All News articles – Page 172
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Fixed fee cuts reversed for duty solicitors in rural Wales
Government relents on 25% reduction which arose from change in location of custody suite.
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'LPP would become a dead letter': tribunal backs advice secrecy
Judges back National Highways fight to keep secret a KC’s advice on controversial Arundel bypass project.
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Economic Crime Act divides expert commentators
New compliance requirements will apply only to large companies - but could make the UK less attractive as a place to do business.
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Malkinson inquiry will not have power to compel witnesses and disclosure, MoJ confirms
Lord chancellor snubs plea from Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, to give the probe statutory 'teeth'.
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Trailblazing civil rights lawyer Ben Birnberg dies
Firm founded by solicitor over 60 years ago was a crucible that forged radical lawyers representing the 'marginalised and unheard'.
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Rosenblatt tribunal: founder hits out at 'complete pack of lies'
Rosenblatt founder described speaking out over ‘utterly unacceptable’ racist comment said during speech at firm dinner.
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Power in a union? Criminal legal aid lawyers urged to join Unite
Associations declare that 'only the collective force of our numbers can make a critical difference' in fighting low pay and cuts.
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Compensation scheme pays out six times more to victims who appeal
Unrepresented individuals applying for criminal injuries compensation will ‘miss out’, PI lawyers say.
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Memory lane
A property portal set to go live, David Clementi's five-step plan and a barber at the Society's Hall: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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Barrister fees for pre-recorded cross-examination to rise 49%
Justice secretary Alex Chalk says increase to £1,000 will help more sexual violence victims testify earlier, away from the 'full glare of a courtroom'.
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Former CEO who used racist word at IPO dinner did not understand meaning, tribunal hears
Former chief executive of Rosenblatt tells employment tribunal that she misunderstood intervention by firm’s chairman.
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Mediation 'in free fall' owing to lack of legal aid
Law Society says the government’s ambition of encouraging mediation has been fundamentally undermined by its own decision to cut funding for early legal advice.
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Majority of public think victim should influence sentences
Report into the public opinion and understanding of sentencing warns the government against a 'reactive' approach to sentencing policy.
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Heavyweight drama
Legal London’s Carey Street once again ‘dressed’ for the purposes of period drama.
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MPs call for evidence on pre-recorded cross-examinations
Justice committee issues call for evidence on practical operation of section 28 measure and potential improvements.
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Firms continue to flout SRA transparency rules
Only 42% of firms are publishing all the pricing and service information, a report for the regulator reveals.
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Court to hear forgery claims against 'Dr Bitcoin'
In latest preparatory ruling to trial of claim to be bitcoin inventor 'Satoshi Nakamoto', Mr Justice Mellor agrees to admit forgery and fraud evidence.
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Chambers' ratings could be made public under bar reform plans
Bar Standards Board admits that publishing assessments of individual sets 'would raise the stakes of our supervision work'.
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'Historic result': lawyers and anti-corruption campaigners consider Nigeria judgment
Mishcon de Reya partner Shaistah Akhtar, who led Nigeria’s legal team, said it was a ‘historic result for Nigeria and its people’.
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Reporting restrictions lifted in hope of finding a kidney donor
Court of Protection backs family of 29-year-old man in need of haemodialysis treatment.