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NewsFine for drawing client funds to help daughter
Leeds partner was working with consent of late client’s beneficiary but admits 'injudicious and irrational' lapse.
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NewsThe bar: ‘change or get left behind’
The young bar is debt-ridden and stressed out while senior barristers are nervously contemplating digital justice.
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NewsLaw Society Excellence Awards winners announced
Army’s highest-ranking woman ever is Gazette Personality of the Year 2016.
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NewsTravel agents bid to crack down on ‘unsubstantiated’ holiday illness claims
ABTA is now collating evidence to present to the Ministry of Justice in a lobbying mission to bring greater regulation.
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NewsSRA armed with data in preparation for new PII battle
Regulator says 98% of indemnity insurance claims analysed settled for less than £580,000.
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NewsFirms will not be forced to publish prices at this stage: SRA
Regulator wants practices to consider what pricing information they could publish on their own websites and in SRA’s digital register.
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NewsCourt staff lament service decline as cuts bite
More than two-thirds of HMCTS employees surveyed by the TUC said the last round of court closures had a negative impact.
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NewsCourt closures set for completion by September 2017
Ministry of Justice expecting to raise £41m from disposal of 86 courts and tribunals.
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NewsMPs to lobby Truss direct on whiplash reform
Conservative MP will be joined by colleagues at meeting with justice secretary.
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NewsABI data ‘shows insurers saving billions in claims costs’
Ongoing debate about whiplash reform continues with fresh salvo from claimant firm.
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NewsClin neg fixed costs limit set to be £25k
Department of Health appears to have climbed down from proposal to fix costs for claims up to £250,000.
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NewsHunt: time to end ‘litigation culture’ in maternity cases
Health secretary proposes voluntary redress scheme to cut out lawyers and also wants a ‘safe space’ for NHS staff to report details of incidents.
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NewsMajor companies missing legal human rights risks
Some of the world’s largest businesses have a poor grip on the legal human rights risks in their supply chains, research on 152 corporations concludes.
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NewsNHSLA paying out 76% of claims after proceedings issued
Claimants say figures prove cases are being drawn out unnecessarily.
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NewsNews focus: agency aspires to maturity
The Legal Aid Agency wants an ‘adult-to-adult’ relationship with solicitors as it plans further cuts. But how does that square with a new ‘embarrassment’ clause in contracts?
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NewsLocal government lawyers ask SRA who they can work for
Lawyers in Local Government wants clarity on plans to give solicitors greater practising flexibility.
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News‘Chatbot’ pioneer builds free tool for law firms
Joshua Browder working on tool that will enable firms to build their own chatbots
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NewsBudget should not 'fetter' costs, judge rules
Decision rejects argument that costs less than approved budget should be assessed as claimed.