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News‘Arrogant’ barrister has contempt finding set aside
The Court of Appeal referred Ian West to the Bar Standards Board, saying his behaviour jeopardises the efficiency of the criminal justice system.
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NewsLawyers alarmed by ‘fundamental dishonesty’ clause
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will allow judges to dismiss claims if they have involved fraud or exaggeration.
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NewsMoJ confirms fee rises for part-time judges
Deputy or retired High Court judges’ daily fees will rise nearly 5%, from £801 to £839.
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NewsPace of recovery slows in first half
M&A activity fell by five percentage points in the first half of 2014, compared with growth rate as a whole last year.
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NewsFormer diplomat to head bar’s regulator
Sir Andrew Burns will replace Lady Deech as chairman of the Bar Standards Board on 1 January.
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NewsTop-50 firm warns 39 jobs at risk
Hill Dickinson responds to insurers’ requirements with reduction in counter-fraud unit.
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NewsHeroism bill unnecessary, says former solicitor general
Labour condemns Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill as ‘pathetic and embarrassing’ in second reading.
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NewsPI firm expands into industrial disease
OH Parsons buys Neil Hudgell Solicitors’ niche industrial disease department for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBuckland appointment ‘an insult to lawyers’
Questions have been raised over the appointment of the solicitor general.
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NewsLawyers warned following Snowden revelations
Law Society president will write to other professional bodies to discuss the impact of surveillance on members’ confidential communications.
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NewsNationwide warns firms tempted by lower cover
Building society indicates that it will continue to require the current £2m minimum PII cover, despite SRA plans.
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NewsMoJ facing claims for judicial fees
The ministry has established a judicial pay claims unit to deal with claims for underpayment and compensation.
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NewsAid agency ‘in no position’ to tender
Law Society president says prospective bidders do not have enough information to lodge ‘cogent’ bids.
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Op Cotton silk banks over double legal aid rates
Anthony Peto QC of Blackstone Chambers received £6,300 (excluding VAT) for one-day appeal hearing in May.
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Reshuffle sparks talk of human rights reform
Dominic Grieve and Damian Green were viewed at Westminster as obstacles to a policy of repealing the Human Rights Act.
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Lindsay Sandiford loses funding bid
British grandmother is convicted of drugs trafficking in Bali.
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NewsClinical negligence cost inflation ‘astonishing’ - MDU
The Medical Defence Union this week said the total bill for hospital claims could cost each taxpayer at least £1,000 a year.