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NewsSlaughter and May runs the show
More than 1,000 City workers sprinted through London’s Square Mile.
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Stalking prosecutions rise
Rise was in part due to the creation of two new stalking offences in 2012.
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Ramsey to retire
Judge leading the implementation of the Jackson civil litigation reforms will retire from the bench on 1 November.
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NewsWarning over manorial rights abolition
Bond Dickinson said any plan to scrap the rights would make it ‘highly likely’ that legal challenges would be mounted.
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NewsSolicitor MEP backs amended money laundering regime
Timothy Kirkhope says the fourth directive is designed to allow member states more proportionality.
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NewsLegal privilege safeguard for lobbyist register
Cabinet Office sets out proposals to ‘guarantee the long-standing confidentiality of such protected material’.
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NewsSlump in tribunal cases prompts review calls
Number of claim receipts in tribunals falls by 71%.
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NewsFee U-turn to lift burden on criminal lawyers
Interim payments for lawyers working on long trials and cracked-trial fees will be introduced from 2 October to help lawyers with cashflow.
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NewsLawyer shortage delaying house sales
Chartered surveyors report that transaction times have lengthened by up to a month since the start of 2014.
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NewsResidence test not unlawful, government insists
Lord chancellor rejects findings of a parliamentary committee that the legal aid residence test for children would lead to breaches of international law.
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NewsPartner hire: Lynne Rathbone at Browne Jacobson
Lynne specialises in advising on all aspects of corporate and commercial work to public and private sector clients.
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NewsParalegal fined for taking client information
Information commissioner warns that taking data when changing jobs is a criminal offence.
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NewsIndustrial deafness not ‘easy money’
The Association of British Insurers accuses PI firms of ‘cashing in’ on claims for industrial deafness.
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NewsMunby allows woman to see 1930 adoption papers
The woman, known as Y, wanted to find out the identity of her paternal grandmother.
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NewsJuncker names new EU justice chief
Czech lawyer and populist politician to take on high-profile role in new commission.
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NewsGrayling did not act improperly over reforms, court told
Mr Justice Burnett reserves judgment in judicial review, indicating it will be given by the end of the month.
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NewsFormer partners fined for ‘orderly wind-down’ failings
A J Bond & Co closed on 29 December but continued to hold client files and monies after that date.
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NewsLabour promises tribunal fee reform
Shadow business secretary says Labour will create a ‘more streamlined and less bureaucratic’ procedure.