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NewsNeuberger: Tell judge if you can't do 9.30am start because of school run
Former Supreme Court president reinforces his opposition to gender quotas as women in law conference.
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News'Speedy justice' deterring magistrates from releasing offenders
Magistrates Association deputy chair says National Probation Service has little time to investigate the defendant.
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NewsOpen justice drive could force parties to cc other side in emails
New Civil Procedure Rules body looking at ways to increase transparency in civil justice.
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NewsLinklaters told Lloyds it could not abandon HBOS deal
Fresh court documents show advice given by firm as former senior partner prepares to give evidence in shareholders’ suit.
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NewsMinister reveals schedule for discount rate reform
Lord Keen says the government is relying on market forces to bring motor insurance premiums down.
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NewsSolicitor general to map public legal education efforts
Robert Buckland will identify 'just in time' and 'just in case' public legal education work.
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NewsAppeal court orders proportionality test case revisit
Costs judge was wrong to hold that new test of proportionality applies to still recoverable additional liabilities.
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News'Just say sorry': clients outline bugbears with complaint handling
Consumers are often infuriated by legal providers’ refusal to acknowledge any mistakes, ombudsman claims.
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NewsOnline hub to guide barristers on ethical issues
Ethics & Practice Hub to run alongside existing phone line.
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NewsSupplier debt warning after Just Costs is resurrected
Collapse of a costs firm highlights struggles faced by suppliers.
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NewsNew look Junior Lawyers Division revealed
Committee will be tasked with keeping an eye on issues affecting young lawyers, including the SQE.
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NewsRogue companies suffer £1m loss from MedCo clampdown
Annual report says scheme had to spend disproportionate amount on policing medics and solicitors.
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Bar Conference: New five-year plan for appointing judges
The Judicial Appointments Commission is to publish an unprecedented forward programme for appointing judges in a bid to boost the appeal of the bench to candidates from all backgrounds. The five-year plan, running from 2017-2022, will enable aspiring judges to identify ‘clear pathways’ to office and help candidates decide which ...
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NewsUnion threatens industrial action over HMCTS job cuts
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says it will slash National Compliance and Enforcement Service staff by 60% over the next two years.
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NewsBudget cuts and 'big league' focus mean SFO missing smaller cases
Pinsent Masons analysis of figures show fraud prosecutions falling despite the rise in reported incidents.
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NewsBar Conference: Chambers 'price war' and 'collusion' fears over fee transparency
Barristers and solicitors should be forced to publish prices online, conference hears.
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NewsNational Pro Bono Week: legal chiefs thank profession for 'life-changing' help
Law Society president Joe Egan praises lawyers' public service ethos.
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NewsParadise Papers firm Appleby: We've done nothing wrong
Firm says allegations are a ’patchwork quilt of unrelated allegations with a clear political agenda and movement against offshore’.
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NewsSRA plans register of disciplinary sanctions
Regulatory body steps up rhetoric of providing information and price publication to the public.
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NewsNews focus: Damage limitation for clinical negligence
Claimant lawyers will cry foul, but politicians and civil servants are starting to talk about tort reform to stem the haemorrhaging of cash in clinical negligence actions.