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NewsFalse accusations victim plans defendant support service
Liam Allan seeks to launch service similar to Victim Support for benefit of people facing criminal charges.
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News'Like zero-hours workers': barristers lash out over 'unsafe' courts
National risk assessment needed for court buildings, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsLaw schools unveil SQE courses – but keep quiet about fees
University of Law and College of Legal Practice announce course details following 'super-exam' approval.
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News‘Vast majority’ of disabled solicitors want to continue working from home
Study finds that lockdown could make legal profession more accessible for those with disabilities.
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NewsJohnny Depp loses libel claim after five-courtroom epic
High Court finds that allegations against Pirates of the Caribbean star ‘substantially true’.
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NewsOnline probate applications mandatory from today
Solicitors report teething issues with digital system.
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NewsNews focus: The defenders of judicial review
The Faulks inquiry considering reforms to judicial review has already been challenged by expert voices calling the process vital to the democratic balance of power.
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NewsVirtual Pro Bono Week celebrates lawyer volunteers
This year’s theme is ‘Pro Bono: Through the pandemic and beyond’.
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NewsBLM movement inspires change in big firms
City firms set ambitious ethnicity targets in wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
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NewsCourts will be exempt from second lockdown
Judges and magistrates are urged to make full use of remote hearings but buildings will not close, lord chief justice says.
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NewsSQE candidates will face host of unresolved issues, junior lawyers claim
Junior Lawyers Division says several of its concerns remain wholly unaddressed.
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NewsHasty planning reform threatens the environment, says Society
Making sure that new laws are good laws will take time, Chancery Lane tells consultation.
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NewsMixed fortunes for City as BLM announces 71 job cuts
Other practices push ahead with salary reviews and partner pay-outs.
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News'Modern family' focus for new virtual firm
Online services and flexible operating hours will fill gap left by traditional firms, founders claim.
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NewsForces claims bill condemned as attack on independent legal profession
Law Society endorses parliamentary human rights committee's attack on 'inflammatory language'.
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NewsSupreme Court targets diverse candidates for bench
Lady Black of Derwent will retire in January 2021, leaving just one female judge.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules solicitor was ‘winner’ in £50k costs battle
Latest ruling in dispute between two solicitors going back at least seven years.
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NewsJustice minister misses major legal aid evidence session
Solicitors warn that criminal legal aid is on the point of collapse.
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NewsLawyers denied CFA fees after failing to act in client’s best interests
Law firm had sought to recover fees after client did not authorise issue of any proceedings.
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NewsListed firm predicts rise of in-house chambers
DWF says in-house advocacy teams are more efficient than external barristers’ sets.