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NewsECHR: 27 member states back reforms to simplify removals
Statement calls for Article 8 to be adjusted and for clarity on 'inhuman and degrading treatment' under Article 3.
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NewsMagistrate reprimanded over trans video
JCIO says an investigation found office-holder’s actions amounted to serious misconduct.
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NewsCPS 'retention policy' leaves judge in dark over abuser's previous convictions
Recorder's eyebrow was raised by a lack of detail regarding a defendant’s 2022 battery offence.
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NewsLegal aid solicitor forced to leave UK due to salary threshold
Hilda Kwoffie's salary as a legal aid solicitor specialising in mental health work failed to meet £41,700-a-year visa threshold.
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NewsLegal aid barrister paid £7 an hour
Bar chief Barbara Mills urges government to increase legal aid rates and establish a pay review body.
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NewsMother’s use of AI ‘entirely understandable’, Court of Appeal finds
Lord Justice Baker, with whom Lord Justice Cobb and Lord Justice Miles agreed, absolves litigant in person of any intention to mislead family court.
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NewsSRA intervenes into collapsed north-east firm
Regulator cites 'reason to suspect dishonesty' on the part of a manager in connection with two other firms.
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NewsFormer solicitor appointed Parole Board vice chair
Her Honour Anne Molyneux was admitted in 1983 before her career took her to the judiciary.
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NewsArticles 3 and 8 in spotlight as UK seeks ECHR reform
Lord chancellor and attorney general join move to 'modernise' European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsClients want real-time updates and named points of contact, watchdog's research finds
Consumer panel finds channel of service is considered less important than the quality, as expectations shift.
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NewsUS lawyer population continues to rise
Country has 1.37 million practising lawyers, 58% of who are male.
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NewsCourt of Appeal dismisses psychotherapist's bid for family court anonymity
Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Warby say the witness had ‘fair opportunity’ to instruct her lawyers and complain through them.
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NewsSRA issues scam alert after website mimics claims firm
Firm boss says he is grateful to SRA for bringing issue to light.
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NewsFormer police chief appointed to lead complaints service
Phil Cain arrives at inundated service with a reputation for transforming organisations.
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News'Pre-budget inertia' hits listed firm's profits
Gateley tells shareholders they can expect ‘business as usual’ to return in next six months.
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NewsLand Registry publishes 'avoidable' conveyancing errors
Conveyancers getting better at submitting correct applications first time round but HM Land Registry says challenge remains.
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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.