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NewsRegulator cranks up AML clampdown with six fines in three days
Total levied in fines on the profession for AML breaches passes £600,000 this year.
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NewsSolicitors reprimanded as cross-examination exposes client’s inability to speak English
Claim against Hindu temple in Coventry struck out over the 'wholly unacceptable' episode.
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NewsLawyers divided on 'intermediate courts' to cut Crown court backlog
Leveson review will explore new tier of court where cases will be dealt with by a judge sitting with magistrates.
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NewsSolicitor unveils one-stop shop for lay attorneys
Users pay fixed fee subscription for tool to handle their loved ones’ affairs.
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NewsJudge rejects ex-client’s claim that solicitor misled court
Costs judge finds no reason to reopen dispute subject to a ruling earlier this year.
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NewsCreditors of online legal advice firm approve sale plans
LawBite’s website remains online as its 33 creditors approve administrators’ plans to sell the company’s assets.
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Value of legal exports soars
Reports base on new government data highlight the importance of the sector.
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News‘Impunity is rampant’: global bar despairs as states roll back on human rights
IBA highlights ’urgent need’ to address multiple crises, including in Gaza, Ukraine and Hong Kong.
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NewsMidlands firm failed to ‘energetically chase’ Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Client’s claim for statutory review failed following unexplained delay of two months.
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NewsIndefinite hospital order for Duncan Lewis knifeman
Cavan Medlock was found not fit to plead on two counts: preparation of terrorist acts and making a threat to kill.
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NewsProudman's 'boys club' tweet not misconduct, bar tribunal rules
Judiciary is ‘far more robust’ than to have been gravely damaged by family barrister's 'unpleasant' tweets, tribunal chair rules.
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NewsGlobal bar body condemns Iran’s ‘chastity and hijab’ law
New measure a ’terrifying escalation of state-sanctioned gender discrimination’, IBAHRI says.
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NewsLeveson to conduct 'once in a generation' criminal courts review
Review potentially paves the way for fewer jury trials as former Queen's Bench president asked to consider 'intermediate courts' and moving trials.
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NewsSupreme Court clears way for motor finance appeals
Justices will hear lenders’ appeals over duties owed to car finance customers in early 2025.
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NewsLord chancellor kicks off another review of judges’ pay
Major review ‘provides an opportunity to examine more fundamental issues affecting the judicial pay structures’.
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NewsLawyers welcome 'parental alienation' guidance
Solicitor says reasons why a child refuses to see a parent can be complex and courts spend a lot of time grappling with challenging issues.
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NewsPeople living in poverty 'waiting months for judge to hear their benefits appeal'
MPs demanded answers during justice questions on sitting days and court backlog.
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NewsMahmood unveils long-term strategy to tackle prison population crisis
Planning rules will be changed to allow prisons to be built quickly, new places will be added to existing sites and cells will be refurbished.
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NewsKnifeman threatened to kill Duncan Lewis immigration solicitor, court hears
Attacker Cavan Medlock appeared via videolink during a day-long trial and will be sentenced later this week.
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NewsMore justice cuts loom as ‘iron’ chancellor targets Whitehall waste
Rachel Reeves has ordered government departments to find ‘savings’ of 5% from 2026.