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NewsConveyancers ‘should not cross-examine clients’ over stamp duty
Government introducing higher rates for additional residential properties on 1 April.
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NewsJackson: Lottery could pump-prime legal aid fund
Architect of civil justice reforms favours contingency fund for 'deserving' claims.
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NewsSeparate legal jurisdiction could trigger ‘brain drain’ in Wales
Minister warns that talented lawyers will ‘desert’ Wales if country severs 500-year-old ties.
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NewsRapist banned from working in legal profession
SRA rules on claims handler convicted in April 2013.
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NewsInsurer pulls out of PII market citing dangers of cybercrime
Elite Insurance also worried for its core market in the personal injury sector.
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NewsLawyers not negligent to advise settlement on steps
Judge says advice was proper given claimant ran the risk of losing the case.
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NewsBlavo & Co judgment reports thousands of files missing
Mr Justice Garnham continues freezing order against former managing director.
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NewsCMS first big law firm to break into Iran
Firm sees opportunities in energy, technology and automotive sectors.
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NewsDefendant lawyers to oppose small claims limit rise
Forum of Insurance Lawyers says it will not stand alongside insurers on key changes.
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NewsLay your complaints record bare, says legal watchdog
Legal Services Consumer Panel calls for publication of data on prices, quality and complaints.
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NewsSaga Legal admits it stopped taking new work last year
Alternative business structure seeking new joint-venture partner after collapse of Parabis.
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NewsFalconer refers legal aid U-turn to spending watchdog
Shadow lord chancellor has written to the National Audit Office following government decision to scrap new criminal legal aid contracting regime.
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NewsSRA’s trust exercise ‘far removed’ from our world, say City lawyers
City of London Law Society criticises scenarios used to help form the regulator’s ‘reference framework’ .
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NewsProbe to examine potential racial bias in criminal justice
David Cameron says review will consider possible sentencing and prosecutorial disparity.
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News£15.5m penalties for PII that put 1,300 law firms at risk
Financial Conduct Authority acts against five individuals over unauthorised schemes.
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NewsCardiff law firm sets up own litigation fund
Capital Law has secured a £50m fund – backed by private equity investors – to offer financing direct to clients and eliminate third parties from the process.
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NewsDistrict judge ‘overworked and bullied’
Claire Gilham exposed alleged miscarriages of justice and heavy workloads following the closure of a neighbouring court.
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NewsSolicitors welcome Gove’s legal aid retreat
Following challenges mounted against the government’s procurement process, lord chancellor said it ‘has become clear’ that ‘there are real problems in pressing ahead as proposed’.
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NewsSteel city seeks to entice London firms to north-shore
Council leaders plan talks with top firms to convince them to move to Yorkshire.
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NewsSociety warns SRA on disciplinary decisions
Regulator ‘should not seek to influence’ sanctions, says Chancery Lane.