Last 3 months headlines – Page 1041
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The Law Society Gazette, 7 October 2004 Tories issue warning over criminal contract tendering Competitive tendering of criminal legal aid contracts is likely to lead to allegations of corner-cutting and incompetence against solicitors, shadow attorney-general Dominic Grieve MP told a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth this ...
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Lib Dem Autumn Conference: as it happened
[View the story “All the justice updates from the Lib Dem Autumn conference” on Storify]
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NewsHave you ever been Nigel-ed?
Joan Collins at charity launch of new book by one of the principal founders of DLA Piper.
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NewsDenton backlash begins as judge overturns relief refusal
Original judge had ‘expressed’ qualms about following directions of Mitchell judgment.
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NewsPartners fined for tax avoidance advice
Stamp duty land tax avoidance scheme operated through Seychelles-based business, disciplinary tribunal hears.
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NewsScotland's anger over UK abandoning Human Rights Act
Secretary of state Carmichael and Holyrood justice secretary MacAskill condemn 'ugly' proposals.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman to open online complaints portal
Watchdog says new system and office move will save £2m a year.
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NewsDraft 'British rights' bill before Christmas
Conservatives set out plan for repeal of 1998 Human Rights Act.
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NewsHigh Court deals LASPO blow to Grayling
Court rules that Ministry of Justice did not carry out adequate review of potential impact of reforms.
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NewsCosts budgeting ‘completely alien’ to some judges
Senior costs judge says more training needed to help with post-Jackson regime.
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NewsMedical compensation ‘outstripping public finances’
MDU’s Dr Christine Tomkins said the system must be changed before claims inflation outstrips society’s ability to pay.
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News55% rise in actions against solicitors
Regulator accuses larger firms of 'aggressive defence tactics'.
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NewsChartered accountants grant first ABS licence
Top-20 accountancy firm approved to carry out probate work.
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NewsCameron: we’ll scrap Human Rights Act
But prime minister appears to allay speculation that Britain would withdraw from European convention under majority Tory government.
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NewsKPMG to offer one-stop shop with ABS
Big four firm, which has more than 50 lawyers in its legal team including four partners, granted ABS status by the SRA.
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NewsJudge dismisses 180 divorces over ‘industrial-scale fraud’
Sir James Munby says rules on divorce declarations have to be tighter.
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NewsFirst charity ABS granted licence
Aspire Law is the product of a collaboration between national charity Aspire and personal injury firm Moore Blatch.
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NewsMinister refuses to commit on advice deficit
Conservative conference event discusses Low Commission report on access to social welfare legal advice.
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NewsMidlands network is ‘on-call partner’
East Midlands firm Nelsons has created Fusion Legal to act as a support and referral source for member firms.