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Concern over arrest of leading Egyptian rights campaigner
Lawyer Azza Soliman held on unknown charges after personal assets frozen.
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SRA sings praises of asylum firms after sector review
Regulator finds areas of poor practice but produces overall positive summary of solicitors handling asylum cases.
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Liz Truss gives hope of imminent LASPO review
Justice secretary tells parliament a timetable for the review of legal aid reforms will be announced shortly.
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Lawyers less trusted than hairdressers – but more than pollsters
This year’s Ipsos-Mori Veracity Index suggests that a lawyer who wants to command the trust of Jo Public should become a judge.
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NHSLA confirms mediation service after pilot success
Two-year contracts awarded to secure dispute resolution services at ‘lowest possible cost’.
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Legal author and Twitter star Gary Slapper dies
Former head of Open University law school was strong advocate for public legal education.
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Turkish lawyers praised for human rights work
Murdered lawyer among four honoured as European bar association highlights Turkey's crackdown on lawyers.
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US much tougher on rogue banks, law firm's fine tracker shows
Fines by US regulators and law enforcement agencies for interest rate and Forex manipulation totalled £8bn in the last four years – dwarfing penalties issued by the European Commission, EU member states and Switzerland.
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Lawyers voice backlash fears over EU patent court move
Amid uncertainty following the referendum in June, Baroness Neville-Rolfe said that the UK intends to ratify the unitary patent and court system.
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News focus: a Welsh legal jurisdiction?
Should the adoption of a reserved powers model of devolution in Wales be accompanied by the establishment of a separate jurisdiction? Many lawyers still think so.
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Bar will end ‘poor-quality, expensive’ training route
More details published of proposals to slash the cost of training and tackle high exam failure rates.
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PI reform opponents ask for more time
A2J group wants an extra five weeks to to respond to proposals that will 'sweep away rights that have been part of British life for centuries'.
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Claims giant warns PI reforms will hit 2017 profits by £4m
Share price plummets as National Accident Helpline attempts to respond to future legal landscape.
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‘Dirty tactics’ and ‘racism’: Asons lambasts rival solicitors over council grant
Bolton firm issues defiant statement accusing rival practices of pursuing their own agendas as row escalates over 'secret' £300,000 grant from council.
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Solicitors demand answers over Bolton firm’s ‘secret’ grant
Public spending watchdogs alerted to Bolton Council’s £300,000 grant to personal injury firm.
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Autumn statement: ‘stealth tax’ places £40 premium cut in doubt
Insurers furious about another increase in IPT – and are already suggesting whiplash pledges could be affected.
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MoJ finds rule breaches in marketing for sickness claims
Claims Management Regulator says clients must have given consent to be contacted.
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Judges’ pensions: ‘no one complaining about the change itself’
Tribunal hearing hears closing submissions in case brought by 210 judges.
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Checks needed on clients’ human rights records
Geneva: client acceptance procedures must be reviewed by law firms seeking credit for being human rights compliant, an influential business group has concluded.