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NewsBar votes on £15m offer to end legal aid boycott
Criminal barristers will decide today whether to accept the government’s £15m off er of investment into the criminal justice system to settle their boycott of new legal aid work. A ballot which has been open all weekend is due to close. A result is expected by tomorrow morning. If the ...
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Law firms are ‘neglecting’ training on cybersecurity
Solicitors are being warned to ‘push back’ against clients and managing partners who demand shortcuts that could put data security at risk. ‘Very often staff are the weak link,’ said cybersecurity specialist Peter Wright, a Law Society Council member and former chair of the Society’s Technolog y & Law Reference ...
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NewsClaims farmers set to face tougher oversight regime
Claims management companies will face more onerous compliance hurdles when the City watchdog takes over their regulation
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NewsCorrupt Manchester solicitor jailed for 43 fraud offences
Firm's boss 'completely undermined this role through his deceitful and absolutely illegal actions'.
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NewsFormer LCJ bids to axe tariffs from Civil Liability Bill
Amendments will come up for debate in the Lords on Tuesday and appear to stand a good chance of succeeding.
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NewsPractice rights unaffected by separate Wales jurisdiction, Welsh government pledges
Dedicated Welsh courts and judges with expertise in the law of Wales are needed to create a wholly separate jurisdiction from England. That is the uncompromising message of the Welsh government in evidence submitted today to the Commission on Justice in Wales. The commission, established last year to review the ...
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Dentons posts record results for UK and Middle East
Global giant Dentons has hailed record financial results in its UK and Middle-East division in the wake of last year’s takeover of former Scottish ‘Big Four’ outfit Maclay Murray & Spens. The region posted annual income of £203.1m for the 12 months to 30 April, an increase of 22% on ...
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NewsMoJ figures show five-figure slump in PI claims
County court statistics reveal that 33,500 fewer cases passed through the system in the first quarter of 2018.
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NewsFCA flexes its muscles on claims managers
Companies will face stiffer regulatory requirements from next year if they want to stay authorised.
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NewsLicensed conveyancers forced into online price publication
Niche regulator's decision comes as the Solicitors Regulation Authority prepares to announce what solicitors must do.
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NewsJustice reform ‘slog’ gets under way
Government £1bn modernisation of the courts expected to save almost £6m a year.
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NewsShouting employment judge went 'a little over the top' but was not biased
Appeal hears that judge shouted at counsel and said more than he needed to about counsel's conduct.
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NewsLSB censures Law Society - but content with regulatory independence
Decision follows investigation into past internal governance rules affecting regulation of solicitors.
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Romania loses European torture case
Secrecy over rendition and torture arrangements ends as they are detailed in 300-page judgment.
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NewsCharity boss defends £100k spend on 'aggressive' legal action
London firm named during questioning of former Save the Children chairman.
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NewsLaw firm manager paid client £5k to cover his own mistake
Leading PI practice Bott and Co pays ‘substantial’ amounts to cover failings of former manager.
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NewsThird woman in less than a decade to become Bar Council vice-chair
Amanda Pinto QC has been elected vice-chair while Richard Atkins will become chair in 2019.