Headlines – Page 622
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NewsUnveiled: The SRA's digital badge coming soon to your website
Badge comes in three different colours and can be displayed in English or Welsh.
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NewsCity firms claimed £14m costs in oligarch case
High Court judgment ruled last week that the English courts did not have jurisdiction to hear fraud claims.
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NewsMoJ reveals 20% annual fall in personal injury claims
Figures ahead of latest reforms confirm dramatic decline in number of low-value claims.
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NewsBaker McKenzie faces negligence claim in Russian mine row
Complaint filed in US concerns international firm’s advice to UK investment company.
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NewsNew ombudsman tool lets consumers road-test their complaint
Tests of the scheme has resulted in hundreds of complaints being directed elsewhere.
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NewsAI systems must have a human in the loop
Law Society president calls for framework of standards on algorithmic tools in justice system.
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NewsPrice transparency era begins today - but clients urged not to be blinded by costs
Law Society wants public to be equally concerned with regulatory protection and service levels.
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NewsContinuing competence under LSB's microscope with new review
Legal Services Board notes lack of regular formal assessment of practitioners during their careers.
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Chambers seeks to tackle bar's diversity problem
20 Essex Street claims to be the first chambers to implement software designed to attract graduates from a diverse field.
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NewsBar wars: Cadbury fails in bid to alter purple trade mark
Cadbury had attempted to fend off a challenge from rival chocolate maker Nestlé.
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NewsRyanair's strike compensation battle to end up in the courts
Experts estimate outstanding compensation to delayed passengers could be as much as £55m.
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NewsBurgon: Labour will restore legal aid for welfare benefits challenges
Shadow justice secretary indicated last month that he might be making two key announcements.
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NewsGerman-based network leads acquisition of Manchester firm
Investor pledges deal will create a ‘stand out model that will shake up the legal scene’.
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NewsUnion to sue lord chancellor for 'unlawful discrimination'
Court action threatened as cleaners, security guards and receptionists prepare to strike over pay.
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NewsLawWorks Pro Bono Awards: a gallery
Labour MP David Lammy presented this year's honours marking the profession's efforts to provide access to justice.
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NewsArticle 50 opinion 'unwarranted interference' in parliament
Advocate general suggests court will rule that the UK can unilaterally reverse Brexit.
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NewsI don't need a legal adviser, CPS chief tells MPs
Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC says it is not his job to take casework decisions.
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NewsCivil Justice Council opts against mandatory ADR
Recommendations published today promote the use of alternatives to 'capitulation or litigation'.
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NewsEquality Act under the spotlight in veganism claim
Employment tribunal will hear claim by dismissed worker who says his veganism is a ‘philosophical belief’.
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NewsIncoming bar chair pledges to fight ‘over-regulation’
Richard Atkins QC delivered his inaugral address last night.