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NewsRight to choose
Rival protests took place outside the Royal Courts of Justice last week before a legal challenge over the law on assisted dying. Retired lecturer Noel Conway, 68, who has motor neurone disease, is seeking the right to choose when his life should end with medical help. Conway’s campaign was supported ...
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NewsSolicitor tells court: This place is too busy to shut
Cambridge lawyer makes impassioned speech after client told to wait another six months for trial. ‘Powers that be are nowhere to be seen,’ she says.
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NewsSimmons hires from top Dublin firms for Ireland move
Post-Brexit, Ireland will be ‘strategic domicile’, says leading firm.
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News'Nothing to lose': Bar ponders no returns policy to escalate protest
About 100 chambers are already refusing new work and the bar’s mood is hardening as the Ministry of Justice stands firm.
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News'Brexit lawyer' David Greene set to be Law Society president in 2020
Edwin Coe solicitor is widely known for representing one of the claimants in the Brexit litigation.
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NewsLying claimant found in contempt left £5k out of pocket after seeking £837k
Clinical negligence victim found in contempt of court after case brought by hospital trust.
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NewsGermans better prepared for Brexit than UK lawyers
Just 23% of UK lawyers believe workload will increase, compared to 64% of European lawyers.
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NewsFirms embrace more relaxed rules on reporting accounts issues
Research finds firms are adapting to the new regime created by the SRA three years ago.
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NewsNeglectful solicitor who left her mother to die is jailed
Prosecutor says case was the worst example of neglect they had come across.
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NewsMother alleging abuse left alone in court after failing legal aid test
Judge states outcome might have been different if parties had been represented.
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NewsNo ECJ jurisdiction after Brexit - Society
The Law Society has said the UK should remain under the jurisdiction of the EU Court of Justice during Brexit transition.
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NewsOutright cold-call ban fails to make it through finance bill
MPs send legislation from the House of Commons with only qualified restrictions on claims managers.
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NewsConfirmed: Allen & Overy under investigation over Weinstein NDA
SRA chief receives rough ride from MPs over failure to request crucial agreement in meeting with magic circle firm.
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NewsClearing up after dishonest solicitors costing every firm £778 a year
SRA’s annual report explains payments from compensation fund and efforts to recoup money.
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NewsCivil Liability Bill clears latest hurdle as government resolve hardens
Justice minister dismisses figures suggesting personal injury claims figures are on the decline.
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NewsCompensation culture? Stats reveal claims numbers in freefall
Figures released as government prepares for first big test of the Civil Liability Bill.
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NewsClients 'lack confidence' to complain about their lawyer
Legal watchdog also wary of 'fragmentation' of the market leading to greater confusion about protection.
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NewsLawyer ‘advisers’ set to supplant judges
New category of legal adviser may be delegated up to 22 powers, in amendments published as part of new rules concerning holiday sickness claims.