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NewsNon-parties to get more access to court documents
Proposed amendment to Civil Procedure Rules will require parties to provide copies of skeleton arguments and witness statements.
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NewsIran death-row lawyer jailed for three months
Defender was charged with 'propaganda against the state' and 'membership in groups opposed to the state', campaign group says.
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NewsCoroner reports not being used to protect lives, MPs told
Justice Commitee hears of preventable deaths tracker, a data-led platform to learn from coroners’ reports, creating ‘the only siginifcant data’ around inquests.
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NewsNational firm and Outer Temple see off 'vexatious and scandalous' claim
Employment judge refuses to reconsider decision to throw out £60 million claim.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office launches £140m property fraud investigation with dawn raids
SFO has 'already gone through more front doors in the last three months than in the last three years', new director boasts.
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NewsCivil legal aid review: Society hands MoJ blueprint to save fragile sector
Chancery Lane urges government to inject £11.3m into fees while longer-term work is carried out.
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NewsHMCTS extends reform programme to next year
Law Society president Nick Emmerson says ‘proper investment’ rather than ‘decades of cuts’ would have avoided court service’s ‘difficult situation’.
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NewsTechnical problems blight high-profile Assange hearing
Problems persisted throughout the day, with the advocates' words often muffled and competing with the sound of loud typing.
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NewsBarrister disbarred over £150,000 inappropriately paid by Legal Aid Agency
Practitioner allowed chambers to add VAT to his invoices when he was not registered, tribunal finds.
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News'Wrongly named' firm fails to strike out negligence claim
Claim involved 'same set of solicitors' despite practice name changes, judge rules.
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News'Why would Wales want to leave?' Minister rules out devolution of justice
Ministry of Justice pressed on devolution after independent commission said Wales will always be a low priority for Westminster.
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NewsBerkshire firm fined £16,000 for ‘reckless’ AML non compliance
Solicitors Regulation Authority found firm's conduct 'had potential to cause serious harm to public interest and confidence’.
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NewsCILEX members 'contemplating legal action' over charter changes
SRA response to regulating legal executives, and change to number of fellows required to call a special general meeting, to be considered today.
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NewsMagistrate removed over failure to disclose convictions
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the magistrate ‘had not sought to deceive’ and has apologised.
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NewsSolicitor's tweets found to be antisemitic by tribunal
A final order, including sanctions and costs, will be delivered by the tribunal on Friday.
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NewsNational firm on minimum wage shame list
Austin Kemp Solicitors says isolated incident took place in 2016.
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NewsSolicitor fails in race discrimination claim against JAC
Unsuccessful deputy High Court candidate says he is seeking legal advice on whether he should appeal employment tribunal judgment.
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NewsSolicitor Crotty named as Judicial Office chief
Former criminal practitioner will move from the Serious Fraud Office to begin her new role in April.
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NewsWindrush compensation claimant denied legal aid heads to High Court
Judicial review and academic report renew spotlight on access to legal advice and representation.
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NewsGenAI could generate tension between GCs and external law firms
GC discussions suggest generative AI could make defining and quantifying the value of advice and solutions difficult.