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NewsMoJ lauds whiplash portal after 37% fall in claim numbers
Minister says ’modern, user-friendly service’ has made making claims easier.
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NewsGovernment promises three-part test to stop SLAPP cases
Justice minister promises legislation 'as soon as parliamentary time allows'.
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NewsMastercard fails to throw out class of 'dead claimants'
Court of Appeal ruling concludes six-year battle to get the collective proceedings certified.
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NewsClient ID checks are not enough, SRA says in new sanctions guide
SRA updates guidance on what it expects from firms amid ongoing concerns about firms indirectly helping Russian regime.
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NewsFurther strikes called over Common Platform
Trade union PCS announces further dates following meeting with HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
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NewsWestminster commission to investigate forensic science concerns
Sir Bob Neill MP says misapplication of forensic science has often resulted in wrongful convictions.
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NewsBar chief: regulator should tell LSB to 'butt out'
Mark Fenhalls KC accuses oversight regulator of overreaching and calls for a review.
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NewsMetamorph business goes into liquidation
Conveyancing arm Beaumont ABS Ltd had been subject to winding up petition.
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NewsSRA issues new warning on solicitors using SLAPPs
Regulatory action likely against any firm threatening claims which are inevitably going to fail.
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NewsFormer QC selection chief in line to lead judicial appointments
Lord chancellor Dominic Raab wants Helen Pitcher OBE to become next chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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NewsBarristers face Beijing ban on Hong Kong national security law cases
Hong Kong chief executive warns of external forces who have 'never stopped interfering'.
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NewsSolicitor hit by £15,000 fine as SRA wields new power
First case of regulator flexing its enhanced muscle - but little detail provided.
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NewsSRA finds major flaws with supervision of immigration solicitors
New guidance is being issued to deal with multiple concerns which emerged from the review.
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NewsNews focus: Clock is ticking for legal clarity on digital securities
Sir Geoffrey Vos envisages England and Wales as a magnet for the global crypto-economy. But the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s drive to set out the legal position on digital securities must address statutory rules.
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NewsNews focus: Legal aid pay rises would stoke inflation - Raab
With the government set to unveil its full response to the Bellamy legal aid review, lord chancellor Dominic Raab says extra cash for solicitors is unlikely. The prospect of industrial action still looms,
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NewsSuper regulator backs new crime-fighting mandate
Legal Services Board submits evidence to MPs scrutinising Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
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NewsTrafficking would not have affected citizenship decision, court hears
A week-long appeal hearing about Shamima Begum’s revoked citizenship has been held at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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NewsSociety condemns Home Office asylum delays
The number of people waiting longer than six months for a decision on their asylum claim has nearly doubled in the past year.
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NewsPseudonymous claimant debarred from proceedings
Ruling is the latest in a series of cases brought by computer scientist who claims to have invented bitcoin.
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NewsEarly legal advice scheme piloted in hospital
Wirral residents will be able to access legal support as part of 'wellbeing hub' services.