Last 3 months headlines – Page 417
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NewsLights, Royal Courts of Justice… action!
Coming soon to your screens - the RCJ playing a French cafe.
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NewsFCA wins appeal over action on Carillion collapse
Regulator does not need court’s permission to take action against a liquidated company, High Court rules.
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NewsTransparency to be ‘new norm’ in Family Division - McFarlane
President announces ‘a major shift in culture’ towards openness, including allowing more reporting of hearings.
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NewsAssange supporters block road outside RCJ
A grey BMW with a dog in the back seat was left parked across one side of the Strand on Thursday afternoon.
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NewsLaw Society unveils climate resolution
I. Stephanie Boyce said solicitors can play ‘a crucial role’ in tackling climate change.
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NewsBarrister sanctioned over his own 'dishonest' RTA claim
Nine-month practising certificate bar 'reflects the expectation that barristers are not only honest but seen to act honestly'.
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NewsNigerian technology specialist expands to UK
TLP Advisory says move will position it as a conduit between African startups and leading investment markets.
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NewsEarly users warned HMCTS about Common Platform problem
Practitioners repeatedly struggling to access cases due to error-free requirement, Gazette can reveal.
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NewsConcerns raised over JR bill’s court reforms
Lord chancellor says bill will ‘streamline procedures’ and help tackle backlog.
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NewsI was 'young and naïve', shadow justice secretary explains
David Lammy’s legislating past comes back to haunt him.
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NewsBudget 21: Tax advisers in line for new sanctions
Finance bill will allow HMRC to freeze assets of ’promoters’ until penalties are paid.
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NewsJR bill cruises through Commons vote as rebellion fails to materialise
Justice secretary Dominic Raab says allowing so many flawed challenges to upper tribunal rulings ‘skews the system’.
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News'The government has listened' - Chancery Lane welcomes budget boost
Chancellor announces billion-pound investment to increase capacity and efficiency across the courts system.
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NewsKiller of retired CPS solicitor gets 33-year term
Martin Decker, a former senior lawyer, was murdered in his Wirral home in March.
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NewsBudget 21: MoJ set for windfall with 4.1% real terms increase by 2025
Commitments for this year include £324m to increase court capacity and more people eligible for legal aid.
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NewsBudget 21: Backlog funding ‘window dressing’
Criminal Bar Association said the budget shows ‘lack of joined-up thinking’.
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NewsNorth-west PI firm goes under with all staff made redundant
Administrators appointed last week at Hampson Hughes after efforts to rescue business failed.
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NewsWorkers win Supreme Court ruling on union rights
Kostal UK Ltd was found to have ‘dishonoured’ a non-legally binding recognition agreement with trade union Unite.
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NewsInce makes bid for listed corporate adviser
£10m takeover of Arden partners would create a one-stop shop for professional services and investment banking.
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NewsUK ‘washing hands’ of Britons in Syria - former DPP
Lord Macdonald said it was ‘demeaning to the British state to be washing its hands of its own citizens’.