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NewsDisgruntled conveyancers demand Law Society special meeting
Meeting would discuss a no-confidence motion over updated TA6 property information form.
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News£175,000: latest move in NQ salary war
US-based international firm is the latest to announce a big increase in salary for newly qualified solicitors.
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NewsThree years in prison for man who threw radiator at judge
Assault last year at Milton Keynes Family Court raised widespread concerns about court security.
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NewsDishonest claimant hit for £323,000 costs after being filmed playing golf
Costs were agreed before issue of fundamental dishonesty allegation even went to trial.
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NewsPost Office former chair says lawyer held back full picture on Horizon
Alice Perkins tells Post Office Inquiry she felt ‘badly let down’ after legal advice was not shared with board.
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NewsCPS ticked off over criticism of last-minute counsel
Defence barrister had been instructed at 4pm on the day before the beginning of sexual offences trial.
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NewsDisputes Week: CAT inundated by ‘class action’ surge
With the Competition Appeal Tribunal hosting a ‘glut’ of multi-billion-pound claims, proposed reform of the UK’s collective action regime may need to be resurrected.
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NewsLawyers contribute £1.25 trillion to global economy
Only 54% of the public believe lawyers have a positive economic and social impact - compared with 78% of professionals themselves.
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NewsFee boost for court-appointed lawyers in domestic abuse cases
Law Society welcomes fee increase but warns it is not enough to keep domestic abuse advocacy scheme sustainable.
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NewsWife ordered to pay as divorce costs reach 'monumental' £3m
‘Egregious and persistent litigation conduct’ leads to £256,000 costs order.
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NewsPost Office live: Former chair feels 'badly let down' by general counsel
Alice Perkins, who was chair of the Post Office board from 2011 to 2015, appears before statutory inquiry.
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NewsSuspension for ‘power trip’ partner who entered colleague’s hotel room in 2012
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds all allegations proven against solicitor who refused to leave recently promoted partner’s room.
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NewsSociety pledges better communication over conveyancing form
Chancery Lane acknowledges members were surprised by the number and nature of amendments in latest version of TA6 property form.
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NewsPost Office fought litigation 'to resolve key questions', says refusenik ex-GC
Jane MacLeod, who refused to appear at the inquiry, denies any conspiracy to withhold documents from claimant sub-postmasters.
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NewsJudicial Conduct Investigations Office must comply with FoI requests
Information Commissioner's Office finds that JCIO is part of judicial office - and the Ministry of Justice and MoJ must issue ‘fresh response’ to FoI request.
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NewsLady chief justice calls for united front on ADR
Judiciary and practitioners need to familiarise themselves with new hybrid forms of dispute resolution, disputes week conference hears.
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NewsWinning defendants lose 25% of costs after spurning ADR
Judge finds that successful parties were unreasonable in declining to engage in alternative dispute resolution.
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NewsJury still out on Europe's new patent court, IP specialists say
Unified Patent Court handled 15% of European patent cases last year, analysis by IP specialists reveals.
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NewsEthnicity attainment gap evidence should be 'wake-up call' for the sector
SRA-commissioned research details reasons for ethnicity gaps in outcomes of professional legal assessments and next steps.
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NewsPublic law body appoints new legal and research chiefs
Incoming legal director says too many parts of the state are not working properly and campaign group's cases are 'game-changing' for clients.