Headlines – Page 905
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NewsPI giant moves in to conveyancing
National Accident Helpline operator buys online lead generator.
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NewsBlow to legal aid as High Court dismisses judicial review
Law Society and practitioner groups brought challenges over crime duty tender process.
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NewsPioneering family court to go national
Department for Education providing £2.5m to extend drug and alcohol court across England.
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NewsSRA apologises for trainee ‘confusion’
Regulator had released figures suggesting a sharp increase in the number of trainee solicitors.
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NewsAnonymity breakthrough in personal injury claims
Court of Appeal rules claimants in PI and medical injury approval hearings should be anonymous unless there is good reason for identifying them.
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NewsChallenge to domestic violence legal aid ruling
Rights of Women charity appealing High Court decision on Law Society-backed challenge.
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NewsCriminal legal aid judgment tomorrow
Judicial review into crime duty tender process heard last month.
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NewsMusic dominates copyright disputes
City firm RPC analysed High Court cases in the year ended 30 June 2014.
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NewsMinisters ‘avoiding’ litigants in person question – Khan
Shadow justice secretary asked about growth of litigants in person in court four months ago – but says he has yet to receive an answer.
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NewsOnline courts will cut need for lawyers – IT guru
Master of the rolls agrees with online court report author that fewer lawyers will be involved in lower-value cases in future.
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NewsNationwide mandates quality scheme membership
Law Society welcomes lender’s decision for panel members to be CQS-accredited.
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NewsProfits slip as reforms hit Irwin Mitchell
Expanding ABS blames law reform and continued investment for lower pre-tax profits.
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NewsNorth entices City legal giants – report
More than half of biggest London firms said outsourcing or moving certain functions to other locations was either planned or in place.
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NewsPEP edges up at growing Hogan Lovells
London and continental Europe accounts for 47% of income at firm created from merger of Lovells and Hogan & Hartson.
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NewsCJC calls for online claims revolution
Independent Civil Justice Council says an online dispute resolution system could increase access to justice and streamline the court process.
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NewsLegal charity sits on £200m cash pile
Legal Education Foundation was established when College of Law became a university.
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Wales asbestos costs ruling muddies waters
Recovery of costs bill was referred to the Supreme Court by the counsel general for Wales.
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New terror measure in justice act
Criminal Justice and Courts Act received royal assent last week.
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Veyo begins marketing campaign
Online conveyancing system developed through Law Society joint venture.