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NewsLloyd George tribute
Members of the family of David Lloyd George joined Law Society president Joe Egan at a ceremony to rename the Old Council Chamber in 113 Chancery Lane in honour of the only solicitor to become prime minister. Lloyd George, who was PM from 1916 to 1922, was also the only ...
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NewsNews roundup: in brief
Probe of trial waivers A growing tendency for governments to encourage criminal defendants to waive their right to a trial will be examined at a free event organised by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and Fair Trials on 12 October. Logbook loans law A draft Goods Mortgages ...
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NewsPartners punished for failing to stop tax fraud colleague
Paralegal was under-declaring stamp duty on property transactions and keeping the money himself.
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NewsPI market a year from cliff edge as damages set to rise
Researchers say the £4bn-a-year industry may not have long left in the sun.
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NewsSRA turning legal sector into 'wild west', says Law Society
Criticism of plans to relax rules on how and where solicitors can practise.
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NewsPrices and complaints data must be published says SRA
Regulator seeks out ’more open, competitive market where people can make good choices’.
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NewsSRA ushers in 'Uberisation' of legal services
Regulator wants to make it easier for solicitors to operate freelance.
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NewsLabour conference: No more lawyer jokes, Chakrabarti pledges
Shadow attorney general claims lawyers are not always good at representing themselves.
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NewsUK's cash for crash capital is revealed
North of England and Midlands most prominent for fraud attempts according to insurance fraud investigators
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NewsSRA 'driving uncertainty' and dismissing solicitors' views - Law Society
Chancery Lane challenges the Solicitors Regulation Authority to ask itself what exactly is the problem its reforms seek to address.
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NewsLegal Wales: ‘Second-rate talent’ fear over Brexit
Professor warns offering migrants short working periods will discourage them from coming to Wales to begin with.
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NewsLegal Wales: LCJ highlights devolution ambiguity
The outgoing lord chief justice devoted his final speech in the role to outlining major themes shaping the future of the justice sector – most notably the ‘huge retrenchment’ in what the state is willing to pay for. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd also alluded to the lack of a defined ...
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Green cost caps ruling
Environmental groups and the Ministry of Justice both claimed victory following a ruling on cost caps on environmental challenges. In The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Others v the Secretary of State for Justice and the Lord Chancellor, Mr Justice Dove ruled that cost-cap hearings should be ...
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NewsAI will severely disrupt legal services, says futurologist
Artificial intelligence is neither artificial nor intelligent – but it will severely disrupt the legal services world, according to the keynote speaker at this week’s Law Society conference ‘Legal services in a data-driven world’. Futurologist Dave Coplin says that essential skills for the digital society will be ‘creativity, empathy and ...
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NewsLawyers say Uber's London fare is not finished yet
Company intends to appeal surprise decision not to renew its operating licence in the capital.
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NewsBach calls for human right to legal aid
Former justice minister’s report argues individuals are no longer guaranteed reasonable legal assistance as a result of legal aid cuts.
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NewsFlexible court hours pilot is postponed
Susan Acland-Hood believes ’strong views expressed reinforce the need for us to proceed on a clear evidence base'.