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NewsDefamation brought into LASPO success fee regime
Decision will help control costs of libel cases and comply with human rights obligations, lord chancellor says.
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NewsBrexit: MPs demand answers to justice concerns ahead of 'meaningful vote'
Conservative MP Bob Neill says significant questions put the global reputation of the legal services sector at risk.
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NewsCoA criticises trial judge for leading litigant in person
Appeal finds that trial judge went too far in trying to counter any perceived imbalance.
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NewsLaw Society: Brexit has given rivals a 'stick to beat us with'
Law Society vice president promotes global legal centre campaign to MPs.
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NewsPost-Brexit deals 'top priority' to maintain legal London's lead - City group
Annual report highlights value of legal sector to UK.
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NewsLawyers don't let bribery scupper a good deal - survey
White collar crime report claims senior managers can show lacklusture approach to tackling corruption red flags.
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NewsCourts Bill: judges will decide what powers they farm out, says Gauke
Opposition raises concerns about qualification requirements of authorised staff taking on judicial tasks.
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NewsLeasehold Reform Act 2019? Unlikely, commission warns
Law Commission warns frustrated leaseholders that parliament is under other pressures and doesn't rule out political backlash.
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News£1m to unlock constraints on AI in legal services
Funding will foster innovation and strengthen the UK’s reputation as a global centre for legal services, lord chancellor says.
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NewsHuman rights law 'trumping' state and diplomatic immunity
Embassies need to know implications of Benkharbouche ruling, international firm partner claims.
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NewsWaggott 'meal ticket' appeal leaves lawyers waiting for maintenance guidance
Wife had appealed decision to end her periodical payments as of March 2021.
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NewsSolicitors win on appeal over status of costs bills
Separate billing for profit costs and disbursements did not prevent invoices from being statute bills.
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NewsOn the move? Tory MP wants mobile magistrates' courts to compensate for closures
Victoria Prentis wants to pilot a scheme as her constituency gears up for another court closure.
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Richest barristers face steep PC fee hike as bar addresses earnings gulf
Top earners could pay up to 62% more each year.
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NewsEnd of the road for landmark assisted dying case
Campaigners for a change in the law condemn ’grave injustice’.
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NewsSolicitors warned about acting as 'hired guns' for dubious clients
SRA makes public plea to practitioners to prioritise their wider professional obligations.
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News‘No jurisdiction for English court’ in billion-pound oligarch row
Lawyers for Ukranian bank indicate it will appeal against finding.
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NewsClaim restored after court rejects implied sanction for 'trivial' rule breach
Judge said mistakes represented a ‘flagrant disregard’ for the rules, but his decision to strike out claim was overturned.
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NewsAsia Bibi: Lawyer defies death threats over Christian's case
Saif ul-Malook tells international secular conference that people must step up when no one else does.
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NewsProtest over spate of lawyer killings in Philippines
LAWASIA calls on government to ensure 'the security and safety of legal professionals and human rights defenders'.