assurance that she would keep within the speed limit’.
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NewsPay duty solicitors more for working 'unsocial hours', MoJ told
Law Society says police officers are struggling to get a solicitor to attend the station at night.