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NewsMoJ reveals full ministerial line-up
Department’s ministers include one solicitor and one barrister.
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News'Public interest' does not confer standing in JR, High Court rules
Mrs Justice Farbey says courts can interfere in decisions only if there has been an error of law.
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News‘Reckless’ firm not meeting AML requirements fined £2,000
Yorkshire firm agrees sanction for failure to have compliant risk assessment in place.
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NewsNews focus: Landmark report probes Black partner shortfall
Only 1% of partners at the country’s biggest firms identify as Black. A new report for Black History Month highlights some of the reasons why and offers a blueprint for action.
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News'Ping your lawyer' app expands into commercial property
Specialist business firm communicates with clients via LawBite digital platform.
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NewsLosing litigant in mixed claim avoids immediate costs order
Court rules on contested interpretation of the word ‘proceedings’.
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NewsBelsner may have killed off costs challenges for good, says expert
Court of Appeal issues warning to checkmylegalfees.com over trivial costs claims.
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NewsHigh Court refuses to grant disbarred barrister rights of audience
Mr Justice Fordham says permission would have risked bypassing regulatory protections.
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NewsBelsner: Lawyers win in crucial costs recovery ruling
Costs case of the decade may halt thousands of similar claims by former clients seeking to recoup deductions.
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News120-year wait for judiciary to be fully representative - Society
Government urged to address 'structural barriers' holding back talented candidates.
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NewsDigital portal to be compulsory for financial remedy services
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says 80% of applications are already processed digitally.
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NewsGovernment seeks new LawtechUK contractor
'Delivery partner' will support modernisation through the development of technologies such as machine learning and data analytics.
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NewsCoA backs prison for pipeline protester’s contempt
Immediate custodial sentence of 112 days 'unassailable', three judges agree.
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NewsRaab's return fuels legal aid funding fears
Ministry of Justice is due to publish full response to Bellamy review next month.
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NewsPrivate equity-backed business snaps up Farleys
London-based Blixt Group entered the legal market last year through Lawfront subsidiary.
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NewsTesco revives yellow circle court battle with Lidl
Trade mark in logo without Lidl's name was applied for in bad faith, Court of Appeal hears.
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NewsTax avoidance as illegal as evasion, MPs claim
Former minister attacks 'false distinction which is reinforced by the tax industry'.
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NewsRaab in his own words
Raab was lord chancellor for the year to September 2022. He will face a familiar in-tray.
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NewsHigh Court claimant accused law firms of taking bribes
Judge throws out amendment application in six-year litigation over Russian fertiliser company.
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NewsRaab back as Lewis sacked as lord chancellor
Victoria Prentis MP, called to the bar in 1995, is appointed attorney general.