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NewsBudget 2017: Hammond confirms £600m cut to MoJ spending
Cut contrasts with promises of extra money on health, defence and policing.
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NewsJail for fraudster pair who conned law firms
Email would encourage recipients to change bank transfer arrangements.
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NewsFormer partner Simon Speirs dies in round-the-world race
Experienced yachtsman dies at 60 after falling overboard during headsail change in Southern Ocean.
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NewsBudget preview: Digging up the ‘death tax’ would damage law firms
Chancellor could use ‘death tax’ to fund courts revamp
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NewsBudget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor's sights?
Chancellor could unveil plans to increase accessibility to housing market for young professionals.
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NewsMoJ reveals massive budget cut as new advice deserts open
The deeply worrying scale of the budgetary pressures bearing down on the Ministry of Justice is laid bare in new figures which will dampen already faint hopes of public funding reform. In a written parliamentary answer, justice minister Dominic Raab revealed that the MoJ will have suffered a cumulative 40% ...
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Wheels come off fundamentally dishonest minibus claim
Multiple claims notification forms appeared to give completely different accounts of collision.
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News'Narcissistic' solicitor judge convicted over fake planning campaign
North Yorkshire lawyer attempted to influence planning decisions through bogus correspondence.
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NewsObituary: David Swede
David Swede, a founding partner of Darlingtons Solicitors LLP, has passed away aged 70.
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NewsLegal comparison site enters market with £1m crowdfunding
Site launched as Legal Services Board again endorses shopping around for best prices.
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NewsBarristers best placed for ‘gig economy’ shift, says young bar chief
Tech-savvy barristers are ideally placed to take advantage of the so-called ‘gig economy’.
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NewsSir Henry Brooke's legal aid rallying cry
Standing ovation as renowned chair hits out at recent cuts.
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News‘End anguish over estate benefits’, says solicitor
Unmanageable government requests cause misery for the bereaved.
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NewsEuropean law firms set for Brexit 'sponsorship' to take on English giants?
Indigenous firms will provide specialist services to counter impact of City firms.
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NewsOne in four set to quit as pay lags inflation
Pay is failing to keep up with inflation in almost every sector of the profession and a quarter of legal professionals plan to quit, according to an annual market bellwether.
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NewsSRA will be 'more responsive' by 2020, vows director
New strategy gives insight into how regulator expects to evolve over coming years.
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NewsFirst swaps mis-selling case heads to Rolls Building
Claim against Barclays for the alleged mis-selling of financial products will be heard in the commercial court on Monday.