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NewsCommission tells lawyers to prepare for Brexit ground zero
Chair of Law Society’s Brexit taskforce says statement highlights ’absolute need to do a deal’.
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NewsBaroness Blackstone to chair bar regulator
Labour peer will succeed Sir Andrew Burns at Bar Standards Board in January.
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NewsMemery Crystal jumps on litigation funding bandwagon
London-based firm teams up with Woodsford to bring cases in mining and energy sectors.
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NewsBar to lower standard of proof in disciplinary cases
Bar Standards Board agrees to adopt civil standard in possible harbinger of similar change by SDT.
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NewsStamp duty cut: Truss dismisses house prices warning
Chief secretary to the Treasury says Office for Budget Responsibility's 0.3% prediction is a 'minor increase'.
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Brand owners call for retention of IP harmonisation
Lack of progress on intellectual property talks alarming, trade body's position paper states.
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NewsConsumer champion attacks 'cultural resistance' to price transparency
Panel chair suggests legal sector be compelled to address reasons behind reluctance to publish prices.
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NewsCity group urges speedy EU treaty
Report by TheCItyUK says Brexit could threaten UK’s position as world’s premier legal centre.
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Budget 2017: Government proposes tax law 'for the digital age'
Proposals include taxing profits made by multinationals with a ’significant user-base’ in the UK.
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NewsBudget 2017: Hammond confirms £600m cut to MoJ spending
Cut contrasts with promises of extra money on health, defence and policing.
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NewsMladic life sentence hailed as historic step
Tribunal finds Bosnian Serb Army commander convicted on four counts including genocide.
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NewsBudget 2017: stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
Government says the property tax is an upfront cash burden on top of conveyancing fees.
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NewsGovernment heads off Brexit human rights rebellion
Commitment to pan-European standards remains undimmed, justice minister tells parliament.
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Boffins help judges get to grips with courtroom science
Guides drafted to explain forensic gait analysis and DNA fingerprinting.
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NewsSeek advice over forensics 'data manipulation' concerns - minister
Ministry of Justice does not believe civil cases have been affected by alleged malpractice.
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NewsNeuberger: Brexit will hand power to the judiciary
UK judges, not parliament, will make judgements on diplomacy, economics and law, former Supreme Court president says.
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NewsTime to end solicitor-bar divide, first female solicitor QC says
June Venters will be called to the bar by Middle Temple on Thursday.
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NewsFirm's analytics deal will reduce clients' reliance on lawyers
Kennedys says new research will be passed onto clients to help them detect fraudulent claims.
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NewsBristows eyes Brussels office to ease Brexit effect
London technology and IP firm to open office next year, which will then be reviewed.