Last 3 months headlines – Page 41
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NewsCivil legal aid: minimum 10% fee uplift for housing and immigration lawyers
Ministry of Justice to consult on fee uplift for two of 11 contract areas - the first rise in 30 years.
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NewsCourt cancels intervention into solicitor duped by fraudster
Veteran solicitor had been looking to sell his firm but was taken in by convicted former barrister.
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NewsBar chiefs leaving regulator following restructure
Bar Standards Board announces restructuring that will see legal and enforcement split into two departments.
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NewsClass action disruptor Pogust Goodhead set to axe 150 staff
Between 40 and 50 jobs are likely to be lost in UK, with another 100 to go in Brazil.
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NewsDuty solicitor's 'no comment' advice backfired in joint enterprise case
New report from JENGbA details families' experiences of the legal system and calls for better training.
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NewsPI specialist back in profit after focusing on serious injury
Turnover also up by 15% at Minster Law as the firm looks to bright future.
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NewsFormer SRA director calls on Philip or Bradley to go
If the chair and/or chief executive will not quit, the non-executive directors should resign, respected sector figure says.
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NewsLegislation laid to double time limit for employment claims
MPs told current three-month limit is discriminating against women in particular.
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NewsSolicitor wins appeal against SRA’s harsh rebuke
SRA spends £16,000 unsuccessfully defending adjudicator’s decision over letter to former client.
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NewsMemory lane
A watchdog in limbo, half-day trial proposals, electronic mailboxes and a wealth tax - a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsIt’s that man again
One item in particular grabbed Obiter’s attention during a silent auction at a law centre fundraiser last week.
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NewsCourt denies claimant anonymity after family appeared in media
Lessons for personal injury lawyers in advising clients how to deal with the media.
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NewsIn depth: Why disillusioned junior lawyers give up law
More newly qualifieds are calling mental health charity LawCare, citing stress and job dissatisfaction. The Gazette spoke to junior lawyers who are contemplating a career change or have already stepped away.
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NewsMagistrate's 'Taliban' remark leads to formal warning
Office holder remarked that drugs had to keep people in Pakistan subdued 'or they’d be off joining the Taliban'.
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News'You are not saving money by cutting sitting days,' LCJ tells MPs
Cases ready to be heard are being taken out of lists, salaried judges are not sitting and fee-paid judges are having their bookings cancelled.
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NewsJudge warns divorcing couple of financial ruin
Couple incurred costs of £40,000 in a month disputing bills and holiday payment.
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NewsFull cost of Axiom Ince investigation revealed for the first time
Final cost of LSB probe comes in much higher than initially estimated.
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NewsBlueSky thinking
Law firms appear to be determined to stick around for Twitter’s last knocking.
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NewsWarning over lord chancellor's 'above-inflation legal aid fee increase'
Law firm hints at further legal action if new rates fail to resolve crisis in immigration and asylum legal aid sector.
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NewsAnother blow to SRA as tribunal dismisses historical charges
For the third time this year, the regulator has failed with a prosecution relating to alleged breaches of accounts rules or money laundering regulations.