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NewsSRA wants to see evidence gathered from Pandora papers leak
Regulator pledges to investigate wherever there are signs of potential misconduct.
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NewsCourt backlog 'may not return to pre-pandemic levels for another year' - Raab
Lord chancellor asked about delays, family law and data in first live interview since taking over justice brief.
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NewsMerger season: three deals announced as law firms bulk up
Deals confirmed affecting firms in Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Kent.
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NewsSociety pushes government for SQE loan scheme
New route is likely to cost students over £20,000, professional body warns.
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NewsHRA reform in this parliament, Raab promises party faithful
'We've got to bring an end to this nonsense,' lord chancellor tells Conservative conference.
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NewsClaimant sector braced for Adelekun costs verdict from Supreme Court
Judges will decide whether defendant costs should be set off against claimant’s damages.
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NewsNQs offered £150k - if they hit billing target
New associates at Orrick’s London office can now earn as much as their counterparts in the US.
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NewsFormer legal aid minister considered City levy
Solicitor-general Alex Chalk QC MP says he thought about the idea last year.
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NewsLaw bodies tell Sunak: Justice cannot afford any more cuts
Treasury urged to address 'severe delays, insurmountable backlogs, crumbling buildings and chronic underfunding’.
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NewsLevelling up: justice has a key role, government told
Representative bodies highlight importance of legal services sector at Conservative conference.
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NewsDisability rights firm goes into administration
Three practices found to handle work in progress of closed Sheffield firm.
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NewsListed company enters lawtech market with £54m acquisition
VinciWorks, which claims system is used by 60 of top-100 firms, becomes part of Marlowe plc.
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NewsInsurers already flouting ban on pre-med offers, says claimant chief
Solicitors’ group also concerned about ‘significantly lower’ number of injured people making claims.
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News'Rotten culture': London law society blasts SDT treatment of young solicitors
President of Westminster & Holborn Law Society says junior lawyers are losing their careers in ‘disproportionate numbers’.
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NewsWithers fends off £12m claim in negligence action
Court criticises Withers partners for failing to take notes at crucial meeting.
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NewsNews focus: Red alert on legal advice deserts
As civil legal aid withers away across England and Wales, the Law Society is calling for fees to be reviewed and simplified urgently so that they properly reflect costs.
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NewsSolicitors to advise police suspects in person under revised Covid-19 protocol
Remote hearings will be allowed under exceptional cirumstances.
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NewsChambers merge in south east expansion drive
Cornwall Street Barristers and Maidstone Chambers have joined to create Cornwall Street South.
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NewsFamily courts deal with soaring volume of work
Latest government statistics show increases in several case types.
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NewsQuarter of pupillage hopefuls £50k in debt
People applying for bar pupillage for the first time have a 5% chance of receiving an offer.