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NewsSolicitors cautiously welcome new abuse courts
Treasury says £5m allocated in budget will fund trial of specialist courts allowing criminal and family matters to be considered together.
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NewsCoronavirus: MoJ lists lawyer ‘key worker’ categories
Duty solicitors and solicitors acting in connection with execution of wills on restricted list.
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NewsImmigration tribunals facing 'complete lack of guidance'
First-tier and upper tribunals sitting with no additional safety measures according to immigration bar.
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NewsAppeal court critical of judge who took 22 months to make ruling
Delayed judgment highlighted as part of appeal in litigation between two Russian parties.
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News'Justice Bus' hits the streets of Norfolk amid coronavirus shutdown
Charity was concerned people would turn up to office to find no one available to help.
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NewsWhat lockdown? MedCo keeps ban on video diagnosis
Whiplash organisation continues to insist on face-to-face meetings, but admits contingency plan is being prepared.
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NewsDieses Gericht ist nicht mehr: Germans deal final blow to patent court
Decision creates window of opportunity for UK, says Law Society.
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NewsHogan Lovells opens 'Covid-19 hub'
International firm creates apps and quizzes to help businesses deal with the outbreak.
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NewsCoronavirus: Students urge BSB not to delay exams
Postponing assessments would have ‘significant long-term effects’, students claim.
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NewsCoronavirus: Key workers include those ‘essential to justice system’
Lawyers with children still unsure about their status even after publication of key workers list.
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NewsCoronavirus: McFarlane signals 'significant change in direction' for family courts
Family division president says purpose of guidance is to 'keep business going safely'.
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NewsCivil and family courts to go virtual by default - LCJ
Rules in both jurisdictions are 'flexible enough to enable telephone and video hearings of almost everything'.
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NewsCoronavirus: Lawyers with children wait on key worker list update
HMCTS chief urges government to consider court users when offering school places.
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NewsLondon Legal Walk is latest coronavirus casualty
Largest assembly of lawyers in the country postponed to autumn.
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NewsMoD closes down historic claims from overseas operations
New law will apply to claims made against the Ministry of Defence, including those made by veterans.
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NewsNew legal ombudsman chief wants powers to help ‘silent sufferers’
Elisabeth Davies tells MPs the service needs to restore its reputation with lawyers and complainants.
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NewsFirst all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP
Court of Protection is being asked to decide whether a man in his seventies should have nutrition withdrawn.
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NewsCoronavirus: LAA promises to be flexible
Legal Aid Agency says it is exploring ways to reduce administrative and audit burdens.
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NewsSlaughter and May appoints eight new partners
A quarter of global promotions at the firm went to women this year.
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NewsCoronavirus: Bar calls for halt on all hearings
All in-person hearings across all jurisdictions should be suspended, Bar Council says.