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NewsNine Nightingale courtrooms to open in new year
New venues take the total number of Nightingale courtrooms to 40, government says.
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Criminal legal aid: MoJ proposes pre-charge engagement fee
Profession has until 25 January to respond to latest consultation on criminal legal aid.
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Court security seized 83,000 weapons in last three years
Thousands of knives and two firearms were brought onto HMCTS estate in 2019/20.
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Tribunal backed in disbarring barrister who misled court in personal capacity
'AB' was disbarred this year over her conduct in family proceedings involving the father of her children.
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Solicitor struck off after telling new firm she had a clean slate
Catherine Limbert had been under investigation by the SRA when she joined new firm.
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SRA reveals £1m shortfall on five most expensive prosecutions
Regulator claimed more than £100,000 costs but was awarded far less by the tribunal.
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Clifford Chance reverses pandemic pay cuts for NQs
Solicitors who qualify at Clifford Chance can now earn £100,000, up from £94,500.
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Huge disparity in BAME solicitors taken to tribunal, SRA figures show
New study commissioned into what is causing higher proportion of black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors to be investigated.
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BAILII grants access to judgments for mass AI analysis
Breakthrough agreement with Oxford University could pave the way for more data-sharing.
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Mastercard judgment ‘lowers bar’ for collective action
More collective proceedings orders will be granted in 2021, commentators predict.
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Questions still linger over RTA Portal months before April lift-off
Draft rules not even finalised when they came before procedure rule committee last month, minutes reveal.
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Supreme Court green light for £14bn Mastercard group action
Claim on behalf of 46 million consumers remitted to Competition Appeal Tribunal after court dismisses card issuer's appeal.
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Owner agrees ban after making £47k transfers to office account
Monies were mistakenly paid to employees and unsecured creditors of Yorkshire firm.
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Hard statistics: Allen & Overy ethnicity data revealed unequal work allocation
Diversity and inclusion chief says some partners at magic circle firm thought they treated everyone fairly.
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SRA to sanction firms that exploit SQE graduates
Qualifying work experience will replace training contracts from next September when the Solicitors Qualifying Exam is introduced.
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Family backlog 'may not return to pre-Covid levels until 2023'
Documents published by the judiciary reveal private and public law priorities.
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Government accused of ignoring crisis in employment tribunal
Justice minister confirms just a fraction of Covid recovery fund is being allocated to tribunals.
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The Times pays up over barrister's libel claim
Practitioner said she was defamed by a 2017 article which reported untrue complaints to the regulator.
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Clifford Chance bans gendered language in legal templates
Terms such as ‘chairman’ should be avoided, magic circle firm tells staff.
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Index charts practice areas 'devastated' by pandemic
Property, crime, immigration and litigation have suffered most, says LexisNexis.
