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PM's 'great' Nigeria partnership sidesteps practising rights issue
Government announced initiative as part of ‘Legal Services are GREAT’ campaign.
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Courts ID scheme hit by fees controversy ahead of pilot
Bar Council says it may need to charge a fee if fast-track entry scheme is rolled out.
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80% of top firms sign up to bill-viewing platform
LawTech business Apperio raises £7.5m for expansion.
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CCJs against consumers drop for first time in five years
Latest figures from the Registry Trust report statistics of judgments against both businesses and consumers.
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High Court: 'no merit' to Kazakh's extradition fears in £4.6bn fraud hearing
High Court presiding over ‘one of the biggest fraud cases’ ever to come before English courts.
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Anonymous LiP ordered to identify himself - nine months into action
Judge laments ‘remarkable state of affairs’ as ‘ABC’ attempts to sue Google without revealing his name.
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Fieldfisher partner nets £3m while Slaughter’s trainee pay rises again
Junior City lawyers continue to receive handsome wage increases.
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Murderers have no right to be forgotten, ECtHR rules
Strasbourg court throws out attempt to anomymise 25-year-old reports of a celebrated murder case.
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Legal services promotion key part of PM's Africa charm offensive
Joshua Siaw is only lawyer to join Theresa May's delegation to the continent, firm says.
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Government urged to extend costs-shifting to JR
Public law charity told claimants would have to pay £90,000 upfront for £250,000 after-the-event insurance cover.
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‘Robing room gossip’: Barrister who repeated false rape claim has suspension reduced
High Court finds bar tribunal’s original suspension was ‘manifestly excessive’.
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Ex-FBI lawyer begins life at Serious Fraud Office
Lisa Osofsky takes over today from David Green QC.
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Third time lucky? Bolton solicitor sets up new firm
National Property Lawyers Ltd was incorporated on 3 July.
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UN calls for Myanmar genocide prosecutions
Report by independent fact-finding mission raise possibility of independent criminal tribunal.
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Emma Thompson film prompts independent advocacy call
Children's charity says The Children Act highlights the complicated circumstances in which decisions are made.
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LAA ordered to disclose legal aid fees 'calculator'
High Court says it would have expected the government would want advocates to know how fees are assessed.
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Linklaters settles dispute with former Arsenal investor
Claim was filed last year against magic circle firm and Deloitte.
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Grenfell: inquiry team urged to let lawyers ask questions
Community groups highlight risk of bereaved families, survivors and residents losing trust in the process.
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MoJ goes on hiring spree to strengthen Public Defender Service
Retirements and advocates becoming judges have left a hole in the Legal Aid Agency department.
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Suspension for direct access barrister who failed to give unwelcome advice
Bar Tribunal & Adjudication Service announces finding against two practitioners.