All articles by Monidipa Fouzder – Page 221
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Wales asbestos costs ruling muddies waters
Recovery of costs bill was referred to the Supreme Court by the counsel general for Wales.
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OpinionLessons in judicial courtesy
Applying procedural fairness in the courts can improve compliance.
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NewsLocal authority to create new GC post
Kent County Council seeking to create joint-venture alternative business structure.
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NewsBury St Edmunds to take London divorces
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has begun process of centralising divorce applications.
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NewsIntervention papers may be destroyed, court rules
High Court decision clears way for immediate destruction of 1.5 million seized files.
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NewsFreshfields will be next to ‘north-shore’ – reports
Magic circle firm understood to be seeking 100,000 sq ft of space in central Manchester.
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NewsNews focus: revamped TSol tightens belt
The Government Legal Service is abandoning its federal model in favour of centralisation and fees are coming down, according to Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones.
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NewsScottish solicitors given ‘gender neutral’ PC option
Move brings the Scottish Law Society into line with bodies such as HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Work and Pensions and the NHS.
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NewsLower number of City deals – report
City Legal Index figures could indicate slowdown in overall UK economic growth in 2015.
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NewsGrayling kicks joint-enterprise review past election
Lord chancellor says any review is a decision for the next parliament.
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NewsMunby bemoans ‘serial failures’ over interpreting
Sir James Munby orders Capita to pay £13k hearing costs after interpreter no-shows have ‘profound effect on proceedings’.
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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NewsLaw Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches
Chancery Lane responds to consultation on issues that would require accounts to be sent to the regulator.
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NewsGCs admit struggle with foreign rules
More than half of general counsel do not believe their legal departments are sufficiently familiar with foreign regulations that impact on their business, according to a survey of leading companies published today.
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NewsData-sharing office proposed
An independent body should be set up to provide legal guidance on the sharing of personal data across the public sector, a free-market think tank has proposed.
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsCleaner banned from working in law firms
Solicitors Regulation Authority issued ‘control of non-qualified staff (section 43)’ decision.
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NewsGovernment push for victim support
Ministry of Justice launches online tracking service for victims of crime.
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NewsSupreme Court rules family cannot sue police
Relatives of murder victim Joanna Michael lose attempt to sue two forces.
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OpinionDrone on – with an eye on the law
The profession must be alert to the legal questions raised by the use of pilotless aircraft.