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Fast translation: interpreter supplier hits performance target
Government figures also show a drop in complaints as thebigword settles into government contract.
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Tribunal slams immigration judge for 'wholly failing' in his duties
First-tier tribunal judge, who is blind, subect of a string of complaints about his competence.
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PI market a year from cliff edge as damages set to rise
Researchers say the £4bn-a-year industry may not have long left in the sun.
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SRA turning legal sector into 'wild west', says Law Society
Criticism of plans to relax rules on how and where solicitors can practise.
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Global Legal Centre campaign stepped up as Brexit looms
New centre aims to bolster global reputation of England and Wales as central jurisdiction for the rule of law.
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Gender parity in senior partner roles '20 years away'
BPP University Law School predicts law firms will be more gender and ethnically diverse in 2037.
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Leniency call for 'overworked' employees facing manslaughter sentence
Law Society says stress due to matters outside of the offender's control should count as mitigation.
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Labour: digital court revolution 'laughable', conference hears
Senior Labour party figures told of lack of Wi-Fi in family courts.
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SRA ushers in 'Uberisation' of legal services
Regulator wants to make it easier for solicitors to operate freelance.
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Prices and complaints data must be published says SRA
Regulator seeks out ’more open, competitive market where people can make good choices’.
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'Oh dear. Oh dear.' Judge's fury at 'motorway pile-up of a case'
Withering tribunal ruling concludes: ’I hope I do not see this case again.’
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Labour conference: No more lawyer jokes, Chakrabarti pledges
Shadow attorney general claims lawyers are not always good at representing themselves.
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Lidington cuts super regulator down to size
If you hear strange noises emanating from the Legal Services Board this week, it may be that teeth are still being gnashed. Certainly the ‘super regulator’ may well have been seething at having its homework given a ‘U’ by the lord chancellor David Lidington last week. Lidington turned down an ...
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Society defends approach to training competition case
Law Society acted in the interest of the profession and in the public interest, Chancery Lane says.
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Bach seeks cross-party consensus on right to justice
Commission chair says he has forgiven ministers for two-line response.
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City firm worker banned after £6.5k personal spend on company credit card
SRA issues penalty against billing worker stopping her from gaining employment in the profession.
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'We need your help with Brexit,' Labour peer tells lawyers
Baroness Hayter urges solicitors to keep House of Lords briefed on EU Withdrawal Bill concerns.
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Insurer LV= exits legal market to refocus on core business
Short-lived attempt to break the legal services market ends after 20 months.
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UK's cash for crash capital is revealed
North of England and Midlands most prominent for fraud attempts according to insurance fraud investigators
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SRA 'driving uncertainty' and dismissing solicitors' views - Law Society
Chancery Lane challenges the Solicitors Regulation Authority to ask itself what exactly is the problem its reforms seek to address.