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NewsNew powers for forensic science regulator by end of March
Statutory code will create 'the ultimate power of prohibition'.
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NewsMetamorph director out as new winding-up petition emerges
Consolidator tight-lipped on whether executive chairman has left, as creditor files petition against conveyancing firm.
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NewsSFO secures record penalty in Glencore bribery case
Commodities trading giant guilty of 'sophisticated offending that was sustained over prolonged periods of time'.
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NewsUS legal profession ‘still opposed to ABS-style reform’
Two states have moved toward non-lawyer ownership, but opposition to liberalisation remains fierce nationwide.
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News'Hillsborough Law' on the agenda of new parliamentary group
Campaigners renew calls for statutory duty of candour as they continue to wait for Hillsborough report response.
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NewsAutomating IP checks will require legislation
IPO seeks views on law changes and ambitions to merge patent and trade mark procedures.
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NewsWoman claiming to be Christ warned to stop using court time
Judge points to 'oddity' in provisions relating to the making of civil restraint orders.
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NewsLead-generation company acquired to boost PI business
Owner of Fletchers Group has made another acquisition as it steps further into claims market.
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NewsJunior lawyers won’t have to ‘turn in’ bullying workmates
SRA to press ahead with new conduct rules that will further clamp down on bullying, discrimination and harassment.
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NewsPI firm bought out after profits more than halve in a year
Michael W Halsall acquired by Express Solicitors as consolidation of the market continues.
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News'Resourcing' required to achieve 53,000 backlog target, DPP tells MPs
Justice committee hears that increase in judicial sitting days would result in fewer lawyers being available to prosecute cases.
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NewsFormer City partner appointed to Court of Appeal
Sarah Falk, who was admitted to the roll in 1986, becomes one of the highest-ranking solicitor judges.
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NewsSolicitor fined over convictions for assault and drink driving
Incidents happened within days of each other in the summer of 2021.
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NewsYou should all understand crypto, lawyers told
’If your grandmother knows about crypto then you need to know about it.’
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NewsGovernment breaching EU withdrawal terms, High Court hears
European Commission intervenes in case brought by citizens’ rights body.
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NewsLitigant who flouted ‘all courts’ ban jailed for 15 months
Solicitor general brought contempt action against businessman Paul Millinder.
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NewsBullying within judiciary revealed in research commissioned by LCJ
Further investigations carried out after Lord Burnett received 'limited number' of reports of inappropriate behaviour.
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NewsWe can do better than female quotas, says former Law Society president
A more nuanced approach by judging whether management matches make-up of wider firm.
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NewsIn-house counsel ‘risk averse’ about reporting cyber crime
US home security chief says lawyers need to be pro-active about making organisations secure.
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NewsOmbudsman sets start date for one-year complaint limit
New rules will also give complaints handler power to throw out case if it would take too long to investigate.