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NewsFixed fees fuel drive towards arbitration
Arbitration as a form of dispute resolution has the backing of Family Division president Sir James Munby.
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Slavery legal aid bid
Lord Bates tells the Lords that a proposed Labour amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill was not needed
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Nominations open for legal aid awards
There are 12 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards, including new categories of children’s rights, public law and access to justice.
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NewsTop QC defends ‘vital role’ of UK Human Rights Act
Dinah Rose QC cautions the Conservative party against its plan to replace the act with a ‘British bill of rights’.
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NewsWestminster backs further devolution of Welsh courts
Single legal jurisdiction of England and Wales safe from reform plans.
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NewsOnline motoring pleas go national
Nearly one-third of people accused of low-level traffic offences have taken up the opportunity to plead online, the Ministry of Justice says.
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NewsAirline ordered to pay delayed-flight compensation
Claimant firm wins another court battle with airline over payments for late flights.
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NewsAppeal granted on criminal legal aid
Court of Appeal to hear challenges to lord chancellor’s two-tier duty contract reforms on 10 and 11 March.
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NewsMunby turns his guns on excess bundles
Judge lays down the law after bundle with 591 pages submitted by party in family court.
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NewsLeveson warns defenders on procedure ‘trap’
Court of Appeal judgment highlights case management pressures.
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NewsSummit: client communications ‘routinely intercepted’
Government snooping threatening the most cherished of human rights.
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NewsMoJ makes U-turn on LASPO insolvency exemption
Government retains exemption for creditors making claims against insolvent companies.
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NewsClaims giant targets insurer-led ABS with £25m war chest
Company that bought NewLaw last year has further expansion plans.
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NewsGlobal Law Summit - as it happened
[View the story “Live coverage: Global Law Summit” on Storify ]
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NewsSummit: do the right thing, Neuberger tells lawyers
Danger is that events such as the GLS can be held in a ‘self-congratulatory bubble’, president of the Supreme Court tells attendees.
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NewsSummit: top companies’ rule of law concerns in China and Brazil
China, Bangladesh and Brazil lead the list of countries where $1bn companies report concerns about the rule of law.
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NewsSummit: Boris Johnson leaves them wanting more
‘A lawyer-driven ecstasy of namby-pambyness.’ Mayor of London justifies his headline billing by remaining entirely in character.
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NewsSummit: lawyers vital in sporting successes
GLS told that extraordinary amount of behind-the-scenes work by lawyers helps major events triumph.
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Summit: human rights must be in business DNA – Blair
Cherie Blair QC: employees want to feel good about being employed in a company.
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NewsSummit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK
The legal sector’s strong recovery from the crash continues, but the overall growth rate is down.