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NewsOnline court 'entirely voluntary', government insists
Response to transforming justice consultation dismisses fears about access to justice and 'sentencing by algorithm'.
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Legal aid delay compounded fined solicitor's cash flow problem
Karen Todner's firm faced delays in paying legal aid - and a 'hardening attitude' on the part of HMRC.
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NewsInsurance boss queries blanket increase in small claims limit
£5,000 limit should be implemented in stages, Association of British Insurers chief tells MPs examining personal injury reforms.
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NewsCourt allows escape from fixed costs after offer accepted late
District judge rejects argument that ruling would open floodgates to applications for indemnity costs.
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NewsLord Justice Jackson takes to the road on fixed costs
Judge ‘keeping an open mind for the time being’ about the type of case that should fall within fixed costs, and the upper limit.
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NewsFunding bonanza as litigation investors commit £723m to UK
More businesses are seeking to share the financial risks involved in litigation or arbitration.
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Solicitor general tells lawyers: take your skills into school
Robert Buckland said he found talking to students was an effective use of his spare time.
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NewsNews focus: UK failing ‘open justice’ tests
British justice ranks behind even the poorest US states when it comes to secrecy. A new charter aims to address this at a time when transparency is under renewed attack.
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DAC Beachcroft post-room assistant 'abused trust'
Anthony Jenkins intended to make £726 from international firm.
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NewsOmbudsman keen to grow but not ‘explicitly expansionist’
Redress for consumers of unauthorised providers will be a key element for the next three years.
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NewsMinister lukewarm about cold-call ban for PI claims
Issue of unsolicited calls once again up for debate as lawyers prepare to take on insurers in parliament.
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NewsSRA keen to lift barriers to solicitors offering unbundling
Roundtable discussion on litigants in person reveals plans for the regulator to publish guidance.
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NewsBlacker files to Court of Appeal
Former solicitor advocate argues High Court was wrong to say his tribunal listing was a judicial function.
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NewsPhil Shiner tribunal rejects ‘manoeuvre’ to delay case
Three-week hearing opens into allegations of misconduct over Iraq war claims.
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Tribunal refuses SRA’s ‘unnecessary’ hotel bill
SDT says the SRA’s schedule of costs, at £16,273.50, was too high.
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NewsCMC complaints increase 39% in the space of a year
Delays and failure to refund upfront fees account for half of all complaints about claims management companies.
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NewsLaw Society appoints interim chief executive
Paul Tennant ran housing association Orbit for 14 years and is a former president of the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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NewsBar is male, pale and privately educated – and it will take women 50 years to catch up
The Bar Standards Board’s annual report on diversity concludes that some progress was made last year.
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NewsDoctors’ regulator urges caution over release of patient records
Guidance attempts to set the regulations for when information can be shared with solicitors.
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NewsTruss delays personal injury discount rate decision despite ABI defeat
Government says review of the 2.5% discount rate is taking longer than expected.