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    Law Society mentee makes the bench

    12 June 2017

    Bello included in new judicial appointments.

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    Kathryn Bishop first chair of Welsh Revenue Authority

    10 April 2017

    With one year to go until stamp duty land tax is replaced in Wales by the land transaction tax, the devolved government confirmed the appointment of Kathryn Bishop as first chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority. The body will be operational from April 2018. Bishop has overn 30 years’ experience ...

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    Free2Convey passes 1,000 user mark

    10 April 2017

    Online conveyancing portal Free2Convey has announced it now has more than 1,000 registered users. The portal provides free, real-time access to chain status information. 

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    Lady Justice Macur is senior presiding judge

    3 April 2017

    Lady Justice Macur takes up the post of senior presiding judge with effect from today following the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as investigatory powers commissioner. Julia Macur was called to the bar in 1979. 

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    ​Welsh legal giant emerges

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    South-west Wales firm JCP Solicitors is to merge with specialist practice Glamorgan Law in a move that is set to create the largest law firm with offices solely in Wales. The new UK top-200 firm will have turnover in excess of £10m.

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    ​Marine’s conviction

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Five judges led by the lord chief justice sitting in the Court Martial Appeal Court ruled that the murder conviction of former Marines sergeant Alexander Blackman was unsafe, substituting a verdict of manslaughter.

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    Katie Hopkins to appeal

    2017-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Tabloid columnist Katie Hopkins said she will appeal a High Court order to pay food blogger Jack Monroe damages of £24,000 over two tweets. Mr Justice Warby’s ruling in Jack Monroe v Katie Hopkins was one of the first to define the threshold for ‘serious harm to reputation’ introduced by ...

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    Rival lawyer groups clash on Brexit

    21 March 2016

    ‘In’ report criticised by ‘Out’ Campaign.

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    Hungary threat

    12 October 2015

    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

    12 October 2015

    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

    12 October 2015

    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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    New IBA president named

    19 January 2015

    David W Rivkin, litigation partner at the New York and London offices of US firm Debevoise & Plimpton, has been appointed president of the International Bar Association. He is the first US lawyer to hold the position for 25 years.

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    Lagging behind with tax returns

    19 January 2015

    Workers in the agriculture, fishing and forestry industries were better than lawyers at sending in their tax returns on time last year, HM Revenue & Customs reported.

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    47 countries at Global Law Summit

    19 January 2015

    Forty-eight government ministers from overseas will attend next month’s Global Law Summit in London, representing 35 countries.

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    Scholarship funding on offer

    1 September 2014

    Qualified and trainee lawyers are being invited to apply for scholarships of up to £27,000 to support them through international study.

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    News in Brief

    2 December 2013

    Minster expansion Yorkshire-based PI specialist Minster Law is expanding into London with a new 30-strong team. This follows it acquisition by the BGL Group, owner of price comparison site Compare the Market. Society in cyber drive Government standards on cyber security will be relevant to law firms of all sizes, ...

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    News in Brief

    22 July 2013

    Old Bailey protest A demonstration to celebrate 64 years of legal aid and protest against the government’s proposed cuts will take place outside the Old Bailey on 30 July at 4.30pm. Organised by the Justice Alliance, it will hear from speakers including Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti and Shauneen Lambe from ...

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    Radio ad censured

    24 June 2013

    A Cardiff personal injury firm has been told not to repeat a radio advertisement that encouraged people to make it ‘the second person’ they call after an accident. The Advertising Standards Authority said Secure Law’s advertisement was irresponsible and carried the implicit message that listeners should make a claim irrespective ...