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NewsCourt fees set to increase for the first time in five years
Proposal for the civil and family courts expected to raise an extra £17m a year.
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News£500 vouchers for families to resolve disputes away from court
Ministry of Justice unveils £1m scheme to bolster use of mediation.
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NewsGender pay progress stalls in the City
Hogan Lovells’ gender pay gap widened to over 30% this year as a result of early lockdown bonuses.
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News‘Perverse’: Bar Council demands answers on sexual misconduct sanctions
Representative body claims there are still issues with how sexual harassment at the bar is investigated and punished, in letters seen by the Gazette.
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NewsLawtech pioneers to get regulation navigator
Government-backed initiative announces success of sandbox pilot.
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NewsChina ban ‘comes as no surprise’ says Kennedy
Lord chancellor condemns retaliatory sanctions on two leading barristers and an entire set of chambers.
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NewsProbate wait time stuck at seven weeks
Grants of probate took an average of 35 working days to arrive throughout 2020, according to figures published by the Ministry of Justice.
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News‘Not helpful’ to keep talking about backlog, says justice minister
Lord Wolfson tells MPs that they should be focusing their attention on throughput of work.
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News'Very serious situation': review chief highlights criminal legal aid challenges
Sir Christopher Bellamy QC says practitioners have experienced reduction in money and work.
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NewsJohnny Depp refused permission to appeal libel ruling
Court of Appeal said actor's challenge had ‘no real prospect of success’, in a judgment handed down this morning.
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NewsBurford restores dividend after ‘best year ever’ for portfolio
A full dividend will be paid in June subject to shareholder approval, after December's interim dividend was cancelled.
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NewsBarrister in plagiarism row admits ‘technical breach of copyright’
Ian Whitehurst speaks publicly for the first time since dispute between law firms emerged.
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NewsSRA to ask firms how technology saw them through Covid
Research will be used to decide whether any regulatory barriers can be lifted.
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NewsCap on damages amounts to informed consent, court rules
Lead decision in more than 400 costs assessments brought against Slater and Gordon.
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NewsBPP bought by private equity business
TDR Capital has acquired BPP from US private equity company Apollo Global Management.
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NewsImmigration reforms: courts could be required to consider wasted costs
Home Office unveils proposals to end what it believes are 'last-minute unmeritorious' claims.
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NewsCovid operating hours still on the table, Bar Council told
Radical measures to clear the court backlog are not backed by lord chancellor, says representative body.
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NewsIreland re-opens door to England and Wales solicitors
Solicitors can now automatically requalify in Ireland again under a reciprocal scheme.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell reports smaller gender pay gap
Female staff at the firm are paid around 9% less than men on average, according to annual report.
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NewsLaw Society Awards opens for entries
There has never been a more important time to celebrate the hard work, skill and dedication of solicitors in England and Wales.