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NewsRaise SRA’s fining power to £250 million, say peers
Call comes amid row over deal allowing sanctioned Russian mercenary chief to sue in London.
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NewsNew 'failure to prevent' offence could hit lawyers
Economic crime bill will also give SRA new information-gathering powers.
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NewsFirst transparency order opens family case to reporters
Accredited media will be allowed to cover Leeds hearing of applications involving allegedly fabricated illness.
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NewsPanel to steer opening up of justice data
Judge-led panel will advise on issues arising from the publication and sharing of data from the courts system.
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NewsFirms sign up to divorce support scheme for staff
Family Division president says more employers need to recognise impact of separation on workforce.
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NewsJudge warned over drinking during a hearing break
Employment judge for 17 years expressed remorse and gave assurances about future conduct.
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NewsOutrage as Afghan judge denied permission to enter UK
'Callous' decision by the Home Office against women's rights defender.
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NewsLaw centre heads to Supreme Court
UK's highest court is hearing a case concerning rent repayment orders.
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NewsDentist expert witness wins appeal against £50,000 costs order
High Court finds the initial views of a recorder in the county court were made ‘somewhat trenchantly’.
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NewsLammy backs compulsory racial bias training for judges
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP met team behind report that concluded justice system is institutionally racist.
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NewsPI firm hails 'milestone' as profits and revenue grow
NAHL Group reveals it is likely to post healthy annual results for 2022.
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NewsSRA to seek new powers as it probes 40 'SLAPP' reports
Chief executive resists peers' calls to 'name and shame' firms ahead of investigation outcomes.
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News$11.1bn arbitration case 'contrived to justify failure', court hears
Lord Wolfson KC opens for defendants saying there was 'no bribery, no perjury, no collusion' in Nigerian oil and gas contract.
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NewsJust two solicitors among latest High Court appointees
Law Society urges reforms to selection process.
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NewsSlater and Gordon seeks new funding after reporting another huge loss
National firm lost £18m in 2021 but says future is brighter following restructuring.
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NewsReferral routes widened for early advice pilot
Legal aid practitioners will be able to refer people potentially eligible for social welfare support.
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NewsFCA concerned about 'inappropriate sourcing' of CMC clients
Advertising, client capture and approach to regulation all ongoing issues for claims management regulator.
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NewsA quarter of judgments still unpublished
Study covers the first three months of National Archives' Find Case Law database.
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NewsNews focus: It's time for law officers to stand up to ministers, say peers
A Lords report has berated the government for undermining the rule of law. But peers balked at changing how lord chancellors are appointed. They also stressed the special duties of law officers.
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NewsBid to overturn $11.1bn arbitration opens in High Court
Nigerian government alleges evidence amounts to 'as close to a smoking gun as one will ever see in a fraud case'.