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NewsNew master of the rolls promises civil justice shake-up
Profession ‘needs to be ambitious in terms of digitalisation if it is to retain and enhance its status’, says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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NewsMcFarlane alarmed by weekend demand for skeleton arguments
Family division president says wellbeing protocols should be revisited.
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NewsSolicitors reassured over PC renewal as extended deadline looms
'If members or firms have already submitted a renewal application no further action is required,' Law Society says.
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NewsQuarter of black barristers feel race negatively impacts solicitor relationships
Survey by minority ethnic group suggests women reporting more negative experiences than men.
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NewsChambers hit by pandemic reinvents itself online
Charter Chambers, which formally closed in October, has rebranded as Crucible.
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News'Net cost of justice system is small' says LCJ in court funding plea
Courts must be able to work to full capacity, annual bar conference hears.
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NewsBuckland: Supreme Court review is not 'revenge'
Lord chancellor says he wants to protect judges from US-style appointment system.
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NewsLegal aid evidence reveals wellbeing crisis
Legal Aid Practitioners Group highlights 'lethal combination' threatening sector's future.
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News'Complainant' and 'survivor' added to code for victims
Lord chancellor Robert Buckland says revisions will result in increased engagement with criminal justice system.
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NewsNew conveyancing requirements to encourage digital ID checks
Land Registry unveils 'Safe Harbour Standard' to provide clarity and steer investment.
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NewsDepartment for International Trade calls out to arbitrators
Recruits will help resolve disputes that arise under free trade agreements.
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NewsLawyers make late plea to halt massive whiplash cuts
Motor Accident Solicitors Society says 2018 figures are fundamentally flawed and wholly unjust.
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NewsBlock on remote assessments stopping PI claimants getting help
While insurers have accepted remote examinations, lawyers say DWP is not so accommodating.
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NewsCourts must aim higher than video hearings, says Susskind
‘Hearing a case from your kitchen table is not a fundamental change’, IBA conference hears.
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NewsDeveloper stung by high-interest loan loses case against solicitors
NDH Properties Limited accused Leeds-based firm of professional negligence.
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NewsStudent's tribunal claim against law school thrown out by Court of Appeal
University of Law was accused of discrimination by a former masters’ student.
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NewsNational firm on buying spree - but will let new acquisitions keep identities
Shakespeare Martineau says it can build a 'house of brands' under one LLP.
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NewsCourt overturns SDT’s ‘seriously flawed’ decision to clear solicitor
Case involving costs claimed by former Neumans partner will have to be re-heard before a new panel, High Court rules.
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NewsFieldfisher lays off secretaries and PAs
City firm says there is now ‘less demand for administrative support’.
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NewsGovernment bans evictions until January
Statutory instrument laid in parliament days after solicitor sent pre-action protocol letter.