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Advice charity ceases trading amid financial woes
Advising Communities says it prevented 169 people from being evicted or becoming homeless in 2017/18.
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NewsFormer solicitor jailed for historic abuse
Police chief says Stuart Eager’s crimes were 'shocking and depraved'.
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NewsDomestic abuse victims latest to test video court hearings
Justice minister says early feedback shows technology is having a positive impact on case progression.
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NewsGrowing workload, new systems and job cuts - McFarlane says 'thanks'
Family division president praises HM Courts & Tribunals staff for working hard during a difficult time.
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NewsPress gets a new window into family courts
Draft guidance says courts should assist journalists and bloggers applying to relax reporting restrictions.
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NewsClosed firm to pay employee after texting him not to come in
Employment tribunal makes maximum award to former worker at Lancashire firm.
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News'Challenger' firm Keystone reports profits up 57%
Stock exchange listed chambers-style firm says it now has more than 270 self-employed lawyers.
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NewsBarristers first in queue as court access scheme goes national
Pilot scheme to bypass security checks will be rolled out nationally by 2020, Ministry of Justice says.
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NewsIndia slaps Big Four with legal services ban
Bar Council of Delhi approves complaint from Society of Indian Law Firms.
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NewsGovernment still owes £16m in employment tribunal refunds
Ministry of Justice says further refund schemes will be unveiled this summer.
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NewsRussian litigants ‘loom large’ in record year for London courts
Annual report shows number of international commercial disputes heard is continuing to rise.
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NewsLiverpool hosts 'largest ever' £3.8bn group action
Group action claim filed in Liverpool today on behalf of potentially more than 200,000 Brazilians.
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NewsWe won't lower standards to fill gaps in judiciary - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says lord chancellor agrees that the bar to appointments will not be lowered.
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NewsNo 'AML-type reporting' on sexual harassment in law firms
Reporting requirement similar to money laundering obligations could be problematic, Law Society debate on NDAs hears.
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NewsFreshfields hikes NQ pay to £100k as US competition intensifies
Newly qualified pay increases to £100,000 at magic circle firm.
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NewsBeware 'hidden extras': government issues conveyancer checklist
The government advises home buyers and sellers to check for 'hidden extras' when choosing a conveyancer in 'how to' guides published today. The guides follow an announcement by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government last year as part of its promise to improve the home buying and selling ...
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NewsMonastic vows compatible with practising as a lawyer, CJEU rules
Cyprus-registered lawyer's registration had been rejected by Athens Bar Association on the ground that he was a monk.
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News'Significant minority' of firms failing on anti-money laundering
SRA finds one third of reviewed firms falling short on risk assessments.
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NewsUS algorithm-based justice ‘flawed’
Computer predictions of offender behaviour ‘still share or amplify many weaknesses of human decision-making’, says AI partnership.
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NewsSolicitor MP decries no-fault divorce and warns of spike
It ’is not the silver bullet’, says Fiona Bruce.