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NewsBarrister Slaughter to chair Commons justice committee
Long-serving MP had urged committee to focus on issues including SLAPPs and the courts crisis.
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NewsLocal authorities select 15 firms to share legal work
Eight new firms among those brought on board by North West Legal Consortium for the next four years.
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NewsRenters' Rights Bill: lawyer predicts surge in eviction cases
Property disputes specialist expects county court to be flooded with section 21 notices ahead of bill becoming law.
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NewsSRA charges two more solicitors after immigration sting
Solicitors from London and Birmingham will face hearings before SDT.
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NewsA new kind of ‘thing’: digital assets bill introduced
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill will mean that digital holdings including cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens and carbon credits can be considered as personal property.
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NewsIn depth: National Archives to expand judgment publications service
With up to 50,000 page views a month, the Find Case Law judgment publishing service has grown rapidly since its 2022 launch. Digital director John Sheridan now plans to expand coverage and tackle the challenges of data analysis by AI.
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News'No fault' evictions back on parliamentary agenda
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says proposed legislation will rebalance relationship between tenant and landlord.
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NewsCity firm IT worker took two laptops and sold them for £500
Ashurst service desk analyst claimed he had retrieved missing items.
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NewsPro bono scheme drafts in costs lawyers
Lawyers can request help from costs specialist to apply for costs order in cases where client is being represented pro bono.
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NewsGo West: Transatlantic giant in new US merger
Womble Bond Dickinson announces plan to combine with Arizona-based Lewis Roca to create 1,300-attorney firm.
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NewsLaw Society Council members to be paid for first time
Unless Council members are remunerated, solicitors including junior lawyers and in-house counsel ‘may feel unable to stand for election’, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsIn-house input sought for phase two of ethics project
Solicitors wanted for focus group discussions and one-to-one interviews to inform content for ethical practice framework.
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NewsPrisons crisis: early release scheme begins
Some 5,500 offenders will be released earlier than planned in September and October to ease prison overcrowding.
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NewsTwo Labour MPs in running to chair justice committee
Andy Slaughter and Mike Tapp put forward their cases for leading agenda-setting House of Commons committee.
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NewsAlleged ATM operator charged in cryptoasset first
Charges are the first relating to unregistered cryptoasset activity under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017.
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NewsImmigration lawyers 'need global support' to counter attacks
US-based human rights body examines events surrounding August riots to understand what lessons can be learned.
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NewsOffender’s release by mistake contributed to his death, inquest rules
Prisoner released after 11 days was found dead after consuming heroin and cocaine.
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NewsSecond court worker in two weeks wins tribunal damages
Employment tribunal finds magistrates’ court worker suffered unlawful victimisation.
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NewsAnother claimant penalised for ‘unrealistic’ costs budget
Judge says claimant did not take opportunity for 'discussion and negotiation'.
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NewsVictims commissioner demands tougher action on anti-social behaviour
New report reveals little awareness of statutory measure that allows victims to request a multi-agency case review.