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News‘Victims place their lives on hold’ as courts stand idle, says MP
Yasmin Qureshi requested official figures of recorder sitting days in a parliamentary written question.
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NewsEuro lawyer-listing site throws cash at UK launch
Online lawyer-finder plans to spend £800,000 on digital marketing, says Qredible general manager Barry Vickery.
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NewsSolicitor fined for ‘puerile’ social media posts
Harmal Singh Paul posted 130 messages over the space of 10 months.
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NewsSlater and Gordon faces £63m counterclaim in Quindell fallout
Watchstone Group, formerly known as Quindell, brings its own proceedings ahead of showdown October trial.
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NewsLaw centres prepare to protest over flexible operating hours
Six-month pilots at Brentford and Manchester courts will begin on Monday.
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NewsFreshfields settles for €50m in German tax advice dispute
The magic circle firm was sued in April over advice it gave on controversial 'cum-ex' trades.
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NewsInternational firm acts for former PM in prorogation challenge
Herbert Smith Freehills has been instructed to help Sir John Major in intervention.
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NewsHMCTS fails to meet online plea satisfaction benchmark
Public Accounts Committee told that Single Justice Procedure target one of four milestones 'not met'.
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NewsBaker McKenzie toasts rising profits
International firm reports a 2% rise in net income and a 3% rise in partner profit.
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NewsGina Miller instructs Article 50 team to challenge Johnson
Former Supreme Court justice says PM's decision to prorogue parliament is politically shocking but lawful.
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NewsPwC hails upturn in trainee diversity
Nearly half of the firm’s new legal trainees are from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.
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NewsSenior judges neglecting barristers' wellbeing says CBA chair
Chris Henley QC says criminal courts are ‘needlessly hostile to diversity and family life’.
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NewsTechnology and medical ethics experts appointed law commissioners
Professors Sarah Green and Penney Lewis will join the Law Commission in January.
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NewsDWF executives receive £1.3m share award
DWF became the first existing law firm to float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in March.
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NewsParliament shut-down puts justice bills under threat
Boris Johnson’s intention to prorogue parliament could lead to a halt on divorce, court and domestic abuse reform.
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NewsSolicitor advocates attack SRA standards review
The Solicitors’ Association of Higher Courts Advocates accuses the regulator of favouring barristers and relying on flimsy evidence.
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NewsSolicitors partly to blame for probate delays - HMCTS
HMCTS blames delays of over eight weeks on incomplete or inaccurate applications for grants of probate.
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NewsBumper retention rates point to City optimism
Every magic circle firm is taking on a higher proportion of trainees compared with last year.
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NewsLaw firms owed tens of thousands await news of Bolton sale
Football club battles for its future as dozens of unsecured creditors watch and wait.
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NewsCMCs ordered to clean up ads amid 'widespread' poor practice
Financial Conduct Authority lays down new regulations as part of a tougher regime for the sector.