Last 3 months headlines – Page 1050
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NewsLabour proposes £26m sale of judges’ lodgings
Savings will fund more enforcement officers for court fine collection, party’s Zero-Based Review claims.
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NewsParalegals could damage solicitor ‘brand’ – survey
Leeds Law Society asked profession about newly introduced routes to qualification.
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NewsClarke proposes ‘public interest’ hurdle for legal aid
Former justice secretary was speaking to BBC’s Panorama on civil legal aid.
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NewsGrayling promises to keep court fees increase ‘under review’
Lord chancellor writes to master of the rolls saying fee remission scheme will be looked at.
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NewsMPs say need for investor-dispute provisions not proven
Committee bemoans lack of hard evidence on transatlantic trade deal.
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NewsCall for revival of Crown immunity for armed forces
Judicial developments have paved way for spike in litigation against Ministry of Defence, free-market thinktank says.
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NewsQuindell admits ‘aggressive’ practice as £637m sale goes through
Initial report into accounting policies finds Quindell at the ‘aggressive end of acceptable practice’.
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NewsLegal aid tenders: ‘hundreds’ of firms will go under
Law Society president Andrew Caplen described the ruling, which said the government’s approach was reasonable, as ‘a devastating blow’.
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NewsHughes backs ‘inquisitorial’ reform of civil justice
A Liberal Democrat presence in government would lead to a review of changes to civil justice introduced under LASPO, says justice minister.
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Society renews calls for legal privilege protection
The Law Society has renewed its call for statutory protection for legal professional privilege.
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Town hall ABS pioneers eye closer working
Hugh Peart will divide his time between Buckinghamshire and HB Public Law.
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IBA joins Lee Kuan Yew tributes
The International Bar Association has paid tribute to Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died last week aged 91.
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NewsLloyd George’s five guineas
The Law Society’s then president and David Lloyd George are two of the names to appear on a 1919 document listing donors to the Solicitors’ War Memorial Fund.
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NewsFirm’s clubcard offers tea on the pier
Loyal customers of south-west firm eligible for discounts on train ride… and tea.
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NewsInjudicious behaviour
Now we have some judges actually getting down and dirty, we complain about it.
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NewsSarah set for mid-April
The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act requires judges to consider whether the person being sued was acting for the benefit of society.
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NewsLaw Society appoints committee chairs
They are Sharmila Mehta (Immigration Law Committee), Jenny Beck (Access to Justice Committee) and Amy Bell (Money Laundering Task Force).
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Global study of domestic abuse sentencing
Current sentencing response labelled ‘simply not good enough’.