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NewsCall to protect public from unfair CCJs
Professional bodies have said proposals to protect people from unfair CCJs need to do more.
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NewsCourt of Appeal backs closure of firm over £2.9m bill
Judge says decision to intervene was not disproportionate or irrational.
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NewsPI market will shrink to just a dozen firms says legal investor
Risk capital manager believes high street banks are pulling out from the market for smaller firms.
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NewsSix out of 50 firms visited by SRA face money laundering action
Thematic review concludes that most firms are taking 'appropriate steps' to implement 2017 regulations.
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NewsBeast from the east: winter weather causes court chaos
HM Courts & Tribunals Service confirms several closures.
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NewsFirst 100 years: largest ever census of women in law
Law Society vice-president welcomes new Women in Criminal Law network and announces events to mark suffrage centenary.
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NewsGovernment lifts libel costs threat
Section 40 of Crime and Courts Act to be repealed ’at the earliest opportunity’.
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News'This is the future': HMCTS unveils £8m Birmingham transformation
Combined civil, family and tribunal justice centre will house 59 courtrooms and chambers, 60 judges and 223 members of staff.
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NewsChief coroner considers 'cab rank' burial rule to be unlawful
Firm representing Jewish funeral organiser's judicial review challenge says senior judge's support is hugely important.
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NewsDon't treat litigants in person as an unwelcome problem, judges told
Judiciary publishes 422-page guidance to ensure everyone is treated fairly and equally.
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NewsTrending on Twitter: Parole Board chief highlights transparency constraints
Professor Nick Hardwick says prisoners, psychiatrists and psychologists must be able to speak candidly.
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NewsThe legal 'blob': former lord chancellor attacks 'gloopy, treacly' professionals
Liz Truss describes herself as ’instinctively pro-disrupton and anti-vested interests’.
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NewsAccounts reveal £7.6m annual loss at rescued Simpson Millar
New parent company agrees to write off acquired debts along with 'letter of comfort'.
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NewsSolicitor loses privilege appeal over evidence in billionaire's divorce case
£453m pay-out thought to be among highest ordered in an English court.
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NewsBarrister who claimed she saved clients from death penalty disbarred
Anisah Ahmed made a string of false claims in her pupillage application.
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NewsPioneering family court expands in London
Problem-solving court will now cover nine boroughs and three courts will host proceedings.
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NewsPresident's patent court plea to government
Unified Patent Court agreement will create EU-wide court system for patent disputes
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NewsA&O joins other magic circle firms with student grant boost
Maintenance grant covers living costs for future trainees taking course.
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NewsDon't let urgency compromise terrorism sentencing guidance, MPs urge
Commons justice select committee says Sentencing Council must carefully consider its consultation responses.