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NewsDomestic violence victims ‘routinely abused’ in family court – charity
Ministry of Justice says plans in place for each court to help vulnerable court users.
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NewsLawyers face new push to improve complaints guidance
Legal Services Board says outcomes required of lawyers are ‘some way from being achieved’.
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NewsMoJ admits £1.35m spent on upgrading condemned courts
Conservative police and crime commissioner also questions claims that closures will save money.
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NewsCJC presses ahead on fixed-costs extension
Advisory body workshop next week will examine issues related to fixed costs across civil ligitation.
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NewsSolicitor develops online questionnaire for client meetings
Family lawyer Alan Larkin says lawyers must use technology to innovate.
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NewsOxbridge alumni ‘run the magic circle’
More than half of top partners at magic circle firms went to Oxford or Cambridge, new research suggests.
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NewsGove position ‘in doubt’ as he dissents on Brexit
Gove is the most senior cabinet minister to announce his intention of voting to leave the EU.
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NewsLaw Society hosts EU chief
Jonathan Smithers welcomed EU commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality Vera Jourová to Chancery Lane last week.
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NewsWhiplash reform campaigner reveals £400m insurance income
Revenues rose by 12% partly through increased rates, says AXA UK chief executive.
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NewsOnline courts ‘won’t remove need for specialist legal advice’
Law Society's response to Briggs review of civil justice says online court suitable only for straightforward low-value disputes.
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NewsJudge labels clin neg fixed costs ‘profoundly worrying’
Change ‘should not be driven on the basis of out-of-date statistics and the short-term financial interest of the NHS’.
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NewsImmigration judges leave in droves as caseload piles up
Outstanding caseload in the immigration and asylum chamber grew from 43,643 in June 2014 to 52,991 last summer.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister in breach of conduct code
Disciplinary tribunal rules public access barrister Tariq Rehman failed to make sure his chambers were administered competently.
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NewsJudge lodges sole complaint about court closure process
Ministry of Justice has admitted to several errors in its original consultation document.
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NewsRape cases fear over ‘tainted’ DNA risk
A Lincolnshire police doctor told the Gazette that he was asked on two occasions last year to take DNA samples from both the suspect and victim in the same case.
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Video-link plan aims to speed up justice
Holding court hearings by video could speed up justice and make the system more accessible.
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NewsProbate fees soar to £20k to fund courts
MoJ accused of 'stealing money from grannies' properties' with 129-fold rise in maximum fee.
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NewsHead of closed firm convicted of VAT fraud
Caroline Joseph, formerly of London firm Hanover Property Lawyers, given a suspended prison sentence.