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NewsWhiplash doctors failing health checks as audit exposes gaps
MedCo auditors find a high proportion of medical reporting organisations are failing compliance tests.
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NewsBlavo director ordered to pay £22m over legal aid claims
Court finds shut-down firm was claiming public funds for hearings which did not appear to have taken place.
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NewsJunior barristers call for return to action in legal aid row
Open letter says junior bar is haemorrhaging talent.
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NewsTreasury gives MoJ £30m to prepare for Brexit
Ministry of Justice says the cash will be spent preparing for every eventuality as further details emerge of 'no deal' plans.
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NewsIt's official: Royal Assent for whiplash reforms
Two pieces of legislation came into law today, transforming the personal injury sector.
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NewsCoA criticises Uber’s ‘complex and artificial’ employment contracts
Court split over issue of whether drivers are entitled to worker’s rights.
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NewsDivorce law consultation attracts at least 600 responses
Justice secretary David Gauke says there is broad support to scrap the fault-based system.
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NewsBoost for litigators as court approves 78% costs budget rise
Disclosure of a ’scale and complexity’ that could not reasonably have been envisaged, finds Master Davison.
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NewsJailed Iranian lawyer to stand trial as condemnation grows
Nasrin Sotoudeh to appear before Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on Sunday.
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NewsPressure ramped up as lords voice regret at probate 'stealth tax'
House approves statutory instrument but passes motion criticising plans.
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NewsBar Council urges rethink on fair allocation of work rules after race storm
Call follows case in which Asian barrister was told by solicitor that client had requested ‘white male’.
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NewsA new funder and £1.2bn for an old one - litigation finance awash with cash
Research finds the main problem for funders is choosing the most profitable legal cases to back.
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NewsWatchdog admits six-month wait to look at legal complaints
'Foundations for sustainable future performance are in place', claims Office for Legal Complaints chair.
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NewsBan for barrister who sent 14 emails falsely claiming case progression
John Mitton was also banned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as part of a regulatory settlement.
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Litigation funder Manolete hails growing caseload as profits climb
Litigation funder floated on AIM last week and its shares are trading at a premium.
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NewsSuper-regulator puts SRA chief on spot over Leigh Day probe
Legal services watchdogs have called into question the SRA’s handling of the failed Leigh Day investigation, after correspondence revealed that the regulator liaised closely with government throughout the probe. A spokesperson for the Legal Services Board said its chief executive Neil Buckley has raised the issue verbally in meetings with ...
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NewsHMCTS names courts to benefit from £15m upgrade project
Roofs replaced, heating systems fixed and broken lifts repaired.
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NewsGovernment to draw up harassment 'code of practice'
Response to Women and Equalities Committee recommends consulting over non-disclosure agreements.
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NewsAccountancy watchdog criticised over legal services procurement
Open tendering for legal services must be more transparent, review recommends.
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NewsFirm fighting challenges over bills enters administration
Southport practice had been pursued through the courts to release client files.