All articles by Max Walters – Page 71
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NewsUS-style murder laws ‘would not be accepted’, MPs hear
Justice minister tells committee that creation of two-tier system would cause difficulties.
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NewsSRA claims single law exam ‘common in major jurisdictions’
International survey latest attempt to promote solicitors qualifying examination.
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News‘Too banal’: EU court rejects ‘telephone dial-tone’ trademark
Brazilian company’s application ’would go unnoticed and not be remembered’, General Court rules.
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NewsSociety raps report branding solicitors ‘corruption enablers’
National Crime Agency says solicitors are 'crucial’ to money laundering.
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NewsBar Council pours cold water on pricing transparency
Competition watchdog proposals to disclose more information about price and quality ‘not practical’.
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NewsBrexit: applications to practise law in Ireland keep rising
Number of solicitors applying to practise in Ireland has more than doubled since June vote.
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NewsNetherlands eyes UK's EU court role
Future of unitary patent and Unified Patent Court unclear after Brexit vote.
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NewsNew law to introduce ‘failure to prevent’ offence
Draft criminal finance bill set to be introduced following attorney general speech.
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News focus: corruption and cooperation
The Serious Fraud Office believes deferred prosecution agreements could work ‘even in the most serious cases of financial misconduct’.
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NewsMagic circle: retention rates rise
At least eight in 10 trainees are being kept on at the magic circle this autumn.
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NewsCriminal appeals warning for barristers
Barristers who are not trial counsel have been told to seek both the advice of legal representatives and ‘objective, independent evidence’.
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NewsLitigation fund backs public interest cases
Woodsford Litigation Funding has become the first partner of venture to fund test cases.
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NewsLandmark copyright judgment backs hyperlinks – with conditions
CJEU says links can be posted without copyright owner’s consent so long as not for financial gain.
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NewsBar takes next step towards ABS licensing
Regulator tenders for intervention agents ahead of formal approval as licensing body.
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NewsLiz Truss fields first questions as justice secretary
Lord chancellor tight-lipped on Human Rights Act reform in parliamentary questions session.
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NewsBar Council criticises ‘burdensome’ CPD scheme
Proposals ‘bear little relevance to the requirements of practice’.
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NewsSRA sanctions lawyer convicted of distributing indecent images
Stephen Coleclough must notify Solicitors Regulation Authority of any future work.
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NewsLaw chief calls for ‘culture of responsibility’ on business crime
Attorney general outlines government vision for extending offence of ‘failure to prevent’.