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NewsGovernment still playing ‘catch up’ on LASPO
PAC chair Margaret Hodge says it is ‘deeply disturbing’ that reforms were not based on evidence.
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NewsIndemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans
AIG to pay out almost £1m after appeal court rules loans to cover disbursements are not exempt from indemnity conditions.
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NewsEqualities minister urges change of culture in law firms
Morgan: ‘Pay women as much as you like, but if they don’t feel comfortable in the working environment, we’ve only fixed half the problem.’
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NewsBritish courts can impose whole-life terms
A life sentence with no hope of release does not amount to ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’.
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NewsMunby bemoans ‘serial failures’ over interpreting
Sir James Munby orders Capita to pay £13k hearing costs after interpreter no-shows have ‘profound effect on proceedings’.
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NewsClients spurning national brands as market booms
UK legal services market worth £29.3bn in 2013, says annual review.
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NewsGazette plea sparks constitution debate
Regular contributor Roger Smith’s call for lawyers to ‘lead from the front’ is heeded as heavyweight speakers line up for free March event.
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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NewsLaw Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches
Chancery Lane responds to consultation on issues that would require accounts to be sent to the regulator.
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NewsSociety hits out at new EU rules for mortgages
The Treasury has been tasked with implementing the EU mortgage credit directive by March 2016.
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NewsReport finds no evidence ABSs have reduced legal costs
Study finds non-lawyer ownership would do little to meet existing legal needs in Canada.
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NewsGreek justice minister named
A left-wing academic has been appointed as justice minister in the new Greek government as it heads on a collision course with the EU over measures to bail out the country’s economy.
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NewsGCs admit struggle with foreign rules
More than half of general counsel do not believe their legal departments are sufficiently familiar with foreign regulations that impact on their business, according to a survey of leading companies published today.
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NewsData-sharing office proposed
An independent body should be set up to provide legal guidance on the sharing of personal data across the public sector, a free-market think tank has proposed.
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NewsSociety mounts challenge to new court fees
Solicitors warn new charges will restrict justice to those who can afford it.
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NewsCoA overturns ‘fundamentally unfair’ care order
A care order for three children made less than three weeks after Liverpool City Council had applied for it has been overturned.
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsCleaner banned from working in law firms
Solicitors Regulation Authority issued ‘control of non-qualified staff (section 43)’ decision.
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NewsLate claimant’s bid to delay trial refused
But judge does allow claimant to serve witness statement as he did not want to ‘artificially tie its hands’.
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NewsSampson’s expenses ‘novel and contentious’, says MoJ
Permanent secretary outlines disputed amounts discovered in LeO accounts.