Last 3 months headlines – Page 497
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NewsMcFarlane: normal family court business unlikely before spring 2021
Family division president sets out framework for at least the next six months.
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NewsJudges given ultimate power over broadcast of sentencing remarks
Government pushes on with legislation to relax rules on televising criminal courts.
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NewsCity firms demand sustainable future post-pandemic
Heads of some of Britain’s biggest businesses sent an open letter to Boris Johnson this morning.
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NewsBuckland faces opposition from his own party over divorce reform
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill passes second reading in the House of Commons.
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NewsLegal walking - without the crowds
Lawyers complete the 10,000-steps challenge while observing social distancing.
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NewsCourts must double capacity to stay afloat, warns criminal bar
Backlog has created a ‘toxic scenario’ for advocates, says Caroline Goodwin QC.
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News'Trapped capital': LAA challenged in High Court over means test
Woman said to be victim of domestic abuse denied legal aid for family proceedings involving ex-partner.
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NewsMaster: It’s not for the court to decide bar’s reasonable earnings
Costs judge agrees that QC’s £1.5m for nine-month trial preparation was reasonable.
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NewsSolicitor enraged by struggle to see court risk assessment
Managing director of Chester firm says he needs to know if it is safe to send staff to court.
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NewsRemote clinical negligence trial ‘possible but undesirable’
Just because a hearing can be done remotely, doesn’t mean it should be, rules judge.
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News£1.5bn claim against Barclays opens at High Court
Bank faces civil claim from private equity firm over alleged deceit during the 2008 financial crisis.
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NewsFirm’s silence over mounting costs ‘a breach of professional obligations’
Costs judge says client was deprived of the opportunity to seek out cheaper alternatives.
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NewsMore courts reopen this week for socially-distanced business
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says 184 buildings will now be open for essential face-to-face hearings.
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NewsProposals invited for SME disputes portal
Disputes resolution portal one of four projects announced in LawTechUK Vision unveiled last month.
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NewsSRA board signs off final design for solicitor 'super-exam'
Members approve assessment despite two votes against model adopted for SQE2.
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NewsGovernment refusing to disclose civil case backlog, says Bar Council
Bar Council claims to have been ‘fobbed off’ after repeatedly asking for government listing data.
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NewsLabour makes bid to annul immigration fee reform
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy tables early day motion to overturn statutory instrument.
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NewsNews focus: Legal learning moves online
As the pandemic moves legal education out of the classroom and into the ether, aspiring lawyers also face an uncertain career path. But could online learning offer enduring advantages?
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NewsPerjury was only the beginning…
When Arthur Castro aka Orton was sentenced to 14 years for perjury in the Tichborne claim, it wasn’t the end of the case.
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NewsProphet of Zoom’s reality check
Spare a thought for those whose world has been turned upside down by the pandemic crisis: tech futurologists.