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Funding – European Union – Public procurement – Equal treatment Azam & Co v Legal Services Commission; Ch D (Mr Justice Briggs): 5 May 2010 The claimant firm of ...
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Funding – Fees – Liens - Complaints R (on the application of Malik Law Chambers Solicitors) (claimant) v Legal Complaints Service (the Law Society) (defendant) and Thandie Tobo (interested party): QBD (Admin) (Mr Justice Saunders): 6 May 2010 ...
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Time for action on panel purgatory
As a residential property specialist, I am accustomed to being the ‘poor relation’ in a law firm. As every week goes by, the administrative burden increases; client and estate agents’ demands become ever more ambitious and unrealistic; and downward pressure on fees continues.
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Class action protocol drawn up for NHS litigation
Lawyers have agreed an innovative collaboration process to handle a class action against a Liverpool hospital that is designed to save the NHS millions of pounds. Liverpool Women’s Hospital faces around 200 claims in relation to alleged negligent treatment by consultant urogynaecologist George Rowland. ...
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Appeal court upholds ruling that CPS case was abuse of process
A prosecution for possession of indecent images of a child has been stayed as an abuse of process after the Crown Prosecution Service refused to make copies of the images for the defence, claiming that to do so would lead CPS staff to commit an offence. ...
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There is no word yet about exploring legal aid financing options
Well, no one saw that coming. Least of all, it seems, Kenneth Clarke himself, who had warned that a hung parliament would be an economic (if not a personal) disaster. As the febrile atmosphere at Westminster abates, one must conclude that the ...
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Duncan Lewis boosts turnover by 56%
London legal aid firm Duncan Lewis aims to consolidate its position over the coming year after bringing in more than 100 new staff and upping its turnover by 56%, according to the firm’s recently published accounts. The firm, the largest civil legal aid practice in the ...
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FSA fines anti-money laundering officer £14k
The Financial Services Authority has imposed a £14,000 penalty on an individual money laundering reporting officer (MLRO), in a case that is likely to raise concerns among those fulfilling the role at law firms.
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The four-year prison term that became a life sentence
The hanging’s-too-good-for-them school of thought on penal reform will probably be unsympathetic, but a recent case shines a spotlight on how inadequate medical care in prison can lead to jail sentences that never end.
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Neuberger calls for curb on legislation
The master of the rolls has called for fewer and more carefully drafted laws to avoid handing too much power to the judiciary. Speaking at the annual conference of the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) last week, Lord Neuberger (pictured) said: ‘Poorly drafted legislation risks giving more ...
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Referral fees do not harm consumers, LSB research shows
There is no evidence that referral fees have caused consumer detriment in either the conveyancing or personal injury market, according to an economic analysis commissioned by the Legal Services Board which was published today. However, there is concern that a focus on profitability causes some criminal ...
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Lawyers getting connected in the EU
The cliche brands of Facebook, Skype and Google tell us how we have become intimately interconnected, wherever we live on the planet. There will obviously be more of it in the future. One of the great, unsung advantages of the EU is that it is preparing us – not for ...
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Public funding for representation at inquests: equality of arms?
The charitable organisation INQUEST has criticised the current inquest system because ‘there is no equity of arms in terms of legal funding’...
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Ministry of Justice appoints City lawyer as minister
A former City solicitor has been appointed a junior minister in the Ministry of Justice’s new line-up. Jonathan Djanogly, a former partner at SJ Berwin, has become a parliamentary under secretary. The Conservative MP for Huntingdon was previously the shadow solicitor general and a shadow minister ...
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Cameron McKenna signs deal to outsource ‘middle office’ functions
City firm CMS Cameron McKenna is to outsource a substantial part of its non-legal office functions in a deal valued by outsourcer Integreon at £583m over ten years. Much of the firm’s non-billable ‘middle office’ functions including accounting and finance; human resources and training; marketing and ...
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Asian lawyers recognised in awards
The Society of Asian Lawyers (SAL) has announced the winners of its annual awards to recognise the exceptional achievements of Asian solicitors and barristers practising in the UK. The award winners were: Young lawyer ...
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New ministers appointed to Ministry of Justice
The Liberal Democrat’s leader in the House of Lords has been appointed as a minister in the Ministry of Justice. Lord McNally, who is also the Lib Dem spokesman on constitutional affairs, has been appointed a middle-ranking minister. The 67-year-old peer is a former Labour MP ...
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Tell it like it is
To the discombobulation of not a few traditionalists, the campaign to adumbrate the probative value of a more unopaque expression of juridical vernacular continues to deliver outcome-based ramifications. Yes, Clarity, the group launched last year to promote plain English in the law, is going from strength to strength. Founding member ...
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Memory lane
Law Society’s Gazette, April 1980 In the news:A licensing authority has told me of an amusing occurrence in ...
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Landlord and tenant
Assured tenancies – Improvements – Legislative intention – Tenancies Cherry Sheila Hughes v Borodex Ltd: CA (Civ Div) (Sir Andrew Morritt (chancellor), Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Patten): 27 April 2010 ...