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NewsRegulator fee cut and other news in brief
Regulator fee cut The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has applied to the Legal Services Board to cut regulatory fees for conveyancing and probate practitioners by 30%, rather than the 20% previously announced. IP crime figures The number of website domains suspended for criminal activity connected with ...
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NewsFunder defies litigation market uncertainty with Vannin acquisition
Buy-out by New York investment manager follows Vannin's decision to abandon London Stock Exchange flotation.
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NewsLinklaters mourns equity partner after fatal cycling accident
Iain Wagstaff described as an ’exceptional lawyer and a great friend’.
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NewsUS legal business takes stock and backs out of IPO
Private equity investor steps in to fund Axiom expansion.
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NewsFraudster who posed as solicitor jailed for four years
Stephen Davey pretended to represent women in family court cases and told one mother she had won full custody of her children.
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NewsMiller prorogation challenge heads to Supreme Court
UK's highest court expected to hear the case on 17 September.
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NewsFacial recognition cameras proportionate despite privacy infringement
High Court rules that South Wales Police's deployment of automatic facial recognition technology had legal basis.
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NewsFixed costs extension as MoJ reveals plans for MedCo system
Diagnosis of non-whiplash injuries will be limited to GPs and consultants.
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NewsJustice ‘short-changed’ by spending review
Lawyers claim much more needs to be done to combat ‘relentless’ cuts to the MoJ’s budget.
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News‘Passive’ civil courts urged to improve handling of vulnerable parties
Consultation from the Civil Justice Council offers proposals to make affected people feel more comfortable.
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NewsInsurance boss concedes MoJ should ditch claims limit rise
James Dalton says renewed focus should be on getting the RTA portal ready for implementation.
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NewsMoJ's 5% budget boost a ‘drop in the ocean’
The Treasury promises £55m across the criminal justice system to support the work of 20,000 additional police officers and £100m to increase security in prisons.
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NewsHong Kong campaigner wins top human rights award
‘Father of democracy’ among lawyers honoured by International Bar Association.
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NewsWatchstone ups legal spend to £6.6m fighting Slater and Gordon case
Trial over £637m acquisition of Quindell is now set to run for nine weeks in the High Court.
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NewsTrainee solicitor pleads guilty to rape and kidnap
Wilfred Marodza, a former trainee at Cripps Pemberton Greenish, attacked two women on the same night.
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NewsGive victims sentencing transcript, Baird tells HMCTS chief
Victims' commissioner calls for clarity to help individuals understand the sentence.
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NewsSentences for money laundering reach record high
The average length of prison sentences rose from 25 months to 27 months over the past year.
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NewsFirst law school unveils SQE course plans
BPP’s conversion course will be shorter than the GDL and will not have an end-of-year exam season.
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NewsFunder claims new system offers PI firms a post-April lifeline
System will automate claims process, with firms paid £150 for adding their expertise.
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NewsSolicitor general vows to improve SAR regime
Michael Ellis QC MP said the system will be made ‘more efficient and effective’ for businesses.