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NewsSolicitor MP charged with perverting course of justice
Peterborough MP set to appear in court next month.
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Firms on notice after record reports of links to dodgy investment schemes
Solicitors Regulation Authority says solicitors cannot afford to be complacent about the risks they face.
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NewsSRA names new non-solicitor chair
Anna Bradley, a former chief executive of the National Consumer Council, succeeds Enid Rowlands in January.
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NewsKit Kat trade mark crumbles, 16 years after initial ruling
Court of Justice of the EU says decision on Kit Kat shape must be reconsidered.
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NewsFirm hire: Alison McIlroy
Alison McIlroy has joined Atherton Godfrey LLP. ALison specialises in arrangements for children and child care issues. She qualified as a solicitor in 1996. She then worked for a law firm in Sheffield, where she specialised in family and criminal law. Alison soon realised that working with families struggling with ...
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News'Uneasy feelings are of no consequence' - SC throws out Owens divorce appeal
Widely awaited ruling renews calls for parliament to urgently reform law on irretrievable breakdown.
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NewsRegulators dodging issue of workplace harassment say MPs
House of Commons women and equalities select committee also calls for tribunal changes to ensure victims are not priced out of justice.
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NewsCity urged to ‘cherry pick’ solicitors for High Court roles
City of London Law Society attempts to address ‘barrister bias’ in judicial selection.
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NewsHale enters court closure debate with 'imaginary' scenario
Supreme Court president also says government is unlikely to do more than rearrange funds following legal aid review.
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NewsCourt of Appeal states vicarious liability laws have moved on
Independent contractor test now ‘firmly rejected’ for liability issues.
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NewsFirm hire: Emsleys
Emsleys Solicitors has appointed specialist lawyers Phillip Gower and Rebecca Ryan to join its asbestos and occupational disease team based in Wales and the south West. Phillip Gower joins as a partner based in Cardiff. Located in the city centre, Emsleys’s newly opened Cardiff office is the first in this ...
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NewsLSB plans new rules to establish independence boundaries
Oversight regulator wants to reduce number of disgreements between representative and regulatory bodies.
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NewsProsecutors told to consider unused material in proposed changes to code
Alison Saunders, director of public prosecutions, says the CPS is taking strong action to tackling disclosure problems.
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NewsHMCTS confirms seven courts will close, with one saved
Lord chancellor says money raised from sale of buildings will be reinvested in the justice system.
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NewsSARS regime overwhelmed by low-level 'noise'
Law Commission says ‘noise’ of low-level suspicious activity reports distracts attention from serious or urgent cases.