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NewsJudicial pension scheme delayed again
New scheme for fee-paid judges now on course to be implemented a year late.
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News‘Support programme’ to boost diversity of High Court bench
Thirty places set to be made available to women, BME candidates and the ‘less advantaged’.
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Detective ‘downplayed affair’ with murder accused’s solicitor, panel hears
Detective Constable Peter Surgay is facing a misconduct panel.
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NewsCriminal justice ‘institutionally racist’, solicitors allege
London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association says black defendants can often expect ‘white judges and an all-white courtroom’.
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NewsFake universities ‘likely to have offered law degrees’
Of 62 bogus learning institutions identified, 25 based overseas claiming to be UK universities have been closed down.
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NewsSociety gives qualified backing to ABS reforms
Traditional firms and ABSs must operate on level playing field, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsPanel hears police officer had affair with murder case solicitor
Detective Constable Peter Surgay is facing a misconduct panel.
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NewsBar ‘entities’ flop – so fees under review
Bar Standards Board expected 400 applications from lawyers hoping to incorporate into single-person ‘entities’. There were just 46.
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NewsJudge rues ‘attritional warfare’ in PI case
‘Great deal of time and money spent by solicitors on both sides attacking the opposing party’, says Mr Justice Edis.
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NewsBrexit: UK firms ‘need US-qualified lawyers’
‘No mass exodus yet’ but City firms may have to revise their employment strategies to compete, say recruiters.
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NewsFifty law firms face race against time to stay in business
Practices insured by unrated outfit Enterprise have less than three weeks to find alternative indemnity cover.
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NewsLabour leadership rivals Smith and Corbyn vow to scrap tribunal fees
Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn both committed to getting rid of employment tribunal fees following plunge in claims.
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NewsExcellence Awards – shortlist published
Law Society unveils solicitors and firms in running to be hailed as ‘brightest and best’ for 2016.
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NewsFirm hails success of cutting out third-party funders
Capital Law set up a £50m litigation fund in February for cases exclusively run by its own lawyers.
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NewsPolice station reps banned over convictions
Non-solicitors Derek Martin Parker and John Bull were authorised by the Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsLeasehold reform blow over landlord redress
Government will not mandate membership of an ombudsman scheme.
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NewsIn-house warned on slavery statement
Big companies slow to comply with transparency requirements of Modern Slavery Act.
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NewsLaw firm hit by Islamophobic Facebook attacks
Manchester practice shocked by ‘racist’ response to ad for family law services.
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NewsNorth Korea’s sole foreign firm ‘suspends operations’
Principal says sanctions against the communist nation are affecting foreign investors.
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NewsRuling sets asbestos compensation benchmark
Claimant entitled to compensation from employer in proportion to its contribution to disease.