Last 3 months headlines – Page 804
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NewsNo sense in 'pulling the rug' from under SFO, lawyers say
Conservative manifesto pledge to wrap Serious Fraud Office into National Crime Agency is already attracting plenty of flak.
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NewsTory manifesto: May targets professional advisers
Conservatives promise closer regulation of tax and trusts advisers.
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News'Super-league' - Russell Group's riposte on law school quality
University of Leeds says new table gives 'best overall assessment’ of strength of law schools.
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NewsOnline court pilot set to begin this summer
Issues including fee levels and limits on particulars of claim still to be resolved.
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NewsLaw Society agrees next steps in governance shakeup
The Law Society has agreed next steps in an ongoing review of its governance structure that will establish a new Main Board at Chancery Lane. Meeting in Cardiff yesterday, Council agreed that in July a time-limited implementation board (including the office-holders and key executives) will consider proposals for a shakeup ...
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News'Lamentable history of procrastination' should not deter reform - Munby
De-linking of divorce and money part of family division president's envisaged programme.
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NewsLib Dems pledge separate jurisdiction for Wales
Manifesto plans point to a bonfire of England and Wales legal institutions - from the Land Registry to the SRA.
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NewsKitKat's four fingers crumble before Court of Appeal
In latest twist to long-running battle, judges uphold High Court ruling denying trade mark protection to shape of chocolate bar.
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NewsCommercial judges will need expert assessors, says LCJ
Lord Thomas says London must learn from other jurisdictions' commercial courts to remain competitive.
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News'Don't surf the web', jurors to be told in new notice
Crown courts to pilot fresh approach to helping juries understand their legal obligations.
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NewsTravers Smith reveals all-female partner promotions
Firm makes four lawyers partner in latest round of promotions.
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NewsRussell Group elite tumble in top law school rankings
Queen Mary behind only Cambridge and Oxford as best place to study law in UK, according to Guardian.
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NewsThese lawyers were made for walking
Join the Gazette - and some legal luminaries - on next Monday’s double London legal walk.
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NewsLabour tweaks legal aid commitment in election manifesto
Opposition party appears to have revisited justice pledges after draft version was leaked five days ago.
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NewsFormer City lawyer named as French premier
New York-based Debevoise & Plimpton gets another political feather in its cap.
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NewsHigh Court judgments against businesses at record low
County Court judgments on the rise while High Court judgments decline, figures show.
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NewsLate-night court solicitors will be 'victims of postcode lottery' - Society
Chancery Lane says criminal legal aid firms already operate at little or no profit.
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NewsTop QC implied sex assault victim 'bore responsibility'
Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service reprimands Howard Godfrey of 2 Bedford Row.
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NewsJudges warn fixed costs will drive expert witnesses away
Civil Justice Council calls for greater flexibility on how experts are paid.
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NewsDiscount rate: Insurers say status quo can't go on
Claimant lawyer representatives urge government not to 'pander' to insurance lobby.