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NewsWoolf is University of Law's first chancellor
Fiona Woolf will take up the role at the end of her mayoral term in Novermber 2014
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NewsBar Conference 2013: Barristers in favour of diversity quotas
Barristers signalled support for the introduction of quotas to increase the diversity of the profession at the bar’s annual conference.
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NewsBar Conference 2013: Government 'does not understand' advocacy
David Pannick QC accuses justice secretary of peddling ‘lazy fiction’ to demonise legal aid lawyers.
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NewsBar Conference 2013: McGowan slams ‘cumbersome and expensive’ legal regulation
Chairman of the bar claims barristers are ‘watched over like naughty children’
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NewsBar Conference 2013: Barristers urged not to return instructions
Dominic Grieve QC also advised barristers not to boycott the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.
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NewsBar Conference 2013: LCJ warns of legal competition to London
Lord Thomas tells barristers they must ‘look as a profession to where you wish to be in 10 years’ and have a ‘clear idea of how to get there’.
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NewsTCC litigators ordered to adopt common eDisclosure protocol
Protocol aims to ensure all parties are up to speed in eDisclosure practices and are working within common guidelines.
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NewsMilburn urges law firms to scale up use of apprenticeships
Government’s mobility tsar also claims benchmarking socioeconomic backgrounds will help firms open up the profession.
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NewsPro bono pleas soar
MPs are referring the highest proportion of cases to the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
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NewsReview of Civil Justice and Family Justice councils
Government wants evidence on the functions of the Civil Justice Council and Family Justice Council.
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NewsExtend protection for whistleblowers, says Law Society
Public interest would be better served by encouraging those who have witnessed wrongdoing to report what they have seen.
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NewsQuestion time
It’s the annual press conference of the individual known by sub-editors throughout the realm as ‘Top Judge’.
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MPs recommend tough penalties for corporate fraudsters
Committee warns that new guidelines might result in ‘overly lenient’ sentences
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NewsWoman who exaggerated personal injury claim jailed
Solicitor says sentence sends ’stark warning’ to anyone tempted to exaggerate PI claim.
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NewsGovernment puts the brakes on lobbying bill
Decision to pause progress of the bill welcomed by campaigners.
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NewsSetback for banks in swaps case
Court of Appeal panel deals blow to Barclays in a unanimous judgment.
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Video interview with Law Society CEO Desmond Hudson
Interviewed by Gazette editor Paul Rogerson, the Law Society’s chief executive responds to allegations of ‘surrender’ on criminal legal aid reform.