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NewsMPs say need for investor-dispute provisions not proven
Committee bemoans lack of hard evidence on transatlantic trade deal.
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NewsCall for revival of Crown immunity for armed forces
Judicial developments have paved way for spike in litigation against Ministry of Defence, free-market thinktank says.
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NewsQuindell admits ‘aggressive’ practice as £637m sale goes through
Initial report into accounting policies finds Quindell at the ‘aggressive end of acceptable practice’.
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NewsLegal aid tenders: ‘hundreds’ of firms will go under
Law Society president Andrew Caplen described the ruling, which said the government’s approach was reasonable, as ‘a devastating blow’.
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NewsHughes backs ‘inquisitorial’ reform of civil justice
A Liberal Democrat presence in government would lead to a review of changes to civil justice introduced under LASPO, says justice minister.
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Society renews calls for legal privilege protection
The Law Society has renewed its call for statutory protection for legal professional privilege.
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Town hall ABS pioneers eye closer working
Hugh Peart will divide his time between Buckinghamshire and HB Public Law.
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NewsLloyd George’s five guineas
The Law Society’s then president and David Lloyd George are two of the names to appear on a 1919 document listing donors to the Solicitors’ War Memorial Fund.
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NewsSarah set for mid-April
The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act requires judges to consider whether the person being sued was acting for the benefit of society.
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NewsLaw Society appoints committee chairs
They are Sharmila Mehta (Immigration Law Committee), Jenny Beck (Access to Justice Committee) and Amy Bell (Money Laundering Task Force).
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Global study of domestic abuse sentencing
Current sentencing response labelled ‘simply not good enough’.
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NewsSociety ends challenge to legal aid tenders
Ministry of Justice reopens tender process for 527 duty provider contracts after Court of Appeal’s dismissal of challenge from Law Society and practitioner groups.
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NewsGoogle fails in bid to stop privacy actions
Appeal judgment clarifies law on misuse of private information and on damages in absence of pecuniary loss.
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NewsUniversity of Law granted ABS status to offer legal services
Licence allows ULaw to undertake rights of audience, litigation, reserved instrument activities and administration of oaths.
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NewsTrainee minimum wage hope as Society consults
Solicitors Regulation Authority abolished regulatory minimum salary for trainee solicitors last year.
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NewsChicago firm heralds London arrival with ABS first
Practice to start with a small number of US lawyers and seek to recruit locally.
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Bar ponders new limits on ‘cab rank’ rule
Regulator considers excluding solicitors deemed to be a ‘credit risk’.
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NewsDoubts cast on Singapore legal liberalisation
US firm's joint venture may not be replicable, Law Society says.
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NewsSociety outrage at ‘back door’ criminal court fees
Law Society president Andrew Caplen described the new charges - slipped into legislation without debate - as ‘outrageous’ and a threat to fair trials.