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NewsBroken justice? HMCTS poll finds most court users happy
Three-quarters of people felt they were treated with respect, and most were satisfied with the outcome of their case.
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News'Wafer-thin' courts bill testing the waters for more cuts - Chakrabarti
Minister says bill will allow ‘suitably qualified and experienced’ staff to handle straightforward matters.
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NewsBenefits of reduced PII cover 'illusory', says City group
Representative group joins chorus of opposition to SRA plans to reduce minimum indemnity insurance cover.
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NewsSpending block raises spectre of £171m courts funding gap
Government under pressure to deliver funding for courts upgrade - but under more pressure for NHS.
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NewsDetained Iranian lawyer charged with 'collusion with client'
Nasrin Sotoudeh represented women facing jail sentences for protesting against mandatory headscarf law.
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NewsAsons liquidators take legal advice over SRA's £100k intervention deal
Insolvency handlers want greater access to funds that will plug creditors’ £25m black hole.
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NewsCash for crash scam run out of single garage nets 158 prosecutions
Investigators conclude years of enquiries into suspect accidents behind claims.
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NewsStem cell appeal unites legal profession
Family of solicitors organises nationwide campaign to save five-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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NewsLaw enforcers struggle with electronic evidence challenges
Interrogation of director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders highlighted the justice system’s failure to adapt to the digital era.
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NewsPimlico: solicitors split on future of ‘gig economy’
Supreme Court ruled that plumber should be considered a ‘worker’ and entitled to rights such as holiday pay, but judges are accused of ‘bottling’ the chance to ‘modernise’ employment law.
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NewsRoyal Mail GC: data demonstrates your value
Hard data can help a general counsel (GC) demonstrate their legal team’s value to a business as well as cut its costs, Royal Mail’s GC told the Law Society’s flagship conference for in-house lawyers last week. Maaike de Bie In conversation with Stephen Denyer, the Society’s ...
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NewsProfession keeps on growing as women form the majority
Ninety-five years after the profession admitted Carrie Morrison, women have overtaken men as a majority of practising solicitors.
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NewsMcFarlane LJ echoes Munby over family justice ‘disaster’
A national board set up to improve the performance of the family justice system and chaired by government ministers had not met for 17 months until recently, the president-designate of the family division has revealed. For this crucial co-ordinating body not to be functioning at a time of crisis ‘is ...
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NewsEdward Argar MP joins justice ministerial team
Dr Phillip Lee replaced by another non-lawyer at Ministry of Justice.
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NewsLawyers worried for future - but few doing anything about it
Bellwether report finds awareness of the changing legal market but few signs of action to address it.
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NewsFreelance solicitors given go-ahead - without minimum indemnity cover
Law Society calls on super-regulator to step in and halt 'damaging' SRA plans which will 'undermine trust' in solicitors.
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NewsInterim Paul Tennant appointed permanent Law Society CEO
The Law Society has appointed Paul Tennant, interim chief executive since last year, as its permanent CEO with immediate effect. In a statement, the Society noted that Tennant has worked on sharpening the Society’s focus, with more to be done to improve communications with members and keep them up to ...
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NewsChancellor urged to stop 'outrageous' partner opt-out from pay gap reporting
Call comes as magic circle firm vows to report gender gap - including partners - later this year.