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NewsFuture Law Society leader welcomes digital progress
'Utterly refreshing to focus on access to justice for all, not just on reducing the number of claims,' Brett Dixon tells lord mayor’s event.
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NewsFormer clients allege solicitors charging millions were ‘aimless’
Court makes procedural rulings effectively allowing claims against firm to continue.
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NewsHero costs lawyer recovering after being stabbed in Southport attack
Firm director working next door to attack scene stepped in front of attacker to protect children.
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NewsJudge lifts anonymity in family court judgment involving Premier League footballer
Redacting or anonymising Kyle Walker judgment would have opened the court to ridicule, judge says.
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NewsMidlands firm fined £46,000 for AML shortcomings
Financial penalty set at 1.6% of income despite no evidence of harm to clients or third parties.
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NewsBogus asylum claims: most firms have 'robust' client vetting systems, SRA probe finds
One in 10 clients turned away by firms offering immigration and asylum services, thematic review reveals.
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NewsSociety recommends 5.18% pay rise for trainees
Chancery Lane urges firms to consider the recommendation when looking at how much to pay employees.
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NewsLAA 'wasted £400k' due to immigration legal aid cuts
Briefing paper highlights missing data needed to assess whether legal aid reforms have delivered better value for money.
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NewsMinisters urged to increase judicial salaries by 6%
Pay body raises ‘significant and persistent’ problems with recruiting high-quality judges.
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NewsProject Rise: another firm signs up to part-time training initiative
Scheme initiated by Law Society's Disabled Solicitors Network to make the profession more diverse.
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NewsUnregistered barrister convicted of harassment suspended for nine months
Lawyer’s actions ‘not compatible with the standards the public expect of barristers’.
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NewsSRA to pay costs after Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal lifts employment restrictions
SDT quashes section 43 order, finding 'serious procedural failing' by the regulator.
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NewsHigh-profile firms announce double-digit growth
Mishcon de Reya and Stevens & Bolton latest to unveil bullish 2023-24 figures.
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NewsCouncil publicly welcomes local government chief
Newham mayor says elected members and officers will benefit from Rachel McKoy's wise counsel.
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NewsRenowned solicitor advocate hit with £105,000 costs order
District judge says Robin Makin demonstrated ‘vexatiousness’ when pursuing a private prosecution.
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NewsFast-growing Knights makes £12.5m West Midlands acquisition
Acquisition of Thursfields brings more than 100 professionals to firm.
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NewsSFO allowed £500,000 budget increase in ENRC case
Pre-trial hearing is the last before the trial of the case brought by Eurasian Natural Resources against the SFO.
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NewsIn-house juniors jump on the bumper pay bandwagon
Efforts to retain junior talent should not come at the expense of more experienced lawyers, corporates have been warned.
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NewsMinister says SLAPPs action 'urgent' – but refuses to commit
Last government’s bill to tackle so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation was not revived in Labour's first legislative programme.
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NewsEqual Treatment Bench Book: judiciary releases 'slimmed-down' version
Significant changes made to chapters on sex, racism, cultural/ethnic differences, antisemitism and islamophobia, and trans people.