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News‘Troubling’ secrecy on court IT chaos
Justice minister Robert Buckland MP says report into January’s IT meltdown would not be made public.
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NewsPostal order payments to continue despite use in title fraud
HM Land Registry says it accepts fees by postal order because some customers do not have a bank account.
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News‘Don’t get stuck in Groundhog Day’, app creators warned
US expert on legal tech says apps won’t change people’s behaviour.
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NewsMoJ reveals start date for testing of flexible court hours
Ministers promise ‘robust assessment’ will be made of the scheme being tested in Manchester and Brentford.
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NewsSolicitor fined for wrongly admitting to a mistake
Mohammad Homayon Reza must pay a £5,000 fine and £17,000 in costs.
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NewsSRA pledges to be more open - but board meetings stay closed
Gazette understands regulator does not believe it is necessary to reopen meetings to the public.
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NewsSlaughter and May boosts NQ pay to £100k to stay ‘competitive’
Slaughter and May are the third magic circle firm to offer NQs a six-figure salary.
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NewsCyclist faces bankruptcy over £100k costs bill for injured pedestrian
Robert Hazeldean calls for greater legal protection to help cyclists from 'destructive' costs awards.
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NewsFieldfisher enjoys PEP and revenue growth
The international firm announced a 17% rise in annual revenue and a 7% rise in partner profits.
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NewsCharity for solicitors appoints new chief to drive 'positive change'
Nick Gallagher has led three legal charities before, including LawWorks.
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NewsCity firm owed £167k thwarted in bid to make debtor bankrupt
High Court agrees adjournment after hearing that other creditors want to give financial adviser more time to pay.
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NewsLord chancellor backs professional bodies' gender equality pledge
Law Society, Bar Council and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives unite to help women in law.
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NewsBBC debate solicitor suspended after emergence of ‘Hitler’ tweet
Leigh Day confirms it is carrying out an internal investigation following TV appearance of former Labour candidate.
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NewsSDT refuses to drop conduct case against Freshfields partner
Counsel for Ryan Beckwith had argued that the SRA investigation was flawed and that the prosecution an abuse of process.
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NewsFreshfields partner urges SRA to drop conduct case over ‘contaminated’ evidence
Married partner alleged to have lacked integrity in engaging with junior colleague.
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NewsSolicitor suspended after asking secretaries to backdate files
SRA withdraws allegation of dishonesty and agrees suspension after solicitor opts not to return.
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NewsTake it or leave it: CBA’s ultimatum on fee deal
Criminal barristers can vote on the government’s interim offer on legal aid rates from tomorrow.
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NewsGALLERY: London Legal Walk 2019
15,000 walked (or ran) to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust’s work enabling access to justice last night.
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News'Low quality' suspicious activity reports swamping system - Law Commission
Almost half of authorised disclosure SARs have no objective grounds for suspicion, the Home Office is told.
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NewsFrustrating and foreseeable: MPs call for national magistrates strategy
House of Commons justice select committee says Ministry of Justice is wrong to say morale is up.