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NewsCriminal courts charge introducing plea-bargaining ‘through back door’
Defendants changing their pleas to avoid paying excessive penalties, thinktank warns.
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NewsForex claims may test new class action right
Consumer Rights Act provides procedure for 'opt-out' actions on behalf of victims of anticompetitive behaviour.
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NewsYorkshire merger creates 23-partner firm
Ramsdens and Baxter Caulfield plan further growth to meet the demand for its services in corporate and commercial areas.
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NewsFalconer: Labour will fight for Human Rights Act
Surprise choice for shadow justice secretary addresses Labour party conference.
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NewsSRA: tell us what bad behaviour by lawyers matters most
Consultation open on how to maintain trust in the legal profession.
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NewsChallenge legal aid contract decisions quickly, solicitors warned
Legal Aid Agency is expected to reveal outcome of its 2015 duty provider procurement tender this week.
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NewsQC jailed for fraud is disbarred
Rohan Pershad QC was jailed in 2013 for cheating public revenue of £600,000.
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NewsGovernment drops plan to extend corporate criminal liability
Decision to abandon new economic crime offence a 'slap in the face' for SFO director David Green, says leading QC.
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NewsHuman error blamed for opening of prisoners’ legal letters
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman upheld 16 complaints between April 2014 and June 2015.
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NewsLord Bach: Labour’s legal aid election offering ‘disappointing’
Former justice minister says party leader Jeremy Corbyn is ‘enthusiastic’ about latest review.
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NewsCivil court fee increases a ‘serious own goal’ – City lawyers
The Ministry of Justice proposes doubling the maximum court levy to £20,000 to generate an extra £60m in income each year.
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NewsSkilled migration curbs would harm legal sector – Law Society
Chancery Lane tells government that international firms must be able to recruit from outside the European Economic Area.
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NewsQuindell facing potential legal claims worth £9m
Company announces it has received ‘notice of intended claim’ from law firm.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman to miss more time targets – LSB
Complaints-handler met 90-day target just 52% of the time in July.
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NewsBar chair weighs in on gender equality row
Bar Council chair hits back at suggestion that he belittled sexist behaviour, as the debate on gender equality rages on.
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Scots set to 'block' UK rights bill
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said that any attempt by Westminster to repeal or amend the Human Rights Act would require the legislative consent of the Scottish parliament - and that it was ‘inconceivable’ such consent would be granted.
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West Wales firm merger
Swansea firm Peter Lynn & Partners has announced the takeover of Ivor Evans & Benjamin (IE&B), one of the city’s oldest practices. All staff have transferred and the former partners have become consultants at Peter Lynn & Partners, which now has 30 lawyers and 58 staff. ...
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SRA trims status forms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced new slimline application forms for firms that need to apply for authorisation for a change of legal entity, and for LDPs electing to be licensed.
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EU investment court
Move for new open court to settle disputes arising from international trade agreements.