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NewsGarnier calls for vicarious liability move
The UK should adopt US-style corporate vicarious liability to ensure white-collar criminals are brought to justice, the former solicitor-general and architect of recently introduced deferred prosecution arrangements (DPAs) said this week. Speaking to the Gazette ahead of a speech to the Bar Council’s employed bar conference, Sir Edward Garnier QC ...
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Costs consultants give pricing a makeover
Two costs consultants have merged to offer what they claim will be a completely different outlook on pricing.
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Barrister offers money-back guarantee
Taunton barrister offers solicitors a full refund if they are not satisfied with the quality and timeliness of his service.
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NewsCourt in the glare of publicity
The Supreme Court building in Parliament Square is set to become a public entertainment venue – for one night, at least.
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First prosecutions under FGM act
A London doctor and another man are the first to be prosecuted for alleged female genital mutilation since the practice was made illegal under the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.
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LLM scholarship essay prize
The undergraduate from Great Britain, Northern Ireland or Ireland who wins Queen’s University Belfast’s inaugural human rights prize will be awarded a full-fees scholarship on its LLM course. Candidates should submit an essay on an aspect of human rights law. Go to go.qub.ac.uk/hrprize
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Irwin Mitchell secures £60m funding
National firm Irwin Mitchell has secured £60m in a four-year package from three major UK banks to fund growth plans.
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NewsHit and myth
Might the far-reaching reforms of civil justice in fact be just like the Eleusinian mysteries?
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NewsFool’s day errand
Obiter suspects a treat will be in store for the justice secretary on his birthday.
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NewsMemory lane
The opening of family courts to the press is ‘moving at an unseemly gallop’, a leading High Court judge said.
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Psychiatric injury reform call
MPs have backed the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers campaign to reform the law on psychiatric injury.
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European venture for lit funder
Global litigation funder Bentham IMF has entered into a joint venture with a US-based investment advisory firm to establish operations in Europe.
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Cyber SOS team is go
A government-backed emergency response scheme for cyber attacks and other computer emergencies, CERT-UK, will be formally launched by the Cabinet Office today.
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NewsSRA seeks to lift burden on sole practitioners
Sole practitioners will be allowed to apply for lifetime licences.
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NewsSociety argues against 'prescriptive' insolvency fees reform
Proposals part of a package of measures announced by the Insolvency Service.
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NewsCoA orders defendant to pay interest on disbursements
Agreement between Cardiff-based Hugh James and industrial disease claimants proper and binding.
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NewsBar rebels over deal on legal aid cuts
Nigel Lithman QC told that the CBA has made a ‘grave mistake’ over deal with MoJ.
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NewsHundreds of millions promised to modernise courts
MoJ says programme will save more than £100m a year by the end of the decade.
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NewsKent gives green light to council ABS
County aims to tender for a commercial partner in the summer and will begin immediate discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.