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Land Registry row goes on
Business minister Michael Fallon defended a consultation that could lead to the privatisation of most of Land Registry.
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Non-recent cases review
Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders is consulting on a revised approach to bringing non-recent cases to court where a nominal penalty is likely. Saunders has instructed CPS lawyers not to dismiss complaints of crimes allegedly committed decades ago just because of the passage of time in reporting.
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NewsCanada opens door to ABS reform
Consultation with profession on options for including non-lawyers.
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NewsPre-nups should be legally binding, says Law Commission
Draft bill would give qualifying agreements legal force, so long as safeguards are met.
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NewsCrisis in ‘shrinking and ageing’ magistracy
Lay magistrates are ‘considerably older, whiter and more middle class’ than the general population and less diverse than they were in 2000.
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NewsBill seeks to extend protection for domestic violence
Coercive control and emotional blackmail could become criminal offences.
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NewsGrayling defends JR intervention reforms
Justice secretary wants to prevent cases brought for ‘public relations’ reasons.
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NewsGovernment opts in to expanded EU small claims track
Limit will rise to €10,000 under European Commission proposals.
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NewsDPP to ‘ramp up’ criminal asset recovery overseas
Spain and UAE first countries to receive asset recovery advisers.
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NewsDoubts cast over ‘cost-driven’ DPA device
From today, US-style deferred prosecution agreements will become part of the toolkit of the Serious Fraud Office and the Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsNorth Korea condemned
A hard-hitting report from the UN’s Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) catalogued widespread and systematic abuses, including a lack of due process in the entire criminal justice system. ‘Suspects… are regularly held incommunicado,’ the report said. ‘In the eyes of ...
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Law Society critical of slavery bill
The draft Modern Slavery Bill does not provide a sufficiently co-ordinated approach to identifying victims or perpetrators of slavery, the Law Society said in its response to a government consultation.
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NewsCourt rules against use of Mitchell as a ‘tactical advantage’
Justice Leggatt rules against reliance placed on Mitchell in the Summit Navigation case.
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NewsClampdown targets personal injury CMCs
The number of personal injury CMCs has fallen by more than 1,000 from a peak of 2,553.
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NewsHome secretary backs down on terror suspect rights
New position is a recognition of the right to consult with a solicitor.
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NewsHappy days are here again, say City recruiters
Average salary for City lawyers is up £5,000 to £108,690, according to a legal recruiter.
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NewsCourt of Appeal upholds whole-life principle
The decision follows a Strasbourg ruling last year that whole-life sentences without review breached article 3 rights.
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NewsSociety expresses concern on EU ‘Robin Hood’ tax
Society backs government stance on Financial Transaction Tax.
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NewsFracking law will ‘radically interfere with rights’
At present, energy companies require the homeowner’s permission before carrying out drilling.