Last 3 months headlines – Page 1069
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NewsBack to school
Law Society vice-president Jonathan Smithers (centre) joined City law firm Olswang and Blackstone Chambers to meet students at Haverstock School in Chalk Farm, London. They discussed topical issues, including human rights, consumer law, police powers and social media. The visit was undertaken as part of the Lawyers in Schools programme ...
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NewsMoJ asks for feedback on digital issues
Solicitors are being asked to report problems they encounter using digital devices such as smartphones in the criminal justice system.
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Adopt strategies to handle AFAs, in-house teams told
Alternative funding arrangements now account for a fifth of in-house legal teams’ external spending.
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NewsMore road accident claims post-Jackson
According to the RTA Portal website, 837,317 claim notification files were created last year – more than 4,000 up on 2012.
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NewsLawyers and MPs round on ‘absurd’ JR reforms
Widespread alarm over the government’s revised plans to change the rules on granting permission for judicial review.
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NewsUnlikely items to auction: lot 1 – A badger doll
Ideas for a second auction of legal ‘prizes’ abound.
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NewsA night at the opera with added CPD accreditation
Family solicitor Sophie Fox wins the prize of two tickets to the spectacular David Freeman production.
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NewsTongue twister for immigrants
Farage’s recent comments reminded me of an old-school Australian ‘alien’ immigration test.
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NewsCriminal legal aid information ‘not perfect but sufficient’ – MoJ
Lord chancellor's defence of crime duty tender process to be heard in the High Court on Monday.
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NewsCab rank rule still a ‘cardinal principle’ – minister
Faulks accepts fees have fallen in real terms and remain ‘extremely modest’.
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NewsMoJ confirms new levy charge for court claims
Government introduces new levy but drops plans for divorce fee increase and higher commercial case fees.
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NewsJudge shaves £100k off ‘disproportionate’ costs bill
Firm claimed costs on an indemnity basis of more than £200,000, which included charge for 111 partner hours.
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NewsTTIP talks expose 'dark arts' of corporate lawyers
EU-US trade deal ’flouts contract law and common law’ and will ‘undermine UK courts’, say MPs.
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NewsGovernment raises threshold for bankruptcy petitions
Solicitor groups and insolvency practitioners had both called for an increase in the limit, which has not been changed since 1986.
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NewsMore ‘respect and dignity’ for mental health patients
Department of Health published revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act.
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NewsJudges' fury at 'Dickensian litigation' over 'toxic' dispute
Court of Appeal judges use boundary dispute to rage against cost and time of case.
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NewsGrayling's legal aid reforms 'irrational', Law Society argues
Judicial review of crime duty tender process began today.
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NewsLegal execs' regulator sets sights on solicitor firms
‘Several’ law firms regulated by the SRA are interested in switching to ILEX Professional Standards.