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NewsCJC: listen to local communities before shutting their court
Judge-led group voices broad support for government’s proposals.
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NewsLord chief justice steps in to diversity debate
‘Robust judicial activism’ but no quotas to achieve a more diverse bench, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says.
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NewsBarrister loses misconduct appeal after threatening to sue dentist
Henry Davies was fined £500 by a tribunal after one charge of professional misconduct was proved against him.
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NewsDisputes looming over legal aid tender
Legal Aid Agency ‘strongly’ denied allegations about the staffing and assessment process.
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NewsCompensation culture? Test more claims in court, says Dyson
Master of the rolls calls for fixed costs to encourage defences against unfair cases.
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Obituary: Michael Cranston 1942-2015
Co-founder and former head of litigation at Warner Cranston, died on 6 October.
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Russia hits companies’ anti-corruption strategies
Russia’s competition authorities are using competition law to hit foreign businesses that try to eliminate corruption from their supply chain.
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NewsSampson ‘dismissal’: ministry seeks urgent clarification
Former chief legal ombudsman insists he resigned.
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NewsMoJ U-turns on outsourcing court fine enforcement
Department still standing firm on criminal courts charge but drops tender process.
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NewsD-day for criminal legal aid – as it happened
Developments and reaction as firms found out if they have won new duty provider contracts.
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NewsCourts upgrade £375m funding not ring-fenced, admits MoJ
Department waiting until spending review to see if bid has been successful.
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NewsSampson was sacked – he didn’t resign, says MoJ chief
Former chief legal ombudsman denies being dismissed.
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NewsTributes paid to Robin ap Cynan
Law Society council member and leading figure on Welsh legal scene dies suddenly.
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NewsImmigration appeal hearings delayed up to nine months
A courts service chief admitted the delays were ‘unacceptable’.
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NewsFixed costs looming in commercial litigation
Commercial litigation is heading towards fixed costs, the judge in charge of the Commercial Court warned last week.
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Unified court a ‘mugger’s charter’?
Europe’s first federal court could turn into a ‘mugger’s charter’ with litigants forum-shopping for the most advantageous tier and language to hear their case, the conference heard.
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Hungary threat
Judicial independence is still under threat in Hungary, the IBA’s Human Rights Institute reported. Nick Stanage of Doughty Street Chambers condemned what he called the ‘emasculation’ of the country’s constitutional court, once held up as a model for ex-communist states.
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Google jurisdiction
Web giant Google has received 320,000 requests to ‘de-link’ web pages following last year’s Google Spain judgment in the CJEU. About 40% of requests lead to a removal. A session on ‘online platforms as the new nation states’ heard that handling the responsibility amounted to Google becoming ‘the world’s largest ...
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Nearshoring fear
The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland expressed concerns about the impact of the ‘nearshoring’ of legal services to the province. Arleen Elliott said that while she was grateful that young people had been given work ‘my concern in the long-term is how committed these firms are to ...
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NewsJustice system must adapt to life without lawyers – LCJ
Lord Thomas also heralds increasing possibility of online courts to resolve disputes.