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NewsChinese lawyer shortlisted for freedom of speech award
Pu Zhiqiang was convicted last December of ‘creating disturbances’.
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NewsSlater and Gordon tight-lipped after presenting business plan
Lenders could call in outstanding debts by April 2017.
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NewsNon-collection rates for criminal courts charge revealed
Just one-fifth of earliest charges imposed were paid back within six months, MoJ reports.
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News‘Tribal’ culture eroding faith in legal process – bar regulator
The complex language used at the bar can leave clients struggling, Bar Standards Board report says.
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NewsFee income up – but tougher times ahead, says benchmark report
Survey of 390 small and medium firms shows profits per equity partner remaining steady.
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NewsAviva probes 17,000 whiplash claims but admits fraud is falling
Number of staged accidents detected by firm in 2015 fell by 40%.
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NewsLawyers urged to copy other sectors in ditching jargon
Legal Services Board says there is much to be learned from how other industries make services accessible.
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NewsDoughty Street’s Spurrier appointed Liberty director
The campaigner and public law barrister replaces Shami Chakrabarti.
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NewsLand registration law up for review
Law Commission proposes new formula for dealing with registration fraud.
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NewsBar regulator approved to license ABSs
The BSB could start approving alternative business structures from October – more than two years after it had originally intended.
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NewsAgency ploughs on with 1 April date for mandatory CCMS
Legal Aid Agency offers paper contingency plans if online system breaks down.
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NewsCourt of Protection plans to shift more costs onto deputies
Lawyers say the proposals could curb ‘wasteful legal actions’ over an incapacitated person’s affairs.
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Small businesses say lawyers failing to meet their needs
Response to Competition and Markets Authority says 'first instinct' is to avoid qualified advice.
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NewsControversial online court will need careful piloting – CJC
Group wants the online court to have a separate set of rules and be run in harness with the main court structure.
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NewsSlater and Gordon legal chief quits after two months
Resignation comes in a month when the revised business plan must be delivered to lenders.
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News‘Fat cat’ lawyer image creating more LiPs, says Citizens Advice
Nine in 10 litigants in person find experience negatively affected their health, relationships, work or finances.
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NewsVara: no U-turn on court closures
Justice minister tells MPs the time has come to ‘agree to disagree’.
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NewsMoJ tightens controls on MedCo members
New controls designed to remove ambiguity from whiplash diagnosis scheme.
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NewsEngland granted jurisdiction in Anglo-Scottish maintenance dispute
Judge rules maintenance claim should be heard in England, despite Scotland having jurisdiction over divorce proceedings.
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NewsGovernment consults on quick sale of Land Registry
'All core functions’ to be outsourced as early as next year, but Land Register set to remain in public hands.