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NewsCivil legal aid review: MoJ issues call for evidence
Government data shows provider numbers have steadily fallen in nearly all of the contracted categories of law.
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NewsLosing party in Belsner coughs up £267,750 final costs
Ex-client had tried unsuccessfully to claim back money deducted from her damages.
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NewsBill to exonerate Post Office victims an ‘exception’, says government
Legal profession welcomes announcement of legislation – but with the caveat that it must not set a precedent.
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NewsJudge takes statutory consultation battle to Court of Appeal
District judge challenging legality of controversial judicial recruitment tool has applied for permission to appeal High Court ruling.
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NewsWild camping case to go to Supreme Court
Supreme Court ‘will determine once and for all this important issue’ of whether the public has a right to camp on the Dartmoor commons.
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NewsBar chair: Next PM should emulate Thatcher on pay rises
In inaugural address, Sam Townend KC calls for investment in justice and warns of collapse in early guilty pleas - and of the cost of legal regulation.
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NewsSSB Law finally enters administration as creditors wait
Questions remain about the finances of the firm which had borrowed £30m in one year.
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NewsPost Office scandal: SRA unlikely to fast-track action against solicitors
Regulator says it wants to wait until end of the public inquiry to have all available evidence.
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NewsSRA probes solicitor advocate Makin over alleged misconduct
Revelation follows the Court of Appeal's lifting of an anonymity order last year.
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NewsTop 20 firm and former senior solicitor admit AML failings
Tribunal hears that documents provided for former client at Clyde & Co were six years old in 2014.
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NewsSRA proposes earlier English language check for foreign qualified lawyers
Practitioners may have to spend £200 to prove to the SRA that they are proficient in the English language.
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NewsBarrister ordered to pay over £155k for harm to assistant’s mental health
Barrister’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ caused former employee’s ‘health collapse’, employment tribunal rules.
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NewsSolicitor 'motivated by compassion' fined £10,000 for misleading court
The lawyer, a former employee at a City firm, told county court that she could act as a sole practitioner.
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NewsTech platform to boost social mobility
Legal recruitment chief says platform could be an aspiring lawyer's first access to a senior legal professional.
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NewsCall for change in rules on service by email after claim thrown out
Judge dismisses pleas for relief in clinical negligence claim but says practice direction may need changing around email service.
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NewsSeven more firms fined - but SRA insists rules must be upheld
Regulator says it gives firms ample opportunity to ensure they are compliant.
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NewsImmigration business discriminated against solicitor employee over race
Firm’s owner was ‘affronted’ and ‘offended’ by lawyer’s resignation, employment tribunal finds.
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NewsAxiom Ince: Big five law societies call for compensation cap
Joint V societies say SRA should use its discretion to limit the burden on the profession.
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NewsHigh Court refuses to redact civil servants’ names in Parole Board recommendation JR
'I cannot see that naming people and how they did their jobs is contrary to any legitimate interest,' judge rules.
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NewsSolicitor for victims says lawyers should be targeted in Post Office fallout
Inquiry will resume this week with evidence from Post Office investigator.