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NewsLawyers take mesothelioma fight to High Court
A victims’ support group is challenging the government’s decision that sufferers use part of their compensation for insurance and costs.
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NewsWill claims triple as families pick DIY executors
Figures from the Chancery Division show the number of claims for breach of fiduciary duty rose to 368 in 2013.
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NewsQualitySolicitors’ owner in new private equity deal
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired controlling stake in conveyancing and probate business The Simplify Group.
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NewsLaw adequate to deal with social media, say peers
No new laws are needed to deal with crimes committed using social media, according to a report published today by a Lords committee.
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NewsCity lawyers lambast plans for direct tax debt recovery
City of London Law Society warns proposals to give direct access to bank accounts are ‘deeply flawed’.
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NewsReform of guideline hourly rates in shreds
Master of the rolls rejects key recommendations made by a Civil Justice Council committee
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NewsChildren to get a greater voice in family courts
Children aged 10 and over will be able to tell the judge their thoughts and feelings on family cases affecting them.
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NewsGrieve appointed to Global Law Summit
Former attorney general named as vice chair of event to ‘showcase the UK as a global leader in the provision of legal services’.
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NewsMagna Carta Island signs off for £4m
Island where King John signed the charter is on the market.
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Aborted court building work costs almost £46m
Full cost of projects that never came to fruition was laid out in a written response to a question in the Commons last week.
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NewsLegal aid campaigner dies at 59
Simon Mumford, 59, fought for legal aid and access to justice, Michael Walters, administrator of Cardiff Law Society said.
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News‘Don’t put legal aid into retirement’
The modern legal aid system was created by the Attlee government in the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1949.
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Firearms among Law Commission topics
Wills and the law in Wales also among nine topics picked for the next programme of work by the commission.
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NewsFlorida jury awards huge damages over cigarettes
Cynthia Robinson was awarded $23.6bn (£13.86bn) in damages against a cigarette maker for the death of her husband.
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More work being kept in-house
According to a survey, 80% of chief litigation officers say they are not delegating more legal work to outside counsel.
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NewsHeroes in short supply to rescue bill
The debate on the Sarah bill had a definite end-of-term feel.
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NewsBrushes with the noose
Two men I defended were convicted of murder – both would have gone to the gallows if the death penalty was in use.
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Sex discrimination cases hit four-year high
They now make up 55% of discrimination claims, up from 38% two years ago.
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Study: EU charter has limited impact
Review found ‘a divergence of views’ on where the balance of competence should lie on the protection of human rights.