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NewsLabour conference: No more lawyer jokes, Chakrabarti pledges
Shadow attorney general claims lawyers are not always good at representing themselves.
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NewsSociety defends approach to training competition case
Law Society acted in the interest of the profession and in the public interest, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsBach seeks cross-party consensus on right to justice
Commission chair says he has forgiven ministers for two-line response.
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NewsCity firm worker banned after £6.5k personal spend on company credit card
SRA issues penalty against billing worker stopping her from gaining employment in the profession.
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News'We need your help with Brexit,' Labour peer tells lawyers
Baroness Hayter urges solicitors to keep House of Lords briefed on EU Withdrawal Bill concerns.
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NewsInsurer LV= exits legal market to refocus on core business
Short-lived attempt to break the legal services market ends after 20 months.
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NewsUK's cash for crash capital is revealed
North of England and Midlands most prominent for fraud attempts according to insurance fraud investigators
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NewsSRA 'driving uncertainty' and dismissing solicitors' views - Law Society
Chancery Lane challenges the Solicitors Regulation Authority to ask itself what exactly is the problem its reforms seek to address.
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NewsLegal Wales: ‘Second-rate talent’ fear over Brexit
Professor warns offering migrants short working periods will discourage them from coming to Wales to begin with.
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NewsLegal Wales: LCJ highlights devolution ambiguity
The outgoing lord chief justice devoted his final speech in the role to outlining major themes shaping the future of the justice sector – most notably the ‘huge retrenchment’ in what the state is willing to pay for. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd also alluded to the lack of a defined ...
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Green cost caps ruling
Environmental groups and the Ministry of Justice both claimed victory following a ruling on cost caps on environmental challenges. In The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Others v the Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor, Mr Justice Dove ruled that cost-cap hearings should be ...
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NewsAI will severely disrupt legal services, says futurologist
Artificial intelligence is neither artificial nor intelligent – but it will severely disrupt the legal services world, according to the keynote speaker at this week’s Law Society conference ‘Legal services in a data-driven world’. Futurologist Dave Coplin says that essential skills for the digital society will be ‘creativity, empathy and ...
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NewsLawyers say Uber's London fare is not finished yet
Company intends to appeal surprise decision not to renew its operating licence in the capital.
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NewsNews focus: Bach to square one?
With the rule of law under sustained attack, the Bach Commission wants higher spending and a replacement for the much-maligned Legal Aid Agency. Will the government listen?
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NewsBach calls for human right to legal aid
Former justice minister’s report argues individuals are no longer guaranteed reasonable legal assistance as a result of legal aid cuts.
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NewsMoJ says no to accountancy body regulating all legal services
Lord chancellor David Lidington questions whether ICAEW could act as independent regulator.
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NewsNot-so-brilliant end for ABS as liquidation looms
Insolvency experts announce Genus Law has been wound down and successor practice found.
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NewsRecovery stutters at ABS standard-bearer Co-op Legal
Company intends to increase legal services provision in growing number of funeral homes.