Latest news – Page 247
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NewsD-day for criminal legal aid as Raab prepares to unveil review response
Defence solicitors will find out today if the government has done enough to save their sector.
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NewsMoJ lauds whiplash portal after 37% fall in claim numbers
Minister says ’modern, user-friendly service’ has made making claims easier.
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NewsGovernment promises three-part test to stop SLAPP cases
Justice minister promises legislation 'as soon as parliamentary time allows'.
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NewsClient ID checks are not enough, SRA says in new sanctions guide
SRA updates guidance on what it expects from firms amid ongoing concerns about firms indirectly helping Russian regime.
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NewsFurther strikes called over Common Platform
Trade union PCS announces further dates following meeting with HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
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NewsWestminster commission to investigate forensic science concerns
Sir Bob Neill MP says misapplication of forensic science has often resulted in wrongful convictions.
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NewsBar chief: regulator should tell LSB to 'butt out'
Mark Fenhalls KC accuses oversight regulator of overreaching and calls for a review.
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NewsMetamorph business goes into liquidation
Conveyancing arm Beaumont ABS Ltd had been subject to winding up petition.
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NewsSRA issues new warning on solicitors using SLAPPs
Regulatory action likely against any firm threatening claims which are inevitably going to fail.
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NewsFormer QC selection chief in line to lead judicial appointments
Lord chancellor Dominic Raab wants Helen Pitcher OBE to become next chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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NewsBarristers face Beijing ban on Hong Kong national security law cases
Hong Kong chief executive warns of external forces who have 'never stopped interfering'.
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NewsSolicitor hit by £15,000 fine as SRA wields new power
First case of regulator flexing its enhanced muscle - but little detail provided.
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NewsSRA finds major flaws with supervision of immigration solicitors
New guidance is being issued to deal with multiple concerns which emerged from the review.
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NewsTrafficking would not have affected citizenship decision, court hears
A week-long appeal hearing about Shamima Begum’s revoked citizenship has been held at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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NewsSociety condemns Home Office asylum delays
The number of people waiting longer than six months for a decision on their asylum claim has nearly doubled in the past year.
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NewsEarly legal advice scheme piloted in hospital
Wirral residents will be able to access legal support as part of 'wellbeing hub' services.
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NewsPerpetrators offered help in firm’s domestic violence policy
Training for line managers in a bid to raise awareness and understanding.
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NewsBar Council wades into BSB complaint-handling uproar
Representative body says standards regulator's handling of complaint against Dinah Rose KC was inexcusable.
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NewsLord chief justice announces his retirement
Lord Burnett of Maldon will have served six years in post, the longest since Lord Lane.
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News'Wrong, confusing, unbalanced': SRA told to improve guidance
Legal experts identify several concerns on regulator’s guidance for reporting wrongdoing by clients.