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NewsSole practitioners dispute need for annual levy to sustain SIF
Figures suggest runoff cover could be provided for years without an extra call on the profession, says the Sole Practitioners Group.
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NewsDivorce that wife did not know about for 12 years is set aside
Judge concludes that purported signature on acknowledgement of 2010 service form was a forgery.
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NewsNews focus: Remodelled emergency legal aid housing scheme not yet fit for purpose
Experts have welcomed the government’s ambition to take a more rounded approach to housing issues, but plans to remodel the emergency scheme for tenants facing eviction appear flawed.
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NewsNews focus: Six things people get wrong about threats to judicial independence
Campaigning thinktank Policy Exchange continues to fuel debate about the limits of judicial independence. What if critics who allege ministers are bent on constitutional vandalism have got it wrong?
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NewsFresh calls for overhaul of ‘creaking’ power of attorney system
Consumer group sets out obstacles still hampering registration of an LPA.
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NewsJailed Khan loses appeal against 'manifestly excessive' sentence
Soophia Khan appeared via video-link from prison to watch Court of Appeal hearing.
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NewsCosts assessment sent to wrong address struck out
Costs Judge Jason Rowley: ‘There is nothing within the rules to require one party to assist the other.’
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NewsCourt allows later medical reports despite failure to disclose first
Judge rules sanctions should be about costs in RTA case rather than admissibility.
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NewsMPs 'concerned' at Herbert Smith’s involvement with Post Office scheme
Committee demands safeguards that compensation scheme will not repeat mistakes.
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NewsBoss of failed CMC spent company money while debts piled up
Nottingham-based PI claims management company owner fined for failing to preserve company records.
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NewsInspectors tell CPS to 'significantly improve' disclosure
Report reveals assault trial could have been adjourned because initial disclosure was completed eight months late.
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NewsOmbudsman proposes to slash time limit for complaints
New plan for cutting the backlog would also allow cases to be dismissed without an investigation.
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News'Step in right direction': Freshfields solicitor appointed to highest bench in Bahrain
Amani Khalifa hopes her new role will inspire next generation of women lawyers.
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NewsHungary and Poland’s rule of law case dismissed by CJEU
Compliance with the EU’s values ‘is a condition for the enjoyment of all the rights’ deriving from membership.
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NewsMatrix offers ‘unreserved apology’ for breaching judgment embargo
Sir Geoffrey Vos warns that ‘in future those who break embargoes can expect to find themselves the subject of contempt proceedings’.
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NewsHigher SRA fining powers would increase risk of miscarriages of justice – SDT
SDT says there is a risk that wrongdoing will be 'swept under the carpet' if more cases dealt with in-house.
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NewsMoJ lays bare full extent of court closures
List of courts and tribunals closed since 2010 published as minister details judicial drive to clear backlog.
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NewsSuspect under investigation has reasonable expectation of privacy, SC confirms
Supreme Court dismisses appeal over publication of information about investigation into allegations of corruption, bribery and fraud.
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News'Negligible' £240 per firm could save indemnity fund - Society
Chancery Lane and consumer watchdog say SRA should 'think again' on SIF closure plan.
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NewsCriminal barristers to be balloted on legal aid action
Dominic Raab signalled last week that he would not rush response on reforms.