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NewsLASPO review publication delayed again to early 2019
Review was originally supposed to have been completed by April 2018.
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NewsSRA reveals £3.1m spend on failed Leigh Day case
Correspondence reveals persistent requests for updates from the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Justice.
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NewsPrice transparency rules 'not about giving firms a hard time' - SRA chief
Extra requirements central to discussions at SRA compliance conference.
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NewsControversial £500,000 PII limit plan kicked into long grass
SRA set to prioritise changes to the compensation fund as big claims expected to put pressure on reserves.
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NewsWithout malice: Solicitor fails with damages claim over prosecutions
High Court rules CPS lawyer acted honestly in 11-year investigation of Swansea solicitor eventually cleared of fraud.
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NewsSRA plans U-turn on revealing costs of Leigh Day case
But regulator still refusing to publish full details of correspondence with the Ministry of Defence.
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NewsNews focus: What you may have missed
Edited highlights from lawgazette.co.uk over the holiday period
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NewsMoJ plans for discount rate change with call for evidence
Summer 2019 has previously been suggested as target date for determining new rate.
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NewsComplaints about judges behaving badly increase 17% in a year
The JCIO removed 11 magistrates, two judges, four tribunal judges and two coroners in 2017/18.
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NewsUnveiled: The SRA's digital badge coming soon to your website
Badge comes in three different colours and can be displayed in English or Welsh.
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NewsMoJ reveals 20% annual fall in personal injury claims
Figures ahead of latest reforms confirm dramatic decline in number of low-value claims.
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NewsNew ombudsman tool lets consumers road-test their complaint
Tests of the scheme has resulted in hundreds of complaints being directed elsewhere.
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NewsPrice transparency era begins today - but clients urged not to be blinded by costs
Law Society wants public to be equally concerned with regulatory protection and service levels.
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NewsContinuing competence under LSB's microscope with new review
Legal Services Board notes lack of regular formal assessment of practitioners during their careers.
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NewsRyanair's strike compensation battle to end up in the courts
Experts estimate outstanding compensation to delayed passengers could be as much as £55m.
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NewsLawWorks Pro Bono Awards: a gallery
Labour MP David Lammy presented this year's honours marking the profession's efforts to provide access to justice.
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Litigation funder closes doors to new cases
Calunius says £100m fund has completed its investments and surprises market with no plans for successor.
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NewsChild abuse solicitor fined after disclosure to journalist
Respondents complained after information shared in pre-action protocol appeared in newspaper article.
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NewsBar's 'silence' on sexual harassment must change, says QC
Jo Delahunty says mandatory reporting rule ’hindering efforts to flush out instances of harassment’.