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NewsCPS getting names wrong in letters to crime victims, inspector finds
Inspectors criticise lack of empathy in letters sent by liaison unit set up to ensure people receive empathetic letters.
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NewsNo basis for face-to-face justice, says digital court guru Susskind
'Online is not an alternative to the courts system, it is the courts system,' Richard Susskind tells conference.
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NewsRevealed: New super-exam for solicitors could cost up to £4,500
Regulator estimates SQE will cost between £3,000 and £4,500 - and confirms start date has been delayed.
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US class action firm offshoot off to a flyer with £5bn claim
SPG Law will seek compensation on behalf of victims of the 2015 Samarco dam collapse.
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NewsGauke: we need to tackle diversity gap in senior law firm roles
Justice secretary says there are fewer women in the pipeline of candidates to join the judiciary.
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NewsPractice reforms: consumer watchdog urges SRA to take responsibility
Relaxing the rules to allow solicitors to practise in unregulated businesses must be accompanied by more information, says the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
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Employment tribunal fees may be resurrected, MoJ confirms
‘Proportionate and progressive’ fee system will be reintroduced, says permsec Heaton.
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NewsGovernment backs property logbooks to speed conveyancing
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government wants more information to be provided up front to ease a homebuying process that takes 'a hell of a long time'.
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News‘Big boys play by different rules’, anti-bribery probe hears
Lawyers report ‘sense of unfairness’ that smaller companies more likely to face prosecution.
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NewsCity firm's AI tool 'will help in-house counsel decide on disputes'
Clear/Cut programme will allow for extensive review that would be ’prohibitively large and costly’ to evaluate with humans.
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NewsChancery Lane brands green light for freelance solicitors 'a serious error'
Concerns about client protection are played down as handbook changes are approved.
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NewsStudent wins fees appeal against closing firm that 'left him in the lurch'
Court finds firm on brink of closure did not give reasonable notice about ending its retainer.
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NewsSRA insists avoiding conveyancing conflict 'fundamental' as firm fined £2k
Greater Manchester practice admits systems did not work in handful of cases.
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SFO drops case against mining chief
Benedikt Sobotka had been wanted for questioning but his prosecution is now discontinued.
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NewsJudges' pensions: dispute could run long into 2019, court hears
Dispute over transitional pension provisions being heard by Lord Justice Longmore, Sir Colin Rimer and Sir Patrick Elias this week.
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NewsAll law firms should publish gender pay gap figures - Law Society
Firms should also consider collecting data on disability and ethnicity pay gaps, Chancery Lane recommends.
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NewsCommercial lawyers clamour to slam ‘broken’ criminal justice system
Both sides of the profession concerned at erosion of criminal justice system.
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NewsOne month to go: countdown on price publishing rules
Firms also told they can download ‘digital badge’ which will itself become mandatory.
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NewsGovernment resurrects probate fee hikes - but bows to pressure over richest estates
New system will reduce fee cap by 70% but raise less money for investment in the courts.
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China: Paris forum targets global supremacy in dispute resolution
Dispute resolution centres are hoping to be regarded as an attractive option for resolving Belt & Road disputes.