News – Page 203
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NewsTax policy confusion ‘hugely damaging’, say City lawyers
City of London Law Society calls for introduction of independent body to oversee all new tax legislation.
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NewsMagistrates’ fining powers to be unlimited
Maximum fines for most offences will rise by 400% and become unlimited in the most serious cases, under powers to be put before parliament.
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NewsConsumer panel to use FoI requests for lawyer data
Watchdog wants to collate more information on lawyers’ performance in the coming year.
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NewsPI lawyers ‘making too much money’ from process
Government seeks to justify plans for a ban on PI inducements.
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NewsNew hourly rates to hit firms using paralegals
Value per hour that can be recovered is vulnerable to a cut under the new guidelines, experts tell the Gazette.
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News‘Equal merit’ policy can aid BME selection, says Bhatia
BME lawyers are over-represented in sole practitioner and small firms, Gus John report found.
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NewsNHS chief’s pledge on negligence
Stuart Poynor does not want the trust to ‘defend the indefensible’ and instead believes it should take a ‘pro-active’ approach to claims handling.
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Major terror trial set for secrecy
Media banned from attending court for the forthcoming trial on 16 June.
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NewsSupreme Court ‘village green’ ruling
Scarborough Borough Council has allowed its informal use for playing football and walking dogs for more than 20 years
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NewsCMC warning over complaints-handling switch
Ministry of Justice set to introduce flat charges on a sliding scale of fees based on a company’s turnover.
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NewsBuffer rule for deadlines ‘good common sense’
Written prior agreements can now be extended by up to 28 days.
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NewsWork yourself out of existence, Grayling tells super-regulator
Chris Grayling said the LSB should work towards its demise to reduce ‘time-consuming and intrusive’ legal regulation.
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NewsEx-Leeds Utd MD detained in Dubai has assets frozen
No criminal charges have been brought against solicitor David Haigh over alleged misappropriation of funds.
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NewsLand Registry shake-up to go ahead
Registry to take over local land charges and assume wider roles in run-up to part-privatisation.
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NewsQueen’s Speech announces new Serious Crimes Bill
Law Society says new offence of ‘knowingly participating’ is unnecessary.
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NewsSociety: lobby against ‘damaging’ SRA reforms
Ex-president writes to local societies warning that PII premiums will rise, while conveyancers could be turfed out of the market.
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NewsScots embrace funding reforms to repel English threat
DBAs and QOCS to be introduced north of the border.
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NewsAppeal court set for triple Mitchell showdown
Master of the rolls to hear appeals that should finally offer clarity over post-Jackson landscape.
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NewsCrackdown on corrupt lawyers who help criminals
Serious crime bill will create an offence of ‘participation in an organised crime group’ punishable with up to five years in jail.