Latest news – Page 576
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NewsBar warns against ‘lawyerless’ online court
Briggs LJ’s blueprint would entrench a two-tier justice system, the Bar Council claims.
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NewsCrime rise fear stymies giving of e-evidence
Free smartphone app developed to collect on-the-spot reports of crimes.
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NewsCommunity spirit lauded
Solicitors and magistrates have praised a London advice service which helped more than 600 people in its first year.
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NewsDoctors launch £25k crowdfund for contract challenge
CrowdJustice fundraising mission seeks to raise enough for a judicial review.
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NewsRaising aptitude test pass mark ‘inadequate’, bar warns
Bar Council says the regulator’s plans to raise the pass mark for its aptitude test do not go far enough.
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NewsExperiences of online justice raise concerns
Association of Costs Lawyers says more research is needed before pushing on with online courts.
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NewsLawyers and public divided over data breaches
SRA starts to go through estimated 5,000 responses to Question of Trust survey.
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NewsMinister hints at flexibility over £250k clin neg costs limit
Government 'wants to hear the full range of views about where the limit should be placed'.
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NewsMoJ backs away from Gove’s big-firm levy
The chief executive of the City of London Law Society said that the idea of a levy has ‘receded’ but has not been dropped.
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NewsTribunals president outlines vision for ‘one-stop shop’ justice
Sir Ernest Ryder says the justice system of the future should resolve multiple problems through a single access point.
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NewsJustice questions: as they happened
Updates as Michael Gove and his justice ministers face MPs.
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NewsGovernment to expose gender pay gulf in law
Mandatory reporting requirements on how much businesses pay men and women will include partner pay – and the vast majority of partners are men.
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Legal personality of the year 2016
The Gazette is looking for legal professionals who are ‘influential, inspirational and in the public eye’.
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NewsUniversities keeping faith in LPC despite SRA proposals
Universities have said they are confident that the LPC will remain relevant.
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Patent court costs agreed
Construction work on the unified court’s London site at Aldgate Tower is expected to be completed by early summer.
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NewsDomestic violence victims ‘routinely abused’ in family court – charity
Ministry of Justice says plans in place for each court to help vulnerable court users.
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NewsLawyers face new push to improve complaints guidance
Legal Services Board says outcomes required of lawyers are ‘some way from being achieved’.
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NewsMoJ admits £1.35m spent on upgrading condemned courts
Conservative police and crime commissioner also questions claims that closures will save money.
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NewsCJC presses ahead on fixed-costs extension
Advisory body workshop next week will examine issues related to fixed costs across civil ligitation.