News – Page 41
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NewsSystem 'on its knees': bar publishes justice manifesto
Barristers urge next government to reverse cuts to legal aid, abolish ‘innocence tax’ and invest in court infrastructure.
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NewsJudiciary will have gender equality, Hale tells bar - by 2033
Lady Hale tells the bar conference that the higher courts still have a long way to go.
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NewsMinimum pay for bar pupils on the rise
Pupils in London will receive a minimum of £18,866 from next year.
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News'Inflection point' looms for top conveyancers
Biggest players grab record share of the market amid slowdown.
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NewsAnonymous litigant in person wasted 10 judges' time
High Court declares action brought by 'ABC' against Google totally without merit after two years of proceedings.
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News£10m negligence claim against London firm thrown out
Chief Master Marsh criticises ‘wild allegations’ and unfocused evidence.
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NewsBuoyant trading statement lifts DWF share price
Newly listed company will report its interim half-year results next month but provided a trading update today.
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NewsSRA offers olive branch over digital badge concerns
Update says 'delivery partner' has agreed to turn off Google tracking technology 'at the moment'.
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NewsSRA advocacy proposals ‘add bureaucracy’
Criminal defence practitioners question regulator's involvement.
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NewsElection threatens criminal legal aid review progress
Lord chancellor says interim announcements due to be made this month will not happen.
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NewsPI giant targets acquisitions after turning last year’s losses around
Yorkshire firm Minster Law also targets new markets in the legal expenses insurance sector.
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NewsListed firm announces Birmingham acquisition worth £4.7m
Knights completes deal for fifth acquisition in 18 months.
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NewsDisparity warning as solicitors react to prosecution fee increase
New money 'does nothing to assist the publicly funded defence system which has been cut to the bone'.
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News'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates
CPS says revised rates address concerns such as remuneration for unused material.
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NewsHMCTS makes breastfeeding commitments
Guidance issued after barrister was reportedly told she had to pay £150 for a private room to express milk.
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NewsTribunal proceedings to be digitally recorded 'by 2020'
President's annual report sets out plans for new ways of working.
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NewsFamily courts told to cooperate with journalists’ requests for access
Courts should be 'astute to assist' under new guidance from head of the Family Division.
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NewsA third of in-house lawyers placed in difficult moral positions, study finds
Nearly half of those surveyed had been asked to advise on action which was ethically debatable.
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NewsCapsticks' baby death inquiry failings ‘clearly unsatisfactory’, finds review
Report finds mistakes were made with the process and speed with which national firm completed investigation.
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NewsTime to embrace blockchain, super-regulator tells legal sector
Encryption tools could radically simplify common legal tasks such as identity verification and contract fulfilment.