Latest news – Page 369
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NewsPayday loan verdict opens the way for more legal action
Lender breached consumer credit rules, High Court finds in case brought by 12 claimants.
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NewsFirms drop A-level requirements
‘Academic performance is not an accurate predictor of performance in a role,’ says Ashurst.
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NewsSocial justice training contracts up for grabs
Legal Education Foundation opens application process for Justice First Fellowship 2020.
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NewsBar students can re-sit 'before December', says regulator
Bar Standards Board apologises to bar school students for distress caused by online exam faults.
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NewsFour more Nightingale courts open
Six out of 10 temporary venues announced last month to clear justice backlog now hearing cases.
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NewsPI lawyers step up 'injury prevention' campaign
Government focusing on wrong things says APIL in week-long road safety initiative.
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NewsJunior lawyers confront law school in wake of formal complaint
Junior Lawyers Division urges BPP to explain why concerns ‘have not been appropriately dealt with’.
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NewsJury trial halted in Liverpool after paralegal tests positive for Covid-19
Manchester Crown Court remains closed after virus outbreak.
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NewsCourt rooms are sitting empty, says criminal bar
Number of trials being vacated remains persistently high, according to government figures.
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NewsBar Council wades into exam row
Representative body said in June that students should be allowed short breaks during exams.
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NewsLondon criminal set to close after Covid-19 pressure
Chambers says the pandemic and the pending sale of its premises fuelled the decision.
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NewsFixed costs regime 'cut via the back door' for legal aid lawyers
Law centre solicitor says housing would become financially unsustainable.
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NewsInnovation sandbox to be tested this year as LawtechUK contractors named
Oxford consortium will work on online dispute resolution platform for small and medium-sized businesses.
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NewsDLA Piper announces £150m litigation funding pot
International firm is collaborating with two litigation funders.
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NewsLegal information giant snaps up digital courts system
UK startup Caselines lists Crown courts and Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal among its customers.
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NewsMoJ reveals impact of suspending housing possession proceedings
Figures for April to June show unprecedentedly low levels as government prepares to lift evictions ban.
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NewsMasks not mandatory in appointment-only firms
People visiting high street firms must still cover their faces, Health and Safety Executive tells Society.
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NewsSRA declines to comment on Freshfields investigation report
Magic circle partner is under investigation for her review of the handling of a rape allegation by a City bank.
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NewsHunger striking lawyers 'in critical condition'
Bar associations including Law Society condemn Turkish government's clampdown on legal profession.
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NewsProfession sides with harassed bar exam students
Student reports urinating in bottle because he was not allowed to leave his desk during exam.