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NewsReserve army: MoJ seeks dozens more DDJs post-Leveson
An extra 50 posts added to magistrates' court competition as lord chancellor seeks to cut the Crown court backlog.
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News'Regressive restructuring' won't clear immigration backlog, lawyers warn
Practitioner group urges government to focus on 'broken' legal aid system and quality of Home Office decisions.
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NewsLawbit directors appeal as creditor seeks to recover its money
Clive and Joanna Rich asked the High Court for a stay on a money judgment obtained by a working capital provider.
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NewsPEP rockets at Thames Valley legal giant
Fast-expanding RWK Goodman is targeting £100m in income by 2030.
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NewsCarter-Ruck partner wants alleged SLAPP prosecution thrown out
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will hear summary dismissal application in December.
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NewsAnonymity order granted in landmark open justice case
Court of Appeal judgment offers 'useful guidance for legal teams seeking to protect vulnerable claimants'.
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NewsIn focus: D-day for new 'failure to prevent' offence
SFO will be keen to bring the first prosecution for the new offence, so that companies ‘feel the bite’.
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NewsPrivate equity boost for West Midlands firm's expansion plans
Higgs will pursue merger opportunities to boost both its firm’s regional and national presence.
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NewsKennedys 'deeply sorry' for church abuse victim data leak
Firm has self-reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after 194 people - and law firms - were accidentally identified in a mass email.
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NewsLyons Davidson back in the black
Bristol-based firm attributes the turnaround to an increase in referrals and improved settlement rates coupled with reduced costs.
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NewsSRA shuts down firm touted as UK's 'best criminal law specialists'
Solicitor-manager failed to comply with SRA principles, accounts rules and Code of Conduct.
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NewsNew model startup announces university AI partnership
Commercial remote-only firm Harper James to develop an 'intelligent legal services platform'.
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NewsUniversity GC berates regulator's inertia on 'unreasonable' SQE
Senior lawyer questioned why candidates needed to sign a non-disclosure agreement and criticised exam conditions.
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NewsExclusive: SRA on Reform UK's government hit list
Legal Services Act would be repealed in a 'big beautiful reform bill', Arron Banks tells the Gazette.
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NewsEx-Irwin Mitchell solicitor struck off for inflating time records
Senior associate claimed she was swamped by personal and professional pressures, including homeschooling during the pandemic.
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NewsStarmer's immigration tribunal reforms 'send the wrong message'
Professional adjudicators would hear asylum appeals instead of tribunal judges to clear immigration case backlog quicker.
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NewsTransatlantic combination A&O Shearman posts first financials
Elsewhere, Travers Smith has reported a decline in income and profits - but record PEP.
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NewsJudge laments court time wasted by 1,200-page bundle
Recorder says judges are left to 'wade through voluminous documents unnecessarily included'.
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NewsMoJ enters talks on seizing client account interest
Ministry of Justice discusses alternative funding options with legal aid lawyers during series of roundtable discussions.
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NewsLAA repays £35,000 to charity following legal challenge
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants was told earlier this year that it owed the sum in relation to payments on account.