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Flexible court hours: minister offers assurances as juniors protest
Letter to Ministry of Justice reveals concerns over workload have not been allayed ahead of proposed rollout next year.
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NewsSix months too long to finalise a divorce, bar warns
Ministry of Justice believes its proposal will give couples sufficient time to consider the implications of splitting up.
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NewsJailed solicitor's conviction quashed on appeal
Emma-Jane Kurtz had been convicted of wilfully neglecting her mother.
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NewsCPS ‘bizarrely’ opted for conviction over deferred prosecution in bribery case
Skansen Interiors was first business convicted under ‘failure to prevent’ legislation.
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NewsFraud office received 'brown envelope' leaks in ENRC probe
Amended grounds for judicial review in long-running case concerning professional privilege filed with High Court.
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NewsRestore legal aid for separating couples, MoJ urged
Law Society says digitising the divorce application process and 'hoping for the best' isn't enough.
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NewsMacfarlanes' top dog draws nearly £4m
City firm posts documents showing profit increase of 24% in year ending 30 April.
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NewsLaw Commission seeks to jump-start commonhold demand
Professor Nick Hopkins hails once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink property ownership.
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ULaw to open ‘tech hub’ in Nottingham
Campus will focus on legal tech though university makes no reference to SQE prep.
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Shares in key justice outsourcer slump amid rescue talks
Shares in outsourcer Interserve, the biggest provider of probation services in England and Wales, collapsed this morning after the company revealed it is in rescue talks. Interserve, which has debts of £500m, is planning a debt for equity swap which will dilute existing stakes. In early trading the shares fell ...
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NewsECJ clears UK revocation of Article 50
EU’s top court finds that Court of Session case ‘raises a genuine issue’.
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NewsRow over mystery funder in billion-pound oligarch fishing battle
Application for costs security demands either £2.7m or identity of funder to be revealed.
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NewsCourt shows no mercy to late filer who took 'eye off the ball'
Judge enforces strong penalty for non-compliance caused by solicitor being away on business.
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NewsLord chancellor warned for second time over probate 'tax'
Parliament’s committee on statutory instruments suggests justice secretary is acting ultra vires.
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NewsPupil barristers to get up to 50% more under new minimum salary
Bar regulator confirms new mandatory minimum wage rules will come into force in September.
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NewsWhite & Case women paid 65% less than men
City firms appear to be listening to calls to include partners in annual pay gap reporting.
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NewsSFO under fire for 'fundamental misunderstanding' in Tesco trial
Fraud charges against former directors at the supermarket have been thrown out.
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NewsGovernment-commissioned review recommends legal aid for bereaved families
Independent report says families of those who died in state detention should receive non-means-tested public funding.
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NewsCity firms claimed £14m costs in oligarch case
High Court judgment ruled last week that the English courts did not have jurisdiction to hear fraud claims.
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NewsBaker McKenzie faces negligence claim in Russian mine row
Complaint filed in US concerns international firm’s advice to UK investment company.