Headlines – Page 968
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NewsJudicial review plans prompt parliamentary alarm
Lords will debate Criminal Justice and Courts Bill next week.
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NewsMergers push DWF to £51.5m profit
Accounts, taking the firm up to April 2014, are the first reported since the acquisitions of 2012-13.
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NewsMunby urges radical reform of family courts
The president of the Family Division says the child arrangement programme, which came into effect in April, requires a new approach to private law cases.
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NewsInsolvency litigation plea to PM
Business groups estimate that changes to be ushered in under LASPO by next April will cost HMRC £160m a year.
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NewsNHS litigation spend shows poor care, Hunt
The health secretary targets better care to bring down costs of compensation.
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Practice note on trust corporation set-up
The Law Society has published a practice note aimed at firms considering establishing a trust corporation.
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NewsWills complaint scheme ‘bare minimum’, says ombudsman
Chief ombudsman Adam Sampson today suggests a voluntary scheme for unregulated providers.
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NewsSolicitors welcome plan to limit pre-charge bail
Home secretary proposes statutory time limits to prevent innocent people spending months or even years on bail.
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NewsNon-lawyer lord chancellor is a ‘benefit’ – Grayling
Justice secretary rejects as ‘misplaced’ the idea that a lawyer would have chosen to retain legal aid as it was before LASPO.
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NewsCo-op announces volume conveyancing tie-up
Alternative business structure plans to broaden its offering in conveyancing market.
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NewsECHR ‘no guarantee’ of rights respect – attorney general
Jeremy Wright outlines UK’s limited options in renegotiating human rights position.
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NewsShow us your evidence, Society tells MoJ consultation
President says government should consult on a study casting doubt on its plans for criminal legal aid cuts.
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NewsCaan: law firms in fear of private equity
Entrepreneur admits he met with ‘considerable resistance’ from staff at first – but says this has now changed.
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NewsMoJ’s legal aid plans blasted by its own consultant
Otterburn rejects the way the government calculated its figures and expresses concerns about the resulting number of contracts to be offered.
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NewsFirms face new hurdle for credit work
SRA proposes firms carrying out consumer credit activities apply to the FCA for authorisation.
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NewsCouncil to appeal legal chief ‘Hitler’ ruling
Essex County Council says it was ‘surprised and disappointed’ by employment tribunal decision.
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NewsQuindell downgrades forecast but deafness claims thrive
Group says it has driven down the cost of industrial deafness claims, with income 31% less than estimates by insurers.
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NewsBroadcast: Max Clifford sentence appeal
The appeal court last week reserved judgment on an appeal by publicist Max Clifford against the length of his eight-year jail sentence for sex offences.