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NewsCJEU advised to dismiss Hungary and Poland's rule of law case
The two countries are challenging a regulation to suspend funds to member states breaching the rule of law.
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NewsOutrage at Taliban takeover of Afghanistan bar association
Move has 'completely compromised the independence of the legal profession', International Bar Association states.
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NewsLaw Society’s annual awards to end after 15 years
Annual celebration of profession’s brightest and best will not take place in 2022.
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NewsSmall claims taking 51 weeks to go to trial as litigants wait for justice
Parties now waiting around three months longer for resolution in the smallest cases, official statistics reveal.
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NewsMail lawyers criticised for lack of ‘clear focus’ in Meghan appeal
Grounds of appeal have been 'neither followed nor mentioned much in argument', master of rolls says.
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NewsCarnwath disappointed ‘legal enforcement’ was not discussed at Cop 26
Former Supreme Court justice says Britain 'has a good story to tell in this particular area'.
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NewsHigh Court to hear Khan case seven days after arrest warrant issued
Committal hearing in The Law Society of England and Wales v Sophia Khan Law Limited listed for today.
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NewsLandmark privacy ruling not ‘novel, radical or surprising’, Supreme Court hears
A decision that a person under a criminal investigation has a reasonable expectation of privacy pre-charge is under appeal.
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NewsSupreme Court allows DWP’s appeal over universal credit
The UK’s highest court held that a recent CJEU ruling has ‘binding force in its entirety on and in the United Kingdom’.
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NewsConveyancers face 'unjustified' negligence claims over stamp duty
HM Revenue & Customs unveils plans to end abuse of tax rules for mixed property and multiple dwellings.
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NewsRaab invites ‘drastic and bold’ ideas to keep family matters out of court
Lord chancellor says as many as half of cases should be settled through ADR or mediation.
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NewsContempt case against Russian oligarch revived by CoA
Applicants are not ‘under a duty to act wholly impartially or as if they had no legitimate private interest in the outcome’, Court of Appeal says.
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NewsEastern promise as growing firm swallows up local rival
Ashtons Legal now boasts a headcount of more than 400 across six offices in East Anglia.
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NewsCosts bill not valid because solicitor’s signature was illegible
High Court grants permission to appeal an order that the bill in a clinical negligence case was validly served.
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NewsLandmark privacy case begins at Supreme Court
Five justices consider whether someone under criminal investigation can have a reasonable expectation of privacy before they are charged.
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NewsOne third of big firms 'actively considering IPO'
Interest suggests demand is growing for external capital to fund expansion plans.
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News'Experienced' LiP refused adjournment for pro bono counsel's unavailability
Judge said absence of barrister in £5m professional negligence claim is significant but not overwhelming.
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NewsLabour picks non-lawyer as shadow justice secretary
Steve Reed steps in to the shoes of David Lammy, promoted to the foreign secretary.
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News‘We’re freezing!’ Lawyers grumble as courts heating packs up
Solicitors and court staff are having to wear coats and gloves indoors as temperatures plunge.
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ProfileBlueprint for family court monitoring mechanism unveiled
Pilot to commence next spring as domestic abuse and victims commissioners reveal details.