Last 3 months headlines – Page 810
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News'Unsung heroes' supporting victims and witnesses to be honoured
Six awards will be presented at inaugural HM Courts & Tribunals Service ceremony.
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NewsTribunal fee refund plan revealed - three months after Supreme Court ruling
Initial phase will be aimed at 1,000 claimants in single claims, justice minister tells parliament.
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NewsLies and statistics: advocates get help with statistical evidence
Guide produced by Inns of Court College of Advocacy and Royal Statistical Society aims to help avoid miscarriages of justice.
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NewsGascoyne and Greene lead Excellence parade
Law Society announces 19 winners of the 11th Excellence Awards.
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NewsLegal ombudsman accounts 'draw line under past issues'
Chair of Office for Legal Complaints says 2016-17 report and accounts are an important milestone.
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NewsPublic access barrister sanctioned for third time in six months
Oliver White fined £500 for ’failing to cooperate’ with Bar Standards Board.
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NewsRevealed: Slater and Gordon spent £31.7m scrutinising Quindell figures
Defence filing also reveals that Quindell initially asked for up to £1.2bn for professional services business.
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NewsEmployment tribunals missing targets and haemorrhaging judges
User group meeting exposes concerns while government remains tight-lipped on reimbursement scheme.
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NewsSupreme Court deals state immunity blow in embassy row
Judgment says employment claims based on EU law should be allowed to proceed.
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NewsGroup action case hears of 'disastrous and catastrophic' Lloyds/HBOS takeover
First day of landmark £600m claim hears that HBOS’s financial woes were concealed from shareholders.
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NewsOf all the gin joints in all of Huddersfield
Obiter is well acquainted with old court buildings turned into bars and restaurants (Manchester County Court and Colchester Magistrates’ Court prime examples) but never before a humble solicitor’s office. Source: Trinity Mirror That is about to change after Kirklees Council gave final approval to turn a ...
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NewsLCJ hands criminal justice duties to Leveson
Sir Brian Leveson becomes the second judge to be appointed head of criminal justice under the Constitutional Reform Act.
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NewsRegulatory body could be established to tackle leasehold abuse
Government issues call for evidence on regulating letting and managing agents.
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NewsAppeal court throws out libel claim over CPS press release
Lay readers understand special meaning behind lawyers' words, Lord Justice Simon rules.
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LiPs flock to charity for help - but they're not asking for a lawyer
PSU chief executive outlines the scale of the challenge following the government’s legal aid restrictions.
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News£6.2m lifeline for pioneering family court service
Research shows family drug and alcohol courts save public sector bodies £2.30 for every £1 spent.
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NewsLegal geeks - where are the women in lawtech?
Second legal technology start-up event hears of need to overcome unconscious bias.
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NewsCouncils seek ABS merger to become more business-like
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council want to merge with LGSS Law.
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NewsHigh Court braced for £600m Lloyds/HBOS trial
Five former directors may be cross-examined in claim by former shareholders.
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NewsCivil justice overseers back 'presumption' of mediation
Working group of the Civil Justice Council says current ADR system has ‘fundamental problem’.