Last 3 months headlines – Page 924
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NewsWelsh rural advice crisis warning for England
A doomsday scenario for high street solicitors in rural Wales could also apply to parts of England, a solicitor has warned following a report warning of emerging ‘advice deserts’.
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NewsSteel city woos top law firms with incentives
Sheffield is believed to be the first English city to commit public funds to persuade firms to relocate.
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NewsSoft, strong, righting a wrong
A very special item has arrived in the Law Society Library – it’s a toilet roll.
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NewsMissing baby murder puzzle
One of the more fascinating cases in the New South Wales criminal courts has been that of Keli Lane.
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NewsTrainee retention rate slips at magic circle giants
Clifford Chance posted the lowest figure across the group.
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Stamp duty relief over enforcement
Conveyancers will be provided with written guidance and online calculators to deal with additional administrative obligations.
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SFO ends forex investigation
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its investigation into allegations of fraudulent conduct on the foreign exchange market, raising questions over government decisions that have limited its powers. Last week the SFO said that after reviewing 500,000 documents, it decided ‘there were reasonable grounds to suspect the commission of ...
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NewsCameras to be allowed into Crown courts
Government announces three-month test of broadcasting judges’ sentencing remarks.
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NewsLaw centre gears up for 'hackathon'
Developers and coders to compete to build technical solutions for Hackney Community Law Centre.
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NewsCourt campaigners refuse to give up fight against closure
Court users in Chichester begin protest movement at last year’s decision.
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NewsCaseload at EU’s top court hits record high
Statistics reveal 15% increase in the number of cases at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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NewsExclusive: Turkish police storm international lawyers’ protest
Society’s human rights chair reports violence towards delegation attending Istanbul terrorism trial of defence lawyers.
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NewsCourts IT upgrade complete by 2020, says HMCTS chief
Chief executive spells out plans for incremental changes but says it will be finished within four years.
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NewsWhitehall clears change for insolvency practitioners
SRA relinquishes responsibility for regulation of insolvency practitioners on 14 April.
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NewsMoJ set to impose 34% divorce fee hike next Monday
The Ministry of Justice confirmed that divorce fees will rise to £550 from 21 March.
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NewsBLP and Greenberg Traurig end merger talks
Merger talks have been called off over a lack of ‘common ground’.