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NewsCountry's biggest regional divorce centre hit by record delays
Bury St Edmunds experienced longer waiting times for each stage of the divorce process last year, the Gazette reveals.
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NewsLawyer who received death threat thanks profession for show of support
Criminal defence solicitor Richard Egan represents convicted killer Jack Shepherd.
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News‘Never say no,’ says GC who inspired groundbreaking Hermes deal
Hugo Martin has advised in-house legal teams that they need to gain influence in organisations by providing solutions.
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News‘Lax’ LSB failed consumers by sanctioning deregulation
Law Society rules out JR of decision to approve Handbook reforms, but lambasts super-regulator for ducking its responsibilities.
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NewsNews focus: Making the bar a 'happy place to be'
This year’s bar chair wants to end the profession’s ‘24/7 culture’ to improve wellbeing and help tackle retention woes. And he’s optimistic the MoJ is finally getting the message on funding
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NewsVoice-detection for insurance fraud among £13m grant winners
Data anonymisation and online legal advice projects also receive government AI research funding.
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NewsLaw Society Group reports 9% gender pay gap
Imbalance at the top and salary sacrifice arrangements contribute to difference, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsMoJ accused of ignoring solicitors in bequest alert reforms
‘Vital’ solicitors can have their say in new process for alerting charities to bequests.
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NewsPartnership model hampering lawtech take-up
Research for Law Society finds technology adoption less mature than in other sectors such as finance.
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NewsMPs demand answers over 'limited opportunities' for recorders
Lord chancellor David Gauke is asked to clarify Crown court capacity.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked for 'inbreeding' quip during meeting
Mark Greenburgh found in breach of SRA principle to maintain public trust in legal services.
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NewsEU copyright reform indicates let-off for news aggregators
Draft reveals watered down version of ‘snippet licensing’ law.
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NewsSolicitors' relief at Raleys judgment on professional negligence
Court of Appeal ruling that a firm which admitted breach of duty was liable for ‘loss of chance’ damages to a client was overturned by the Supreme Court.
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NewsLawyers were paid over £3m for advice on doomed ‘Garden Bridge’
BDB Pitmans and Gowling WLG are among the biggest billers.
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NewsMajority of in-house teams will take to AI
Systems do not work 'straight out of the box' - or automatically replace humans, market study warns.
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News£280,000 pledged to safeguard pioneering family court
Justice reform charity to host new national partnership to support problem-solving approach.
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NewsPro bono lawyers 'like loyal horse Boxer in Animal Farm' - High Court judge
Mr Justice Williams says lawyers are filling the gaps that should be covered by legal aid.
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NewsSupreme Court backs law firm in landmark negligence case
Ruling in Raleys restores original county court judgment in ex-miner's compensation claim.
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NewsRyanair gets court backing to bypass solicitors in delay claims
Firms representing delayed passengers not entitled to lien for costs, rules Court of Appeal.
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NewsLabour prepares Commons ambush for probate ‘stealth tax’
Opposition confirms it will formally object to statutory instrument to reform probate fees.