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NewsSolicitor leaves profession after moving £28k from client account
Payments made as a loan to two other clients requiring nursing care.
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NewsGovernment withdraws Saudi prisons bid
Justice secretary Michael Gove announced decision in response to urgent question in the House of Commons.
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NewsBarristers set up ABS to operate ‘like traditional firm’
New alternative business structure will target the international asset recovery market.
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NewsBSB plans to relax restrictions on employed barristers
Planned changes will allow barristers to contract services through agencies or corporate vehicles.
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NewsCall for legislation-backed quotas to tackle gender inequality
London School of Economics professor says existing policies have failed as commission publishes recommendations.
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NewsSampson was sacked – he didn’t resign, says MoJ chief
Former chief legal ombudsman denies being dismissed.
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NewsHigh Court rules ‘offer to settle’ was not a Part 36
Defendants had argued against costs order based on letter to claimants.
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NewsFamily mediators move towards self-regulation
The Family Mediation Council hopes to boost public confidence in mediation by creating a regulatory board and professional register.
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NewsQuotas ‘demeaning’ to women and minority groups – Leveson
President of the Queen’s Bench Division says judicial diversity is a work in progress.
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NewsClaims giant buys £25m rehab specialist as expansion continues
National Accident Helpline raises £14m in shares to ‘extend reach’.
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NewsSociety raises doubts over legal aid timetable
Firms will find out if they have won duty provider contracts on Thursday.
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NewsTributes paid to Robin ap Cynan
Law Society council member and leading figure on Welsh legal scene dies suddenly.
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NewsImmigration appeal hearings delayed up to nine months
A courts service chief admitted the delays were ‘unacceptable’.
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NewsCourt estate consolidation plans based on flawed data
When it launched its consultation in July proposing the closure of 91 courts, the government stated that 95% of users would still be able to get to alternative sites within an hour.
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NewsFixed costs looming in commercial litigation
Commercial litigation is heading towards fixed costs, the judge in charge of the Commercial Court warned last week.
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NewsSmall firms must avoid ‘race to bottom’
Small firms will continue to provide the backbone of legal services – but they may look different in the future, Law Society president Jonathan Smithers told a conference session on the role of bar associations in supporting small firms.
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Unified court a ‘mugger’s charter’?
Europe’s first federal court could turn into a ‘mugger’s charter’ with litigants forum-shopping for the most advantageous tier and language to hear their case, the conference heard.
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Hungary threat
Judicial independence is still under threat in Hungary, the IBA’s Human Rights Institute reported. Nick Stanage of Doughty Street Chambers condemned what he called the ‘emasculation’ of the country’s constitutional court, once held up as a model for ex-communist states.
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Google jurisdiction
Web giant Google has received 320,000 requests to ‘de-link’ web pages following last year’s Google Spain judgment in the CJEU. About 40% of requests lead to a removal. A session on ‘online platforms as the new nation states’ heard that handling the responsibility amounted to Google becoming ‘the world’s largest ...
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Nearshoring fear
The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland expressed concerns about the impact of the ‘nearshoring’ of legal services to the province. Arleen Elliott said that while she was grateful that young people had been given work ‘my concern in the long-term is how committed these firms are to ...