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NewsLitigants can opt out of digital justice any time, says minister
Government sees off Labour’s proposed amendments to online courts legislation going through parliament.
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NewsScotland’s law firms suffer profit slump
‘Fierce competition’ blamed in a market which has transformed over the last decade.
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NewsFrazer takes a step up at Ministry of Justice
Barrister takes on the prisons and probation portfolio following Robert Buckland's elevation to lord chancellor.
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NewsMoJ accelerates work on 'pressing' criminal legal aid concerns
Evidence needed on issues such as unused material by end of September.
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NewsProfits fall at Stewarts for second year in a row
Net profit has fallen by 13% and PEP is down 16%.
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NewsSFO drops hefty proportion of cases
The prosecuting authority closed 14 investigations without charge this year, compared with three last year.
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NewsBuckland is lord chancellor and justice secretary
Barrister replaces David Gauke in Boris Johnson's cabinet.
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NewsLSB seeks to settle independence issue with revised rules
Final internal governance rules are published following period of consultation.
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NewsCalifornia poised for long-awaited embrace of non-lawyers
California would be the biggest US state to relax restrictions and liberalise the market.
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NewsReed to succeed Hale at Supreme Court
Scottish judge takes over in January, prime minister announces.
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NewsRetention rate high at Linklaters
The firm joins Slaughter and May in posting a rise in trainee retentions.
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NewsCourt faces four-month shutdown due to unexpected building work
Croydon Magistrates' Court is being rejigged to accommodate extra work from neighbouring court closure.
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NewsCourt slashes £25k costs for superfluous QC
Appeal judge comes down hard on party whose entire legal team arrived for costs hearing after family case.
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NewsCommittee warns of ignorance on England and Wales divergence
Lord chancellor told that few legal education and training providers have dedicated modules on Welsh law.
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NewsSolicitor fined £15k over £900 payment fails in appeal
Alexander Zivancevic asked a client to pay a £900 bill into his personal bank account and did not inform his firm.
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NewsGovernment amends LASPO to extend immigration legal aid
Justice minister Paul Maynard says change will help separated migrant children access support more quickly.
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NewsAcas reports surge in employment tribunal claims
The resolution service received tens of thousands more notifications this year compared than in the same period last year.
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NewsGovernment lost £12.1m over cancelled fine-collection upgrade
Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme was supposed to increase efficiency.
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NewsSFO needs culture change, says watchdog
Organisation is plagued by ‘neglectful management’ and ‘unacceptable behaviours’, according to an independent leadership review.
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NewsWe're still here: fighting talk from law centres following Lambeth closure
Network chief says 16 have gone since 2013 - but six have joined and others are keen.