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NewsTribunal fees blocking high-heels discrimination claims, MPs say
MPs call for affordable mechanism for bringing test cases before employment tribunals.
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China focus of 2017 ‘endangered lawyer’ protest
Harassment and suppression are the lot of lawyers who take up cases with human rights implications.
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NewsBrexit: don’t expect a deal, says Conservative veteran
Peter Lilley MP tells event hosted by City firm Hogan Lovells that EU may want to hurt the UK.
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NewsMoJ: employment tribunal fees review ‘imminent’
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald highlights difference of opinion among MPs on whether fees should be abolished.
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News‘Unjustified threats’ protection comes a step closer
Law will protect lawyers who act on behalf of clients in IP infringement cases.
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NewsCity warns of ‘perverse’ effects of extending fixed costs
Committee sets out opposition to extending the scheme as Jackson’s call for evidence nears end.
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NewsTruss seeks to head off attacks on judiciary after Brexit ruling
Supreme Court justices 'people of integrity and impartiality', lord chancellor says.
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NewsCompetition for housing legal aid 'could result in race to the bottom'
Government outlines price competition approach for civil legal aid contract work from April 2018.
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NewsMunby: video-links in family courts ‘a disgrace’
Family division president says reforms will not work without better court equipment.
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NewsLASPO review welcomed – but Society repeats advice ‘deserts’ concerns
MoJ plans to submit a post-legislative memorandum on legal aid reforms to the justice select committee.
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'Don’t put consumers at risk', Society tells CMA
President Robert Bourns spoke at the London School of Economics.
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NewsCity group calls for ‘bespoke’ UK-EU deal
Report into proposed Brexit deal released by International Regulatory Strategy Group and Hogan Lovells.
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NewsInsurers lose High Court discount rate challenge
ABI accuses the government of ‘caving in’ to the demands of personal injury lawyers.
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NewsJudge and ex-lover guilty of law firm fraud
Simon Kenny and Emma Coates used client money at CK Solicitors to fund luxurious lifestyle.
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NewsTruss: we won’t forget legal profession in Brexit talks
Justice secretary hears concerns of leading City firms.
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KWM to retain European presence after going under
Firm confirms seven partners will remain in London following collapse of European arm.
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NewsAt last: MoJ announces timetable for LASPO review
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says 'enough time has passed’ since LASPO for the review process to begin.
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NewsSupport for leasehold reform gathers momentum
Representative bodies including the Law Society encouraged by government response as they continue to highlight frustrations.
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NewsBrexit means ditching the CJEU, May makes clear
'Our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast', prime minister says in landmark speech.
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NewsParliamentarians call for unpaid internship ban
All-party group on social mobility says magic circle lawyers more likely to be privately educated.