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NewsResurrect royal commission on criminal justice, LCJ suggests
Government promised commission in 2019 election manifesto but it was subsequently kicked into long grass.
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NewsInterest buoys law firm profits as productivity dips again
Law Society’s annual financial benchmarking survey also reveals that firms are broadly optimistic about their 2024 trading prospects.
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NewsLitigation funding legislation introduced into Lords
Government proposes measure to reverse Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR.
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NewsFirm led by fashion designer shut down by the SRA
Regulator says there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of firm’s owner.
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NewsYellow circle wars: Lidl wins Court of Appeal round
Trial judge's findings over wordless mark were 'surprising', but not rationally unsupportable.
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NewsOne in five bar pupils experiences bullying, harassment or discrimination
Bar Council’s latest pupil survey explores pupillage experience, finding 94% would ‘definitely’ or ‘possibly’ recommend a career at the bar.
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NewsMoJ rebuffs claimant demands for whiplash portal change
Dispute resolution scheme and punitive costs for insurers among the proposals rejected.
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NewsConveyancers publicly vent fury over material information requirement
Property listing data requirement is 'unwanted sequel to box office bomb', action group tells trading standards body.
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News'Groundbreaking' mental health resource to support divorce clients
Firm spearheading initiative hopes guidance begins conversation on how lawyers can support vulnerable clients and each other.
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NewsUninsured solicitor did not tell clients of any problem
Kent practitioner continued to work on client matters and misled the SRA about status.
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NewsCircuit judge’s delay in four cases leads to formal advice for misconduct
Judge apologises for delay caused by 'workload being too great'.
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NewsSolicitor sees off 'guilt by association' £3m claim
Allegations of dishonesty against solicitors must be made with ‘extreme care’, court rules in summary judgment.
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NewsNews focus: National Conveyancing Week - digital property passport under scrutiny
The draft Digital Property Information Protocol was unveiled for National Conveyancing Week, but many practitioners are unconvinced it is any sort of panacea for the home buying process.
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NewsHM Land Registry seeks views on fee reform
Views sought on simplifying 'unnecessarily complex' 160-year-old charging structure.
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NewsFormer Thompsons solicitor to become Wales' first minister
Vaughan Gething narrowly wins Welsh Labour leadership election and will become the first black leader of a European country.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears from SFO in former traders’ rigging appeal
Criminal Case Review Commission referred both cases to the CoA following approach taken by US court but there is ‘nothing in judgment’, court told.
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NewsPolice officer sanctioned for juror contact during trial
Disciplinary panel finds that officer tried to lie about calls and messages to juror.
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NewsRenowned arbitrator to speak at London International Disputes Week
The event, now in its fifth year, will be the most expansive yet, showcasing London’s leading role.
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News'Clever' tactics by Post Office lawyers fuelled scandal, academics report
University of Exeter experts find that case of LiP sub-postmaster shows justice and the desire to win became misaligned.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over ‘misleading’ time records
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said the lawyer was ‘dishonest by the standards of ordinary decent people’.