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News‘Get lawyers for rape victims,’ Chakrabarti tells Gazette
Shadow attorney general tells the Gazette complainants need their right to fair treatment radically overhauled.
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NewsCPS told to introduce quality checks for prosecution agents
Report highlights occasion where one agent unnecessarily prepared four trials while another had to prepare on the day in court.
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NewsJudge strikes out race claims from firm’s ‘vexatious’ ex-employee
Employment tribunal finds Shoosmiths has no case to answer from repeat claimant.
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NewsBudget 2020: 'No end to austerity' responds Chancery Lane
Legal profession reacts with scepticism to a raft of announcements by chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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NewsScheme steps in to protect solicitors covered by failed insurer
CBL Insurance Europe DAC was declared in default last month and is being liquidated.
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NewsBudget 2020: AML levy to go ahead
Justice system to benefit from 'biggest programme of public investment ever'.
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NewsOnline PI claims service almost ready to replace paper process
Testing to begin for service allowing different stages of PI claim to be handled online.
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NewsBarrister who beat woman suspended for four months
Practitioner convicted of assault and failing to surrender to custody.
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NewsAdministrators reveal details of criminal legal aid firm's demise
Documents filed for One Legal and 2016 acquisition Kaim Todner.
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NewsCommercial Court clamps down on lengthy witness statements
New set of rules for witness statements exceeding 30 pages is due to be implemented.
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NewsOwner fined £2,000 after taking on convicted bookkeeper
Employee went on to steal from client and office accounts over a 15-month period.
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NewsBudget 2020: chancellor to proclaim '£100m justice package'
Funding to be unveiled includes £5m to trial new domestic abuse courts.
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NewsCoronavirus: London commissioner lambasts court toilets
Claire Waxman says dirty facilities will exacerbate victims' trauma in the current climate.
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NewsRights body turns its sights on UK over Assange
'Gross and disproportionate conduct by Crown officials' condemned by International Bar Association.
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NewsLegal aid fees: MoJ offer to receive resounding 'no'
The Ministry of Justice is holding a short notice roundtable in London tomorrow on proposed reforms.
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NewsCoA advertising for full-time judicial assistants
Posts with salaries up to £38,373 on offer for entrants to the legal profession.
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News'Worse than LASPO': housing disputes proposal divides profession
Law centre solicitor says scheme misunderstands power imbalance between clients and their landlords.
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NewsLinklaters creates legal operations scheme for graduates
Graduates will learn about pricing, project management and legal technology.
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NewsJudges could get new powers to bring contempt actions
Civil Procedure Rule committee says current arrangements are not working for all parties.
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NewsPI leader fined for forwarding ‘grossly offensive’ email to colleague
Conduct had potential to cause significant harm, SRA says in decision notice.