Last 3 months headlines – Page 464
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News'Net cost of justice system is small' says LCJ in court funding plea
Courts must be able to work to full capacity, annual bar conference hears.
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NewsBuckland: Supreme Court review is not 'revenge'
Lord chancellor says he wants to protect judges from US-style appointment system.
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NewsLegal aid evidence reveals wellbeing crisis
Legal Aid Practitioners Group highlights 'lethal combination' threatening sector's future.
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News'Complainant' and 'survivor' added to code for victims
Lord chancellor Robert Buckland says revisions will result in increased engagement with criminal justice system.
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NewsNew conveyancing requirements to encourage digital ID checks
Land Registry unveils 'Safe Harbour Standard' to provide clarity and steer investment.
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NewsDepartment for International Trade calls out to arbitrators
Recruits will help resolve disputes that arise under free trade agreements.
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NewsLawyers make late plea to halt massive whiplash cuts
Motor Accident Solicitors Society says 2018 figures are fundamentally flawed and wholly unjust.
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NewsBlock on remote assessments stopping PI claimants getting help
While insurers have accepted remote examinations, lawyers say DWP is not so accommodating.
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NewsCourts must aim higher than video hearings, says Susskind
‘Hearing a case from your kitchen table is not a fundamental change’, IBA conference hears.
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NewsDeveloper stung by high-interest loan loses case against solicitors
NDH Properties Limited accused Leeds-based firm of professional negligence.
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NewsStudent's tribunal claim against law school thrown out by Court of Appeal
University of Law was accused of discrimination by a former masters’ student.
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NewsNational firm on buying spree - but will let new acquisitions keep identities
Shakespeare Martineau says it can build a 'house of brands' under one LLP.
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NewsHappy judges spread cheer with upbeat tone
The bench seems to be going out of its way to praise advocates - and even IT systems.
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NewsCourt overturns SDT’s ‘seriously flawed’ decision to clear solicitor
Case involving costs claimed by former Neumans partner will have to be re-heard before a new panel, High Court rules.
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NewsFieldfisher lays off secretaries and PAs
City firm says there is now ‘less demand for administrative support’.
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NewsGovernment bans evictions until January
Statutory instrument laid in parliament days after solicitor sent pre-action protocol letter.
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NewsIBA 2020: Poor countries should take legal advice about Chinese investment
Belt and Road Initiative could expose countries to unsustainable debt and pollution, conference hears.
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NewsCourt calls time on year-long fundamental dishonesty saga
Judge says the number of court orders made in the space of a year was ‘truly remarkable’.
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NewsJudicial review regime 'fit for purpose' - local government lawyers
First known public sector response criticises independent probe's questions for government departments.