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Young lawyers kick off pro bono month
Volunteers will work with legal advice clinics across the capital.
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NewsLord chancellor 'overstepping powers' with probate fee rise
Parliamentary committee on statutory instruments says charges ‘have the hallmarks of taxes rather than fees’.
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NewsCaution urged over 'alien' concept of expert hot-tubbing
Judge-led committee wants more exploration of the issues involved with concurrent expert evidence.
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NewsLaw Society eyes Korea legal deal
Brexit could cause uncertainty for UK firms operating in Korea.
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NewsTemporary worker jailed for £700,000 fraud on firms
Bradford woman admits money laundering and fraud in connection with conveyancing transactions.
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NewsUse YouTube, not lawyers, ministers tell disability parents
Department for Education and the MoJ want lawyers kept out of hearings to determine disputes between parents of disabled children and local authorities.
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We will cost you less than £19 each, LSB promises lawyers
Oversight regulator unveils ’ambitious’ business plan for 2017/18.
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Birmingham debut for Business and Property Court
Renamed commercial court wll be launched in second city, judiciary reveals.
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NewsSRA to examine how well firms handle complaints
Regulator says it wants to gain a 'consumer perspective' on processes.
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NewsBrexit Britain won't escape new CJEU case law, say MPs
Committee report condemned as 'rushed skewed and partisan' points to complex task faced by Great Repeal Biill.
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NewsKWM administrator's report reveals £1.2m pay out for advisers
Unsecured creditors 'unlikely’ to be paid due to estimated claims from preferential creditors, report states.
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NewsStudents pen letters to prisoners to plug legal aid gap
University of Sussex says clinic will help those who cannot afford a solicitor.
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NewsJudge allows extra court fee payment to push damages to £140k
Case believed to be one of the first times the court has increased damages and permitted a party to pay extra fee.
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NewsSuper-firm to pay 25 trainees £10,000 to defer contracts
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang will pay trainees who are deferring training contracts by six months.
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NewsBar kicks off alternative business structure licensing
General Council of the Bar becomes fifth regulator allowed to approve non lawyer owned firms.
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NewsNHS England prepares to ban PI firms from advertising in hospitals
Consultation to begin on restricting contracts that can be drawn up between lawyers and NHS trusts.
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Ukraine judged to have inadequate defence in $3bn Russian debt claim
Mr Justice Blair denies defence bid in case seen as tester for English courts’ clout.
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NewsNews focus: Loose circuit in judicial drive
Many City firms purport to be pleased when they discover a partner has applied for the bench, but the reality is that their aspiring judge risks being frozen out
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NewsSolicitors' anger over late night court pilot
Solicitors claim the plans could restrict access to justice
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NewsSix weeks to plead on PI discount rate
Lord chancellor offered comfort to claimant lawyers by saying victims should be paid damages that compensate them ‘fully’.