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NewsGovernment raises threshold for bankruptcy petitions
Solicitor groups and insolvency practitioners had both called for an increase in the limit, which has not been changed since 1986.
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NewsMore ‘respect and dignity’ for mental health patients
Department of Health published revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act.
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NewsJudges' fury at 'Dickensian litigation' over 'toxic' dispute
Court of Appeal judges use boundary dispute to rage against cost and time of case.
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NewsGrayling's legal aid reforms 'irrational', Law Society argues
Judicial review of crime duty tender process began today.
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NewsLegal execs' regulator sets sights on solicitor firms
‘Several’ law firms regulated by the SRA are interested in switching to ILEX Professional Standards.
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NewsAG considers unduly lenient sentence scope after teacher case
‘It’s important the public can challenge what they believe to be exceptionally low sentences’
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NewsJames Caan investment firm doubles profits
Turnover also increased significantly, up from £9.4m in 2012/13 to £12.4m last year.
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NewsSRA warning after increase in misuse of client account
Spate of reports at the end of last year prompts new warning notice.
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NewsGrayling secures MPs' backing for JR reforms
Late concessions win vote despite opposition from leading Conservative lawyers.
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NewsSaudi lawyer given five more years in jail for sedition
Court says Walid Abu al-Khair 'refused to show remorse'.
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NewsSRA outlines response to Al-Sweady concerns
Regulator 'will be urgently concluding existing strands of investigation and reviewing the other concerns raised in the ministerial statement’.
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NewsLitigation funder triples investments
Burford also announces the acquisition of London-based judgment enforcement firm Focus Intelligence.
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NewsPartnership creates ‘law degree with apprenticeship’
The four-year ‘law in practice’ degree combines three years of legal education with a year-long placement at Reed Smith.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister can continue to practise
Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service stops Tariq Rehman from taking on new clients – but he can still practise.
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NewsEx-justice minister earns £60k for legal consultancy
Jonathan Djanogly continues work for former firm, while Jack Straw earns £100,000 for speaking and consultancy.
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NewsPrint body gets ABS licence to create spin-off
British Printing Industries Federation creates spin-off legal subsidiary.
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NewsCentralised assessment of aspiring solicitors ‘unthinkable’
People ‘should not be able to walk in off the street and take the exams’, Law Society tells the SRA.
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NewsTravel-ban plans need more scrutiny
Powers to seize passports need more judicial oversight - and legal aid for detainees - joint human rights committee reports.