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NewsEthical charter for artificial intelligence in justice
Non-discrimination and transparency are among five principles adopted by Council of Europe body.
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NewsCourt approves £550 hourly rate for Philip Green lawyers
Two trials set to begin next month, with large proportion of costs already incurred.
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NewsAppeal restores unrepresented litigant's claim after system bounced oversize email
Judge says litigant should not be blamed for his failure to make the Employment Appeal Tribunal's deadline.
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NewsCPS can take no more cuts - attorney general
Geoffrey Cox QC grilled in parliament about failings - but says critics are exaggerating.
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NewsTwitter reacts: 'Not only Brexit has no Plan B'
As HMCTS’ computer chaos continues, lawyers take to Twitter to inject a bit of humour into the ongoing fiasco.
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NewsVos: Let's rethink litigation to attract female talent
Leading judge says a new system aimed at creating a work-life balance can improve diversity in the judiciary.
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NewsOn-call solicitor who drove to station after drinking 'let duty override common sense'
Steven Baggott agrees fine and rebuke with SRA after conviction for driving with excess alcohol.
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News'Fun, calm and a model professional': Tributes pour in for regulator Rousell
Head of claims management regulation at the Ministry of Justice has died following a short illness.
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NewsFormer Co-op Bank chief set to guide legal complaints quango
Two lay members appointed to the board of the Office for Legal Complaints.
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News‘Seize the nettle now on capped costs’, says judge
High Court has restricted an appellant’s costs in a case heading to the Supreme Court.
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NewsRohingya crisis: international prosecutions threatened by poor witness statements
Accountability for alleged genocide relies on a more co-ordinated approach.
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NewsBig spending solicitors still failing to meet costs budgets
Survey of specialists finds many clients go over budget - but there are reasons for optimism.
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NewsSRA pays Leigh Day £1m to cover costs of failed appeal
Joint statement marks end to disciplinary proceedings over Iraq claims - but not to the controversy.
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NewsCourt upholds £20k fine for partner over abusive immigration claims
Director of London firm did nothing to stop abuse of process, despite his responsibility as compliance officer, appeal rules.
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News'Not sufficiently transparent': SRA told to be more open on policy
Legal Services Board completes its health check of regulators, identifying limited areas of improvement.
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NewsLaw Society's warning over leasehold costs curbs
Chancery Lane has responded to the Law Commisson’s consultation on proposals to reform process for leaseholders to buy or extend their lease.
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NewsLaw Commission chair wants ‘modern lawyers’ to fill commissioner posts
Sir Nicholas Green told the Gazette it was a ‘chance to do a lot of rebalancing’.
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NewsNew owners revamp comparison site Law Superstore
Consumers will be provided with four quotes for each enquiry - and lawyers pay fee once lead has been generated.
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NewsMPs to put £1bn courts programme under scrutiny again
Committee worried about implications of closing courts and relying on online systems.