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NewsTories to promise human rights reform to protect ex-soldiers
Amendment to 1998 act to create a presumption against prosecution for historical offences.
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NewsNews focus: Crumbling courts - the malady lingers on
HMCTS is spending heavily to promote its £1bn courts modernisation programme but two parliamentary committees remain distinctly unimpressed by progress to date.
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NewsPublic: ‘justice is open enough’
Whitehall focus groups suggest barriers to the justice system are ‘often not thought to be a bad thing’.
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NewsMost money laundering SARs not referred to police
Businesses submitted a record number of suspicious activity reports this year, with the number of money laundering reports growing by over 50%.
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NewsFlight delay solicitors sold ATE insurance through broker they owned
Tribunal fines directors of FairPlane a total of £55,000 after finding they allowed a conflict of interest.
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NewsCourt proceedings still too expensive, says Lord Woolf
Former lord chief justice says costs are still not controlled to the extent he would like.
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NewsYou do not make the law, High Court judge tells LAA
Mr Justice Chamberlain seeks to clear up legal aid confusion in Wimbledon tickets case.
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NewsAviva demands PI solicitors be forced to disclose claim source
Insurer says too many solicitors are getting round the referral fee ban due in part to a lack of transparency.
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NewsDWF acquires BT's legal ABS as relationship grows
Firm says the acquisition is a natural step after it became a strategic legal partner in the summer.
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NewsFresh doubt about April 2020 PI reforms as rule changes left unresolved
Civil Procedure Rule Committee yet to see proposals for new protocol, let alone agree to them.
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NewsMorrisons will face 'big number' over data breach
More than 9,000 claimants are seeking damages from the supermarket after their personal details were leaked online.
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NewsKhashoggi barrister among bar pro bono award winners
Migration was a dominant theme of this year’s awards, presented at a ceremony in London last night.
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NewsCreditors claim £7.5m from collapsed firm - but stand to recover a fraction
Details revealed about dividends expected from fallout of Roberts Jackson.
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NewsLump sum damages approved after judge finds lack of earnings evidence
Court of Appeal rejects claimant's appeal to secure an extra £800,000 for loss of future earnings.
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NewsElection threatens criminal legal aid review progress
Lord chancellor says interim announcements due to be made this month will not happen.
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NewsMorrisons data leak claim reaches Supreme Court
Lord Pannick QC argues that the grocery giant was not vicariously liable for the breach, in which 100,000 staff had their data posted online.
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NewsPI giant targets acquisitions after turning last year’s losses around
Yorkshire firm Minster Law also targets new markets in the legal expenses insurance sector.
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NewsBail reforms which left thousands in legal limbo to be reviewed
Evidence collected by practitioners highlights the devastating impact on suspects released under investigation.
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NewsWales to ‘take forward’ devolved justice proposals
Discussions will begin as soon as a new UK government is in place, first minister says.
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NewsHigh Court seeks legal aid clarity in Wimbledon tickets case
Legal Aid Agency invited to explain who has the power to make determinations in civil contempt cases.