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NewsAcas reports spike in employment tribunal claims
Annual report shows claims to tribunals and calls to helpline have both increased since Supreme Court’s fees ruling.
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NewsListed CMC's share price drops as it signals 'modestly lower' profits
National Accident Helpline remains positive about outlook and planning for third law firm tie-up.
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NewsOffenders 'not getting support they need' due to decline in pre-sentence reports
Latest report from justice thinktank looks at why the number of community sentences has fallen.
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NewsSupreme Court rules in Mills v Mills: the end of a 'meal ticket for life'?
Court of Appeal had increased periodical payments to meet wife’s annual shortfall.
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NewsEven insurers back PI reform delay, as opponents hope for full-scale retreat
Law Society leads calls for the government to rethink the content - and not just the timetable - of whiplash changes.
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NewsLawyers 'key' to accessing rights, McFarlane tells LALYs
Incoming family division president honoured at Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards ceremony in London last night.
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NewsLegal executives get green light to set up ABSs
CILEx members have stated their interest in operating independently of law firms.
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Ince lays off 32 in London shake up
Decision follows consultation by maritime specialist last month.
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NewsHigh Court showdown over legal aid fees begins
Counsel for the Law Society says Crown court reforms amount to as much as a 37% fee cut for some cases.
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NewsCity firm slammed for ‘shameful’ berating of dead oligarch’s family
Aeroflot case has been discontined but Pinsent Mason’s behaviour called into question.
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NewsFirst listed firm posts strong profit growth
Gateley profits rise by 12%, with earnings per share also on the up.
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NewsSolicitors 'lost clients and suffered unmitigated damage' supporting bar boycott
Criminal Law Solicitors' Association vice-chair says unity over legal aid fee cuts helped to achieve the impossible.
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NewsMoJ confirms whiplash reforms delayed to April 2020
Response to committee report includes update on timetable for the Civil Liability Bill.
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NewsBan for ‘unauthorised’ public access barrister
Nesa Ostadsaffar was not registered as a public access barrister, tribunal finds.
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NewsSFO arrest warrant as ENRC privilege ruling awaited
Three-day battle over privilege concluded earlier this month.
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News'Potentially damaging' skills shortage costing firms extra £230m
Firms urged to embrace apprenticeships after business barometer highlights workforce struggles.
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NewsAttorney general must explain CPS disclosure failings
Shami Chakrabarti says the findings by CPS inspectors 'amounts to a national scandal'.
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NewsEx-Society president spearheads scheme to provide 'virtual' help to vulnerable
The Jeanie Project is hoping to raise £7,500 to pilot scheme with food banks and community groups.
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NewsTrump visit spurs 'anti-establishment' protest by law firm chief
Solicitor Mary Monson has hired an open-top bus to highlight Britain's diversity and inclusivity.