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News‘Perverse incentives’ of criminal legal aid fees hurt clients
Transform Justice’s latest report says the fixed police station fee creates a financial incentive for the most experienced lawyers to do the least complex cases.
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NewsPrivate prosecutions code push
Private Prosecutors Association wants its newly-published code to be referred to by judges and used as the benchmark document in prosecutions.
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NewsJudge's emails automatically forwarded to malicious account
HM Courts & Tribunals Service reported five incidents to the Information Commissioner's Office.
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NewsHMCTS staff spent 30,000 hours dealing with court IT chaos
Ministry of Justice says the January outage was reputationally damaging.
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News70 years, 70 cases: campaigners pay tribute to legal aid
Justice Alliance publishes booklet to commemorate Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.
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News'Whoever has the privilege': Gauke on the brink of departure
Lord chancellor prepares to bid farewell as he sends a message to his successor in a speech on reoffending.
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NewsCode aims to improve standard of private prosecutions
Prosecutors should remember their responsibilities as 'ministers of justice'.
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NewsMoJ proposes guidance to understand Victims' Code obligations
Frontline staff unsure who needs to do what each stage of the criminal justice process.
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News‘Overworked’ solicitor fined for claiming duplicate cab expenses
London lawyer said his own administration system ‘fell into disarray’.
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NewsLegal watchdog frustrated by inaction on complaints data
Consumer panel says SRA and Legal Ombudsman have made positive changes, but there is more to do.
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NewsHigh Court quashes lawyer's decision not to prosecute police driver
Crown Prosecution Service says it is reflecting on critical judgment carefully.
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NewsFinancial pressures force closure of London law centre
Trustees of Lambeth Law Centre confirm the facility has shut with immediate effect.
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NewsLottery lifeline: £494k for dwindling law centres
Government figures show there were 94 law centres in 2013/14. There are 47 now.
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NewsInsurers bemoan new discount rate - but stand to save £320m a year
NHS also set to benefit from new -0.25% rate, according to government’s impact assessment.
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NewsEx-Kingsley Napley partner fined over £1.5m estate payments
Former head of private client department found to have made mistakes in handling of administration.
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NewsMoJ urged to do more on criminal records reform
David Gauke pledges to break employment barrier but report highlights 'double discrimination' faced by BAME people.
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NewsDiscount rate reaction: Insurers furious, claimant lawyers relieved
Contrasting responses after lord chancellor's surprise decision to set -0.25% rate.
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NewsRevealed: Government sets PI discount rate at -0.25%
Long-awaited figure affecting damages payouts announced by lord chancellor.
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NewsDotcom whizz sets up lawtech app store
Reynen Court, founded by Andrew Klein, aims to cut time taken for a firm to procure systems ‘from months to minutes’.
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NewsMoJ can’t find key Jackson costs note
Only record of a meeting in which Sir Rupert Jackson proposed extending the Aarhus convention cost-cap is lost.