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NewsNo future in criminal defence, juniors tell Law Society
'What other business is still charging 1995 rates?’ asks respondent in Chancery Lane poll.
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NewsGLD 'committed to levelling up' as it seeks 50 London lawyers
Government Legal Department is advertising to fill 50 posts with salaries starting at £43,916.
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NewsCommercial Court could face wave of ‘sanctions-related claims’
War in Ukraine and sanctions already ‘causing complications to the court’s work’.
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NewsClaimant jailed for contempt over £4m NHS fraud
Judge says that suspended sentence would not send the message that defrauding the NHS is utterly unacceptable.
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NewsStop treating rape complainants as suspects, data watchdog tells police
Information commissioner says people are feeling 'revictimised' by the criminal justice system due to excessive requests for information.
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NewsLord chancellor must ‘rein in’ cabinet on rule of law – LCJ
Lord Burnett says lord chancellor ‘must be ready to deploy their authority and say “no”’.
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NewsNew legal aid means test thresholds will be out of date immediately
Independent review published by the Law Society says absence of continuous uprating for inflation is a glaring omission.
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NewsWindrush pro bono scheme relaunched to reach more victims
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit secures funding for outreach work as well as support from accountancy giant.
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NewsLegal aid action could escalate in three weeks' time
Criminal Bar Association will ballot members on 11 June after consulting barristers, heads of chambers and circuit leaders.
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NewsJustice committee chief submits letter of no confidence in Johnson
Barrister Bob Neill MP says he did not find prime minister's assertions to be credible following publication of Sue Gray's report.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for running family finances through firm
SRA says south London practitioner effectively used client money as an overdraft facility for her relatives.
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NewsBroken alarm system halts trials at Crown court
Two-week-old fault at Maidstone is set to be fixed, say courts officials.
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NewsLSB charts its own progress with new website
Articles and blogs will be submitted by lawyers and other stakeholders in the legal sector.
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NewsBoyce questions lord chief's assertion on judicial diversity
Law Society president says Lord Burnett's comments on progress do not correspond with the data.
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NewsAG hosts Ukraine prosecutor general for war crimes discussions
Suella Braverman says she is ‘determined that British expertise will help Ukraine uncover the truth’.
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NewsCivil cases waiting up to 15 months for first hearing, research reveals
County courts at Thanet, Chelmsford and Reading are taking more than 400 days to even progress to a first stage.
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NewsFast-growing firm expands in south west with acquisition
Shakespeare Martineau’s ‘house of brands’ takes on another business - but acquired practice won’t keep its identity.
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News'Too fair, too kind, too gentle': legal aid solicitors demand tougher action
Several criminal defence practitioners are boycotting burglary work but want to widen the scope of cases.
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NewsEntrepreneur loses contempt appeal in £200,000 dispute with Farrer & Co
Julie Meyer, 55, in ‘deliberate and cynical breach’ of court orders, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsDWF announces Hong Kong tie-up – as Addleshaw Goddard leaves
Listed firm agrees deal with financial services regulation specialist as Addleshaw confirms September exit.