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LSB takes its time Regulators have given themselves two extra months to ponder controversial proposed reforms of the ways solicitors can practise. The Legal Services Board said it would respond to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s proposals – which are vigorously opposed by the Law Society – by 5 November. ...
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NewsSolicitor quartet among 32 new deputy High Court judges
Former Law Society criminal law committee member among handful of solicitor appointments.
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OpinionWhy Emma Thompson was outside my front door in The Children Act
My part - or should I say apartment - in superb new film The Children Act.
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NewsJudicial ombudsman asked to investigate 'barrister bias'
Complaint about Judicial Appointments Commission's selection process was not upheld.
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OpinionBench test should not favour bar
Hardly a week goes by without confirmation that we are facing a judicial recruitment crisis.
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NewsMagistrates rapped over inappropriate social media posts
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office publishes two notices in relation to serving magistrates.
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Munby reissues adoption guidance after reading tweet 'with considerable concern'
Family division president says adoption visits should take place outside normal court sitting hours.
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NewsHale enters court closure debate with 'imaginary' scenario
Supreme Court president also says government is unlikely to do more than rearrange funds following legal aid review.
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OpinionFilling the judicial void
The cost of doing nothing to resolve the judicial recruitment crisis is immeasurable. David Gauke must act
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Supreme Courts should not be supreme
The brouhaha over president Trump’s nominee is a reminder of the perils of judicial supremacy.
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NewsProgress stalls on solicitor judges, latest diversity stats show
Judicial diversity figures released today show a fall in the number of court judges with a solicitor background.
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Solicitors among new High Court judges - but gaps remain on the bench
Judicial Appointments Commission received 52 applications.
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NewsTaxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case
Hefty potential bill is revealed in the Ministry of Justice's annual report and accounts for 2017/18, published yesterday.
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NewsLCJ warns of 'lasting damage' to High Court through judge shortage
Lord Burnett of Maldon makes impassioned plea for more support in recruiting required numbers.
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OpinionLeftist infection
The Judicial Appointments Commission and the system for appointment of QCs have both been infected by leftist policy.
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OpinionPublic trust in the post-Snowden secret state
Whenever something goes terribly wrong, the first thing ministers do is to call in a judge.
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News'Better in my day': judges' verdict on advocacy standards
Independent barristers perform better than solicitor advocates, according to judicial feedback.
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NewsSolicitor among seven new CoA judges
Dame Nicola Davies QC trained as a solicitor before being called to the bar.