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CPS apologises for phone number 'misunderstanding'
Solicitor informed she could not have prosecutor's direct number due to 'data protection rules'.
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Kingsley Napley wins claim for unpaid fees from property developer
‘Legally sophisticated’ businessman must pay after negligence counterclaim is dismissed.
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Prosecution crisis 'will deepen' without fee increase, CBA chief warns
Kirsty Brimelow KC highlights need for funding parity as government hails progress in rape review action plan.
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£750-an-hour fee challenge halted as proceedings ‘go awry’
'Charging for incoming emails at the full unit of six minutes is unusual,' costs judge says.
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Legal bodies unhappy with LeO’s 10% budget rise
Law Society and licensed conveyancers regulator continue to have reservations about ombudsman's performance.
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Three-fold rise in number of weapons confiscated at courts
Ministry of Justice data shows 457 knives were brought onto the estate last month.
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High court rejects costs setoff in QOCS claim
Master Stevens ordered the settlement sum to be paid to the claimant without any deduction.
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Raab: Rights bill is ready to go
Lord chancellor defends measure amid speculation about government’s appetite for reform.
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After 19 years, LiP fails in bid to summon solicitor
Court says there is no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of CAB employee and solicitor.
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Mentions, a deceased defendant, sentencings and an £8 jacket potato
An unexpected adjournment gave the Gazette an opportunity to spend the day observing a busy Crown court in action.
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Sovereign immunity for former Spanish king upheld on appeal
State immunity is an absolute preliminary bar that precludes any examination of the merits of a case, CoA rules.
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Publishing sentencing remarks for all cases 'logistically impossible'
Justice committee questions Sentencing Council chief on public opinion and understanding.
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Tribunal rules law firm employee was sacked at outcome meeting
Claimant tried to argue that his dismissal date was when he received confirmation letter.
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Defunct firm to pay wasted costs over fictitious claim
Defendant solicitor says Asons Solicitors case ‘casts a stain’ over personal injury industry.
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City firm sounds alarm over 'foreign influencer' register
Proposed law risks creating 'burdensome bureaucracy for law abiding friendly and useful foreign engagement'.
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SRA intervenes to shut down Metamorph firms
Staff informed that intervention was imminent before agents visited offices across England.
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Sunak announces immigration reforms to end 'spurious' appeals
Law Society signals that it will monitor how the proposed legislation protects access to justice.
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Job cuts and no parties - but Ukraine's legal services sector survives
Cost-cutting measures were key to survival for more than a third of Ukrainian law firms.
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Data tribunal declines to consider 'broader context'
Information rights tribunal dismisses appeal against council's refusal to supply conservation area data.
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MoJ backs lasting power of attorney bill
Law Society says legislation should include express consideration of donor's capacity.