Latest news – Page 552
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NewsChief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe
MoJ confirms Sampson suspended following investigation over governance issues.
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NewsThousands still await Wonga ‘fake firm’ compensation
Around 5,000 of those contacted have replied so far, with 99% of them accepting payday lender’s compensation offer.
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NewsBar Conference: barristers urged to seize litigation opportunity
‘We are our own best USP,’ says founder of pioneering practice.
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Cochrane is new courts director
Victoria Cochrane has been appointed a non-executive director of HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
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NewsMoJ admits no extra funding to support witnesses in court
The government will pay £24m over two years to Citizens Advice – the same amount it currently gives to Victim Support.
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NewsLitigation deluge set to follow record forex fines
Pension funds in vanguard of civil litigation after banks fined for rigging forex market.
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NewsLord chief justice attacks court secrecy
Lord Thomas calls for greater guidance on issue of anonymous defendants.
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NewsPrisoner-lawyer calls recorded, Grayling admits
Investigation promised into recordings of conversations made from prison.
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NewsTaskforce set up over holiday pay ruling
Vince Cable sets up a taskforce to assess the impact of the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.
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Lyttleton is patron
Founder and chairman of charity Contact the Elderly, has been appointed patron of Solicitors for the Elderly.
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NewsMalaysian lawyers visit Law Society
The Law Society is to host a three-day visit of Malaysian lawyers to London on 24-26 November.
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NewsBar Conference: fees row ‘has turned corner’ says Lavender
Bar chief speaks of ’positive and hopefully constructive dialogue’ with government.
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NewsDocuments reveal GCHQ spies targeted lawyers
Law Society calls for explicit protection after documents confirm suspicions that security services advised staff they may target the communications of lawyers.
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NewsCourts service goes to private sector for new chief
Natalie Ceeney, a former chief executive of National Archives joins HMCTS from HSBC UK.
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Educate young on Magna Carta – Dyson
The master of the rolls urges lawyers to take advantage of 800th anniversary.
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Female president for district judges
Julie Exton, who sits in Bristol, has become the second female president of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges.
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NewsChina’s judicial pledge
Communist Party has pledged to take action against officials who interfere with judicial processes.
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NewsWoolf resigns from inquiry role
The current Lord Mayor of London has come under pressure to resign from lawyers representing sex abuse victims.
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NewsAXA succeeds with private prosecution against claimant
Paul Gustar claimed he suffered a back injury while working for a haulage company.