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NewsGrenfell Tower fire: lawyers step up pro bono efforts
North Kensington Law Centre and housing specialists are providing free daily drop-in advice clinics.
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NewsNews focus: Solicitors set free - but at what price?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has backed the idea of practitioners working in unauthorised entities and dismisses fears this will create a ‘wild west’ for consumers
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NewsIn-house: Ambitious strategy fuels expansion of Samaritans
Expansion of in-house team will enable more specialisms for individuals supporting patients.
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NewsProfession ponders parliamentary 'ping-pong'
A new lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice – the fourth in a row without legal qualifications – will be sworn in today as the government prepares to unveil a stripped-back Queen’s speech in the aftermath of the election. David Lidington MP’s team at the Ministry of Justice ...
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NewsWomen solicitors honoured in birthday list
CBE for judge and MBE for general counsel highlight of a thin year for legal honours.
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NewsCredit-hire witnesses jailed for contempt
Seven expert witnesses who were found to have committed perjury on an 'industrial scale' by giving courts inaccurate information on the cost of hire cars provided after road traffic accidents received prison sentences today. The seven, former employees of expert evidence business Autofocus, were jailed from six to 13 months. ...
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NewsSRA to cap profits made by super-exam provider
Tender document sets out standards and controls expected from the regulator for new qualification.
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NewsTower fire: solicitor urges residents to demand inquest not inquiry
Sophie Khan, who acted for previous tower block fire victims, calls for jury narrative verdicts rather than 'government-led' process.
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NewsTower fire: housing lawyers mobilising to provide free advice
Association says those displaced will be owed a rehousing duty under homelessness legislation.
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NewsWar crimes judge joined a ‘terrorist’ organisation, Turkish court rules
Outrage at seven-year sentence for UN judge whose detention in Turkey stalled genocide trial.
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NewsAccess to justice should be priority for robot lawyers
Manifesto for artificial intelligence in law stresses opportunity to inform people of their rights.
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NewsABS revolution founders on lawyer culture, super regulator finds
Legal Services Board concerned that 'sleepy' market is holding back investment.
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NewsReshuffle: Heald goes to 'make way for a younger person'
Solicitor Dominic Raab returns to the Ministry of Justice as part of new lord chancellor's team.
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NewsSRA relaxes rules on client account and where solicitors can practise
Law Society warns ‘baffling’ deregulatory agenda could sweep away consumer protections.
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NewsLiverpool claims farmer fined for posing as law firm
‘Blagging calls’ made to secure confidential data from insurance companies.
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News‘Nip rogue McKenzies in the bud' - bar
‘Opportunist and rogue’ paid McKenzie friends can and should be ‘nipped in the bud’, according to research for the bar due to be published today. The problems unqualified advisers pose during court proceedings may be only the tip of the iceberg, research by Cardiff and Bristol universities will say. The ...
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NewsDavid Lidington - another non-lawyer - is new lord chancellor
Former Europe minister, who defended judges amid the ‘Enemies of the people’ furore, succeeds demoted Liz Truss.
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