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NewsSolicitors join forces with probation staff in 48-hour walkout
Protest is against legal aid cuts and plans to privatise most of the probation service.
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NewsGive verdict on Jackson in five years, says Ramsey
Judge tasked with implementing the reforms says ‘we are not seeing a disaster, as there could have been’.
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NewsLegal diversity groups reject John report on race
Racism faced by BME solicitors in disciplinary matters is as serious for the legal profession as the Lawrence inquiry was for the police, diversity groups have alleged.
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NewsGarnier calls for vicarious liability move
The UK should adopt US-style corporate vicarious liability to ensure white-collar criminals are brought to justice, the former solicitor-general and architect of recently introduced deferred prosecution arrangements (DPAs) said this week. Speaking to the Gazette ahead of a speech to the Bar Council’s employed bar conference, Sir Edward Garnier QC ...
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Costs consultants give pricing a makeover
Two costs consultants have merged to offer what they claim will be a completely different outlook on pricing.
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Barrister offers money-back guarantee
Taunton barrister offers solicitors a full refund if they are not satisfied with the quality and timeliness of his service.
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NewsCourt in the glare of publicity
The Supreme Court building in Parliament Square is set to become a public entertainment venue – for one night, at least.
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First prosecutions under FGM act
A London doctor and another man are the first to be prosecuted for alleged female genital mutilation since the practice was made illegal under the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.
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LLM scholarship essay prize
The undergraduate from Great Britain, Northern Ireland or Ireland who wins Queen’s University Belfast’s inaugural human rights prize will be awarded a full-fees scholarship on its LLM course. Candidates should submit an essay on an aspect of human rights law. Go to go.qub.ac.uk/hrprize
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Irwin Mitchell secures £60m funding
National firm Irwin Mitchell has secured £60m in a four-year package from three major UK banks to fund growth plans.
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Psychiatric injury reform call
MPs have backed the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers campaign to reform the law on psychiatric injury.
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European venture for lit funder
Global litigation funder Bentham IMF has entered into a joint venture with a US-based investment advisory firm to establish operations in Europe.
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Cyber SOS team is go
A government-backed emergency response scheme for cyber attacks and other computer emergencies, CERT-UK, will be formally launched by the Cabinet Office today.
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NewsSRA seeks to lift burden on sole practitioners
Sole practitioners will be allowed to apply for lifetime licences.
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NewsSociety argues against 'prescriptive' insolvency fees reform
Proposals part of a package of measures announced by the Insolvency Service.
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NewsCoA orders defendant to pay interest on disbursements
Agreement between Cardiff-based Hugh James and industrial disease claimants proper and binding.
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NewsBar rebels over deal on legal aid cuts
Nigel Lithman QC told that the CBA has made a ‘grave mistake’ over deal with MoJ.
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NewsHundreds of millions promised to modernise courts
MoJ says programme will save more than £100m a year by the end of the decade.
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NewsKent gives green light to council ABS
County aims to tender for a commercial partner in the summer and will begin immediate discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsAlarm as Strasbourg backs bugging of lawyers’ client meetings
Law Society concerned at ruling in favour of Turkish authorities.