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NewsCPS criticised for ‘shocking’ disclosure failure
Crown Prosecution Service says it has agreed to settle Conrad Jones’s civil claim without admission of liability.
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IPO trademark boom ‘may be caused by Brexit vote’
Businesses taking ‘belt and braces’ approach to ensure UK right is protected.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency looking for extra £11m in cuts
Chief executive calls for ‘adult to adult’ relationship with solicitors.
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NewsOuter Temple Chambers hires solicitor after entity approval
New setup will help manage international queries.
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NewsChinese law firm eyes UK office
AllBright Law Offices hopes to set up office by end of the year.
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News70 firms sign up with LawBid tendering pioneer
Founder says auction site has far exceeded expectations, with 350 clients also registered.
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NewsLiP handed 114 pages of legal documents ‘at the door of the court’
Mr Justice Peter Jackson says the Family Division incident is not unusual.
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NewsNew bill of costs to be compulsory from October 2017
The new bill has been the subject of a voluntary pilot in the Senior Courts Costs Office since October last year.
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NewsFormer Stobart chief acquires second criminal legal aid firm
Trevor Howarth says One Legal has completed acquisition of Guney, Clark & Ryan.
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News‘New breed’ personal injury law firm enters administration
Prolegal Limited now linked with growing London practice keen on acquisitions.
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NewsCourts have become a ‘casino’, Conservative conference hears
MP and former deputy London mayor says defendants do not plead guilty because they know witnesses may not turn up.
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UK judges better paid and more male than Europe norm
Among 47 nations surveyed, the UK was fifth from bottom in the proportion of female professional judges.
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NewsJustice minister makes case for ADR
Mediation and arbitration to be ‘first recourse’ in dispute resolution - Sir Oliver Heald QC
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NewsLitigation funder hires counsel as ABS plans accelerate
Burford Capital making progess toward providing legal services directly.
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NewsBar Council head backs Truss call for greater diversity
Chantal-Aimee Doerries says justice system should ‘reflect society at large’.
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NewsChambers chief vows to defy ‘abhorrent’ foreign workers plan
Home secretary has floated the idea of forcing companies to list their foreign workers – but is it workable?
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NewsChancery Lane event remembers Casement
President of Immigration & Asylum Chamber to speak at event marking 100 years since human rights pioneer’s execution.
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NewsSlater and Gordon report reveals 640 UK jobs cut in a year
Annual report reveals scale of reorganisation of the UK business.
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NewsECHR withdrawal ‘will do little to protect troops’, Grieve warns
Dominic Grieve says temporary derogation from European Convention on Human Rights is not a revolutionary step.
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NewsFirm shut down after owner jailed for child abuse images
Sole practitioner Richard Pietrowski of Guildford sentenced to 20 months.