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NewsSFO bucks trend of decline in sick days over mental illnesses
Solicitor general provides absence figures for the number of days lost due to mental health issues at law officers’ departments.
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NewsPI reforms blamed for law firm’s collapse
Administrators for Kemp Legal Limited say proposed changes mean business is no longer viable.
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NewsUK will ratify EU unitary patent, says minister
Announcement ends speculation regarding UK’s position – and hints at future policy on single market.
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NewsDWF spies Northern Ireland opportunity
Merger with Belfast-based commercial firm C & H Jefferson takes effect on 1 December.
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NewsDevonshires sets sights on Leeds
London-based firm will have northern presence for the first time.
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NewsVerification concerns over legal aid procurement process
Solicitors have told Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association that forms are being rejected incorrectly.
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NewsUK expected to reveal stance on EU patent court
Baroness Neville-Rolfe expected to reveal stance on unitary patent today.
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NewsExclusive: CMC watchdog failing to collect fines
Government promises to clamp down on rogue claims management companies have been called into question after it was admitted that just a fraction of fines imposed has been collected.
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NewsLiz Truss drops in
Lord chancellor Liz Truss (second right in picture) had the chance to get a briefing on frontline legal services when she visited longestablished Lincolnshire and East Midlands firm Chattertons earlier this month. The business and private client firm, established in 1856, welcomed Truss along with her parliamentary private secretary, local ...
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NewsNews focus: autumn statement point by point
Chancellor Philip Hammond dealt a blow to motorists hoping for a whiplash premium ‘premium’, but gave welcome clarification on the future status of Land Registry.
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NewsSolicitors agree sanctions over charity dinner money
Simon Pass and James Mawbey-Shaw admit breaches of accounts rules four years after SRA investigation.
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NewsMoJ retreats on immigration fee hike
'We have listened' says justice minister, announcing that applicants will be charged at previous levels.
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NewsInjured footballer waits for delayed £80k payment
Claimant’s solicitor says attempts to find identity of defendant’s insurers have been blocked.
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Bar appoints expert panel to advise on its work
No solicitor among eight members to be paid £308 per day.
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NewsHigh Court refuses MoD 'indulgence' of extra time for disclosure
Judge ‘unimpressed by the litany of excuses’ put forward by government department.
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NewsAsylum fast-track proposals 'will strengthen hand of the state' - Law Society
Chancery Lane says Ministry of Justice proposals fail to strike the correct balance between speed and efficiency, and fairness and justice.
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NewsCash alone won't end justice woes, says Labour commission
Lord Bach proposes appointing a 'chief inspector of the justice system'.
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Public access barrister disbarred after third hearing in a month
Tariq Rehman disbarred following hearing at the Bar Standards Board's disciplinary tribunal.
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News‘Dirty tactics’ and ‘racism’: Asons lambasts rival solicitors over council grant
Bolton firm issues defiant statement accusing rival practices of pursuing their own agendas as row escalates over 'secret' £300,000 grant from council.