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NewsOnline dispute resolution comes a step closer with draft procedure rules
New rules will be 'far more simple and accessible' than the current Civil Procedure Rules, says master of the rolls.
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NewsHuman rights lawyers condemn Bangladesh trials
Justice system 'at risk of being used as an instrument of political contestation', IBA Human Rights Institute says.
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NewsMinisters consider ban on referral fees in housing disrepair
Government acknowledges that lawyers hold councils to account - but raise concerns about costs.
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NewsIn depth: Removing barriers to administrative justice
Improving the quality of administrative decision-making is the most efficient and cost-effective way of removing barriers to justice, according to a report from the Administrative Justice Council.
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NewsIn depth: A Christmas pay rise for legal aid lawyers
Some legal aid lawyers will benefit from increased fees from 22 December, although a commitment to raise rates in line with inflation currently running at 4% remains conspicuously absent.
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NewsSuspended sentence for former CPS paralegal who accessed case file without permission
The 27-year-old admitted misconduct in public office.
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NewsExpect enforcement action for lack of Mazur response, SRA warns
Regulator says it will look ‘sympathetically’ at historical mistakes made by firms
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NewsHamlins partner cleared in closely watched 'SLAPPs' case
Christopher Mark Hutchings, of London firm Hamlins LLP, cleared of misconduct following private hearing.
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NewsIn depth: LLG conference - council solicitors grappling with restructuring and Mazur
The government’s plans to reform local authorities, and the difficulties Mazur has created, were among the hot topics at this year’s Lawyers in Local Government governance conference.
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NewsMagistrate's 'racially insensitive comment' leads to sanction
JCIO says office-holder’s comment had caused ‘emotional harm’ to an individual.
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NewsPost Office leak of victims' details 'not egregious', data watchdog finds
Information Commissioner’s Office says people affected by the Post Office scandal were ‘let down again’.
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NewsNorth-west firm builds £200m war chest for continued claims assault
Headcount rose to 41 earlier this year for a firm with £177m-worth of work in progress.
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NewsSolicitor who failed to spot 'sophisticated' fraud fined £15,000
Paul Edmund Levy acted in two loan transactions worth around £464,000 that bore hallmarks of fraud.
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News'Hidden super-power': Lammy convenes legal services taskforce
Members of 'English Law Promotion Panel' include Law Society, Bar Council, CityUK and senior judges.
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NewsThe Master and Margate Pier
Obiter Productions presents a tale from a distant country in a far-off time (with apologies to Bulgakov).
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NewsLammy doubles down on jury plan
Ministry of Justice figures suggest Crown court backlog could hit 135,100 by 2030.
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News'Failed merger talks': why Wright Hassall went under
179-year old firm spoke to more than two dozen different parties but couldn’t find a partner, administrator reports.
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NewsSociety to research feasibility of independent defence union
Committee of inquiry issues recommendations on supporting solicitors subject to disciplinary proceedings.
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NewsPractice conditions lifted on ex-magic circle lawyer twice cautioned for cocaine possession
Practitioner had failed to disclose a second police caution to his employers in 2018.
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NewsLiPs complaining more about barristers, regulator reveals
BSB’s 2024-25 annual report also reveals reports of bullying and harassment almost doubled on previous year.