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NewsLocalising prosecution service ‘dangerous’, former DPP warns
Lord Macdonald says devolving powers will lead to criminal justice inconsistencies around the country.
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NewsJudge labels clin neg fixed costs ‘profoundly worrying’
Change ‘should not be driven on the basis of out-of-date statistics and the short-term financial interest of the NHS’.
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NewsImmigration judges leave in droves as caseload piles up
Outstanding caseload in the immigration and asylum chamber grew from 43,643 in June 2014 to 52,991 last summer.
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NewsSupreme Court rejects ‘illogical’ precedent on death payments
Court finds calculating damages from the date of death meant the claimant suffered a discount.
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NewsPay aspiring lawyers for work experience, says Law Society
Guidance released today has said that unpaid placements should last no longer than four weeks.
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Bar complaints system biased against men, report suggests
Bar Standards Board less likely to follow up complaints against female barristers.
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NewsSlater and Gordon suspends trading ahead of profit announcement
Half-year results for 2015 set to be published on Monday.
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NewsCMA investigation timetable ‘challenging’, senior lawyer says
Competition and Markets Authority is currently reviewing legal services.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister in breach of conduct code
Disciplinary tribunal rules public access barrister Tariq Rehman failed to make sure his chambers were administered competently.
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NewsFixed costs trumped by Part 36 offer, rules Court of Appeal
Costs expert declares judgment as ‘stupendous result’ for claimants.
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NewsJudge lodges sole complaint about court closure process
Ministry of Justice has admitted to several errors in its original consultation document.
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NewsSquire Patton Boggs agrees California combination
Deal with Carroll, Burdick & McDonough will strengthen German and US presence.
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NewsLCJ: we must start again on civil justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says system must be adapted to do more without lawyers.
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NewsWright Hassall appoints first female chief
Sarah Perry is firm’s first managing partner in its 170-year history.
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NewsCPS inspectors call for ‘culture change’
Efforts to reduce delays hampered by failure to engage effectively with defence.
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NewsEminent criminal defence firm to close
Kaim Todner, which represented ’Pentagon hacker’ Gary McKinnon, led judicial review challenge against criminal legal aid contracting.
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NewsPioneering app set to extend to industrial disease claims
Founder of inCase says 18 law firms have signed up to use the app.
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NewsRape cases fear over ‘tainted’ DNA risk
A Lincolnshire police doctor told the Gazette that he was asked on two occasions last year to take DNA samples from both the suspect and victim in the same case.
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NewsSupreme Court ruling sought on extent of LPP
At issue is whether steps to isolate material potentially subject to legal professional privilege should be carried out in-house or by independent technical experts.
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NewsCareer paths blocked as partners retire later
Firms expect a rise in the retirement age would affect opportunities for partner development,