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NewsHMCTS delays £1bn courts reform by a year
Programme needs more time if government is to meet ambitious targets.
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NewsDWF in Australia expansion drive
Firm is currently preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsICAEW loses appeal to regulate all legal services
Accountancy body cannot convince High Court judges to overturn Lord Chancellor’s decision.
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NewsConveyancing firms defy Brexit slowdown fears
Analysis of Land Registry data shows a post-EU referendum high for transactions.
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NewsTravers Smith operations chief moves to head KPMG legal services arm
Legal Operations & Transformation Services now runs in four countries.
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NewsJudge calls halt on parties 'stopping the clock' on delays
Mr Justice Mostyn hears it is common practice for parties to privately agree a moratorium.
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NewsSocial media not a major threat to criminal justice, says AGO
Attorney General's Office says public legal education could reduce the risk of trials collapsing.
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NewsNew law firm claims animal protection first
Two solicitors have launched what claims to be the UK’s first specialised animal protection law firm. Advocates for Animals will help charities ’ensure the law relating to animal protection is complied with in the way parliament intended and that the protection given to animals by legislation is honoured’. The Vegan ...
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NewsClifford Chance lawyers offered two-month sabbatical
Pilot programme will also create new platform for ex-CC lawyers to work on specific projects.
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NewsMagistrates not consulted about knife ASBOs
Association says Home Office engagement would be helpful given its members will have to deal with the prevention orders.
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News'Unethical' use of NDAs prompts consultation on laws to protect victims
Minister warns that confidentiality clauses being used to intimidate victims and conceal harassment and discrimination
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NewsNews focus: our clinical negligence award was not a 'lottery win'
Few things rile a claimant lawyer more than headlines saying their client has ‘won’ compensation. The Gazette met one family to hear what a multi-million-pound award really meant.
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NewsLawyers warned over potentially negligent GDPR advice
Legal compliance expert says that firms may need to take action over potential breaches of data protection rules.
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NewsMetamorph returns to acquisition trail
Verisona Law says joining the Metamorph stable ensures a bright future for clients and staff.
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NewsSupreme Court to sit in Wales for the first time
Goruchaf Lys y DU i eistedd yng Nghymru yn yr haf.
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NewsNo-deal would hobble fight against crime, Society warns in new Brexit guidance
Christina Blacklaws says the UK could end up relying on a treaty from the 1950s.
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NewsEquity investor pumps millions into two conveyancing firms
BGF says it will take a minority interest in businesses and maintain a ‘patient outlook’ on investments.
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NewsGrayling's disastrous probation sell-off will cost taxpayer extra £467m
Chris Grayling’s Ministry of Justice ‘set itself up to fail’ in reforming probation services, wasting at least £467m of taxpayers’ money. That is the verdict of public spending watchdog the National Audit Office, whose forensic analysis of the ’Transforming Rehabilitation’ initiative contains yet more damning criticism of how the department ...
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NewsCourt backs recoverability of agency fees in PI claims
Judge allows recovery of ‘reasonable and proportionate’ cost of obtaining records.