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NewsSDT reveals surge in private prosecutions
Members of the public more likely than ever to bring their own cases - but almost all are failing.
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News'1948 relic': Personal injury lobby faces new fight to cling onto private health costs
NHS is effectively being double-charged by injured people, says MP behind private member's bill.
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NewsIn depth: SEND 'listening exercise' sparks scepticism
Government spindoctors are hard at work attempting to render controversial SEND reforms palatable to MPs and affected families. Fears about the authenticity of the government’s ‘listening’ exercises appear well founded.
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NewsUnclaimed class action cash attracts £68m worth of funding bids
Wave of applications exposes serious funding shortfall for frontline organisations providing free legal advice.
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NewsTwo-year suspension for ex-City partner found in contempt
Registered foreign lawyer apologises for 'an isolated incident of abject stupidity'.
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NewsMedical records disclosed to accused in domestic abuse cases, peers told
Barrister tells House of Lords Domestic Abuse Act 2021 committee that family court guidance is needed on correct approach to disclosure.
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News'I can't trust anyone again': Mesh victims speak out after solicitor banned
Campaigner says solicitor added another layer of pain to an already devastating medical journey.
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NewsGerry Adams case dropped after court signalled loss of QOCS shield
Claimants say they had ‘no realistic choice’ once abuse of process was alleged in civil case against former Sinn Féin president.
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NewsClearer guidance needed on AI harms - Society
UK Jurisdiction Taskforce prepares statement on liability for physical and economic damage cause by autonomous systems.
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NewsPost Office families offered flat-rate compensation
Government says relatives of wronged sub-postmasters will not need to show any evidence of harm to be eligible.
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NewsMagistrate made 'racially inappropriate' WhatsApp comment
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says comment ‘could be perceived to call into question [magistrate’s] impartiality, independence or integrity’.
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NewsSRA says sorry for late correspondence to jailed solicitor
SDT chair said it was ‘regrettable’ that it took two months for the regulator to attempt to contact non-practising solicitor.
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NewsIn depth: LCJ braces for a 'year of transition' on the bench
At a time when ‘we are losing giants of the judiciary’, the LCJ spoke this week of legislation combining courts and tribunals, the safety of judges and recruiting more solicitors to the bench.
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News'Deplorable' mesh implant solicitor banned for deceiving clients
Vulnerable women were left exposed to costs as they unwittingly pursued claims for years without ATE insurance.
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NewsIn depth: How interest on client account schemes work abroad
The government’s plans for an Interest on Lawyers’ Client Account scheme are flawed – that was the consensus at a recent conference exploring how existing ILCAs operate internationally.
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NewsLegal representative 'desert' in domestic abuse cases, peers told
Courts in Newcastle, Devon and Cambridge are struggling to appoint lawyers to cross-examine accuser on behalf of accused.
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NewsPersonal injury market regroups as claims plunge
Claims fell to a record low last year but the sector is holding its own financially.
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NewsMulti-office firms add new openings
Firms seek to offer personal support by moving into communities they serve.
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NewsHigh Court throws out appeal of 'lack of integrity' sanction
Partner’s appeal against 12-month suspension and £30,630 costs order is dismissed by High Court.
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NewsSRA boss poised to beef up her executive team
Sarah Rapson tells Law Society Council that comparable organisations have many more senior leaders.