News – Page 176
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Society renews calls for legal privilege protection
The Law Society has renewed its call for statutory protection for legal professional privilege.
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NewsSarah set for mid-April
The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act requires judges to consider whether the person being sued was acting for the benefit of society.
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Global study of domestic abuse sentencing
Current sentencing response labelled ‘simply not good enough’.
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NewsSociety ends challenge to legal aid tenders
Ministry of Justice reopens tender process for 527 duty provider contracts after Court of Appeal’s dismissal of challenge from Law Society and practitioner groups.
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NewsGoogle fails in bid to stop privacy actions
Appeal judgment clarifies law on misuse of private information and on damages in absence of pecuniary loss.
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NewsTrainee minimum wage hope as Society consults
Solicitors Regulation Authority abolished regulatory minimum salary for trainee solicitors last year.
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Bar ponders new limits on ‘cab rank’ rule
Regulator considers excluding solicitors deemed to be a ‘credit risk’.
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NewsSociety outrage at ‘back door’ criminal court fees
Law Society president Andrew Caplen described the new charges - slipped into legislation without debate - as ‘outrageous’ and a threat to fair trials.
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NewsClaim ends after court dismisses late amendment
Judge tells claimant: ‘This is modern-day commercial litigation’.
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NewsNew timetable for criminal legal aid contracts
Tender process for 527 duty provider contracts to resume on Friday.
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NewsLords lambast UK’s ‘unilateralist’ approach to EU treaty opt-in
Government's interpretation of justice opt-in is legally unsustainable, committee reports.
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NewsCourt of Appeal dismisses criminal legal aid challenge
Law Society calls decision to allow tendering reforms to go ahead a ‘devastating blow’ that could leave vulnerable people without legal representation.
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NewsHuman rights rebuke over legal aid reforms
Parliamentary committee says next government must undo harm reforms have caused to children.
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NewsMoJ brushes off concerns over fee-paid judges’ pensions
Ministry of Justice says it is committed to ensuring 'no less favourable treatment' for fee-paid judges.
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NewsBar regulator seeks QC re-accreditation scheme
BSB suggests Queen’s Counsel Appointments body best placed to run quality assurance scheme.
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NewsNew powers for relatives of missing people
Ministry of Justice announces legislation that will allow families to take charge of property and financial assets.
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News‘Arrange family court open days’ – judiciary
Working group publishes recommendations on modernisation reform in the Family Court and Family Division.
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NewsPolitically correct judges on ‘expansionist binge’, says thinktank
Barrister says critics of human rights laws should take aim at domestic judges rather than Strasbourg.
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NewsTory government would review Islamic law
Pledge among a raft of measures to combat extremism outlined by the home secretary.
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NewsOmbudsman complaint limit rises from six to 12 months
Scheme rules on cut-off to be aligned with new EU directive on alternative dispute resolution.