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NewsThree months 'not long enough' for domestic abuse review
Group of 37 practitioners has written to the justice secretary explaining what is happening on the ground.
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NewsSecond chance: Gauke widens prisoner release scheme
Ministry of Justice trialling rules that will allow prisoners from open and women's jails to go out and work.
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NewsMagic circle firm brings in five-figure maintenance grant for trainees
Freshfields will offer its future solicitors £10,000 to cover living costs incurred during the law conversion course.
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NewsLeave the work to counsel: Judge slashes solicitors' trial costs
Costs ruling comes as postscript to appeal against so-called Norwich Pharmacal order.
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NewsMunby's concerns prompt fresh guidance on special guardians
Practitioners told that late entrants to care proceedings must be realistic.
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NewsPI firms offered exit route with 'no need' for due diligence
Market uncertainty continues in personal injury sector as firms prepare for changes next April.
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NewsInsurer's failure exposes costs conflict as NHS defendants dig in
LAMP Insurance was a casualty of a wider dispute between claimant firms and NHS trusts.
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NewsBarrister suspended for not holding practising certificate
Bernadette McGurk has been suspended for six months following charges of professional misconduct.
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Human rights lawyer shot dead in Colombia
Paula Andrea Rosero Ordóñez is the latest victim of escalating violence after receiving threats to her life.
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NewsPrince Charles tells GCs: you must act on climate change
Prince of Wales says general counsel are uniquely placed to respond to the growing threat.
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NewsCriminal barristers vote on one-day walkout
Barristers are expected to walk out of all criminal trials and hearings on 1 July, in escalation of row over pay.
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NewsVeteran solicitor rebuked for public comment to blind client
Essex practitioner apologised immediately for comment 'made in a moment of frustration'.
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NewsBarrister accused of deceiving court to block prosecution of paedophile
Former cabinet minister claims under parliamentary privilege that barrister ’gravely misled’ court in sexual abuse case after failing to disclose information.
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NewsFinalists for legal aid 'Oscars' revealed
Practitioners celebrate nominations day after UN envoy highlights impact of cuts on society's poorest.
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NewsGCs unveil tactics to make external firms diverse
Network builds on open letter in which it threatened to withhold millions.
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NewsClaims firm folded when CFA delays choked off cashflow
London practice ran into trouble - and borrowed millions - when claims over faulty cavity wall insulation did not settle.
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NewsFirm right to withhold privileged information, High Court rules
Judge backs Taylor Wessing in five-year dispute over Bahamian trust.
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NewsListed pioneer Gateley's income tops £100m
Acquisition pipeline ’remains strong’, firm says in trading statement.
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NewsTrainee solicitor banned after cocaine find while on duty
William Mawdsley was dismissed by his firm five months into his training period.
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NewsAccountancy body wins right to regulate oaths
Lord chancellor throws a bone to ICAEW after court spurns bid to regulate reserved activities.