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NewsWe've learnt our lesson: LAA improves complaints-handling process
House of Commons justice select committee seeks assurances following ombudsman decision.
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News'It's not fair on you to continue' - judge kills off LiP's epic claim
Court had told claimant in March it would not indulge his unrepresented status.
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NewsTransparency rules approved as firms prepare to publish prices
Legal Services Board says plans should help promote competition and improve access to justice.
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NewsSRA ignores own advice to pursue order against solicitor
Authorisation officer deemed James Zacharias able to practise without restrictions - but regulator contested it anyway.
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NewsNews focus: Disaster recovery
The Ministry of Justice should be commended for taking urgent steps to save the probation service, but why does it often take legal action for the government to look again at its reforms?
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NewsOnline divorce extension should cut delays
A new component of the online divorce system being set up by HM Courts & Tribunals Service should help cut delays for clients.
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NewsCity profit surge but ‘bumps ahead’
The financial year yielded healthy profits across the City but firm bosses have warned of tougher times ahead.
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NewsCourt rules criminal legal aid reforms unlawful
Changes to the litigators’ graduated fee scheme were based on methods that were ’statistically flawed’.
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NewsJudge throws out inquest negligence claim against Leigh Day
Claimant said human rights firm had not asked the right questions, but court rules criticism was 'unfair and misguided'.
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NewsSRA asks: when should firms report potential wrongdoing?
Regulation chief calls for ‘mature and grown-up’ relationship with law firms.
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NewsLegal consumers report satisfaction - but still won't shop around
Almost nine in 10 legal services consumers are satisfied with the outcome of their matters, watchdog reports.
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NewsFraudster 'stole £79k posing as judge on video call'
News of sophisticated crime comes as the use of video conferencing is set to increase.
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NewsCalifornia prepares to lead US profession into non-lawyer ownership
Board votes to create potential reforms after report suggests most consumers are out of reach of lawyers.
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NewsLawyers strike over safety following Milosevic counsel’s murder
Serbian Bar Association said murder should be seen in the context of growing threats to the safety of lawyers.
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NewsDeparting solicitor admits: I was ill and should have stopped sooner
Kelly Pegg said she was unable to cope in her role as assistant solicitor and failed to keep files up to date.
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Obituary: Andrew Hopper QC, co-author, The Solicitor's Handbook
Andrew Hopper, who died at home in South Wales on 25 July, was, without question, the country’s foremost solicitor in the field of the regulation of legal professionals.
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NewsDivorce reform could follow in wake of Owens v Owens
Ministry of Justice says it is already ‘looking closely’ at reforms to the divorce system after the Supreme Court ruled that a 68-year-old woman must remain married to her husband.