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NewsVictims and bobbies on beat dominate Labour’s justice pledges
Manifesto has little to say on legal aid and access to justice but promises support on domestic violence.
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NewsDeprivation of liberty guidance clarifies rules
Legal challenges to safeguards expected to rise 10-fold in coming year.
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NewsCo-op Legal in profit despite income slump
ABS standard-bearer posts annual loss of £5m – but broke into the black in the second half.
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NewsLabour pledges to abolish tribunal fees system
Opposition includes ET policy and Plaid Cymru advocates Welsh legal jurisdiction as justice issues begin to feature in election campaign.
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NewsRestore intent to money laundering guidelines – Society
Chancery Lane says solicitors at risk of unintentionally committing offences.
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NewsRoyal Courts of Justice closed following Holborn fire
Electrical fire under central London pavement forced thousands to evacuate nearby buildings, including RCJ, the Law Society and the Legal Services Board.
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NewsPI claims farmer fined £80k for unsolicited calls
Hundreds of complaints came in over the space of 18 months.
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NewsLabour proposes £26m sale of judges’ lodgings
Savings will fund more enforcement officers for court fine collection, party’s Zero-Based Review claims.
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NewsMPs say need for investor-dispute provisions not proven
Committee bemoans lack of hard evidence on transatlantic trade deal.
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Town hall ABS pioneers eye closer working
Hugh Peart will divide his time between Buckinghamshire and HB Public Law.
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IBA joins Lee Kuan Yew tributes
The International Bar Association has paid tribute to Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died last week aged 91.
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NewsLloyd George’s five guineas
The Law Society’s then president and David Lloyd George are two of the names to appear on a 1919 document listing donors to the Solicitors’ War Memorial Fund.
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NewsLaw Society appoints committee chairs
They are Sharmila Mehta (Immigration Law Committee), Jenny Beck (Access to Justice Committee) and Amy Bell (Money Laundering Task Force).
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NewsDiversity data impact ‘not at level hoped for’ – LSB chair
Legal Services Board also suggests regulators must look again at burden of diversity data collection on law firms and legal services providers.
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NewsLawyers query exclusion from insurance fraud taskforce
Whiplash claims in the spotlight as former justice secretary Jack Straw suggests referral fee ban is failing.
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Crown advocates struggling – report
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate said themes highlighted for improvement in a 2012 review remain.
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NewsReaching for the Skype
A City firm has said it hopes to expand an innovative pro bono scheme which connects staff to clients via Skype.
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NewsLaw Society appoints committee chairs
The Law Society has appointed three new committee chairs.
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Bank gets new Branch
Sonya Branch will join the Bank of England from the Competition and Markets Authority.