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NewsStamp duty guidance for conveyancers to manage client expectations
Law Society says assumptions on timing should be corrected as tax 'holiday' nears end.
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NewsBarrister suspended over Meghan Markle baby tweet
Comments about the Duchess of Sussex's newborn were ‘completely inappropriate and have no place in our society'.
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NewsRegulators consider forcing firms to sign up to review websites
Legal Services Board paper says sites could become mandatory if progress is not fast enough.
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NewsMining company in SFO case accused of 'vexatious litigation'
Human rights groups accuse ENRC of using courts to escape public scrutiny and undermine anti-corruption efforts.
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NewsNo-fault divorce won’t come into force in 2021, government concedes
Justice minister says rules changes and testing of the new system cannot be done by initial deadline.
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NewsJurors head to four-star Kent hotel
Mercure Maidstone is the latest venue to be used as a makeshift Crown court.
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NewsSRA plans to prosecute any solicitor flouting pre-med ban
New rules came into force last week requiring a medical examination for any successful whiplash claim.
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NewsProfession urges rethink over early disclosure scheme
Practitioners 'simply cannot take on even more unpaid work', Law Society president says.
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NewsMining company quizzed in City negligence claim
Commercial court hears that ENRC had been warned of Serious Fraud Office involvement before Dechert was instructed.
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News‘Bleak’ picture of massive PII premiums set to remain for now
Broker says increasing costs will be experienced even by those firms which are claim-free.
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NewsChambers defrauded by senior clerk forced to sell premises
Around £130,000 was reported to have been taken from Great James Street Chambers’ account.
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NewsLawyers secure hospital U-turn on maternity ward visits
Pre-action letter said ban was unlawful and went against government guidance.
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NewsProbate service hit by ‘second wave’
Solicitors claim figures published by HMCTS do not reflect reality of using the service.
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NewsNews focus: Confusion reigns over whiplash portal
As the news media trumpet the government’s dubious line that PI reforms will cut motor premiums, injured people must grapple with a complex and confusing system for compensation claims
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NewsNewborn care report sparks judicial response
Study by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory finds that urgent hearings involving newborn babies are on the rise.
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NewsFirms are boosted by online reviews, claims SRA
Regulator’s pilot scheme has secured 70 firms to sign up to greater engagement with review and comparison websites.
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NewsFraudsters will ‘evolve’ after whiplash reforms says insurance lawyer
Fraud expert says there remains plenty of scope for people to make exaggerated claims.
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NewsLSB chides chambers for ignoring pupil applicants
'Replying by silence' could undermine diversity, inclusion and transparency, says super-regulator.
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News'Hidden heroes': Buckland thanks court staff for Covid efforts
Lord chancellor praises lawyers for 'the fortitude they have shown and the dedication to justice they have demonstrated'.
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NewsPI claims to soar as e-scooters legalised on London streets
Six London boroughs will trial rental electric scooters, with more areas expected to join the scheme.