Last 3 months headlines – Page 778
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NewsLammy: defence solicitors part of 'chronic trust deficit'
Review of treatment of black, Asian and minority ethic people in criminal justice system makes wide-ranging recommendations.
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NewsGovernment to 'consider' electronic will proposals
Minister says ‘no assesment’ for potential fraud has been made.
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NewsLawyers earn £1.25m from KWM collapse as creditors still penniless
Update from administrators gives further details of cost of handling collapsed division of firm.
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News'Unprecedented and extraordinary': repeal bill under fire
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill raises ‘fundamental concerns’ for rule of law, say peers
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NewsDelivering justice 'ever more difficult' - LCJ signs off after 'nine years of austerity'
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says his final year has been the hardest - citing the impact of dilapidated courts, low judicial morale and delays.
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NewsNorton Rose latest to ‘northshore’ with Newcastle move
Legal hub will provide data analysis and research for the international firm.
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NewsCompetition threat for 'occasional' conveyancers
Top five firms most insulated from market lull, according to market tracker.
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NewsInsurers toast new discount rate plans
Rate will be based on ‘low risk’ investments and reviewed every three years, lord chancellor announces.
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NewsClaimant lawyers to blame for soaring clinical negligence bill, watchdog concludes
National Audit Office wants 'good hard look' at claims numbers, legal costs and levels of damages.
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NewsIntel given boost in appeal against €1.06bn competition fine
US microchip maker had offered rebates to potential buyers to thwart rival companies.
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NewsMansfield finds another new set
Renowned human rights QC believes he is 'returning home’ after less than a year as head of chambers at 1GIS.
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NewsSlater and Gordon sell-off in prospect as BLM link emerges
Conversations under way about ‘working closely’ with Slater and Gordon’s business legal services team.
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NewsRevealed: fixed costs proposals for hearing loss claims
Working group claimant and defendant sides comes to agreement about a fixed fee regime.
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NewsScotland sets Unified Patent Court wheels in motion
Scottish Parliament set to debate implementation measure for European court despite uncertainty over entire system.
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NewsHoliday claims farmer rapped for '351,000 deaths' video
Rebuke comes as SRA reveals it has received information about 31 firms suspected of improper referral arrangements.
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NewsGovernment tight-lipped on tribunal repayments
First parliamentary justice question time after the summer break extracts little information.
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NewsECtHR backs employee over workplace communications monitoring
Majority decision finds that national authorities had not protected right to private life and correspondence.
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NewsClifford Chance completes strong magic circle retention round
Canary Wharf-based firm takes on 81% of trainee cohort.
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NewsJunior lawyers seek to bolster representative ranks as super-exam looms
Representatives will try to set the agenda on key issues including the solicitors qualifying examination.
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NewsGrenfell Tower research to expose gaps in the law
Kent and Bristol universities are seeking evidence to include in report for homelessness charity Shelter.