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Moses to chair press watchdog
Court of Appeal judge appointed the first chairman of the organisation established to replace the Press Complaints Commission.
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Pre-trial cross-examination begins
The first case allowing vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence ahead of trial started last week.
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News‘Risk-based’ plan for compensation fund
Research found sole practitioners and firms in London cause a ‘disproportionate’ level of claims to the fund.
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NewsDecision delayed on guideline hourly rates
Civil Justice Council says it is still finalising its report on rates, which have been unchanged for five years.
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NewsBarrister Briscoe jailed for role in Huhne speeding scandal
Constance Briscoe sentenced to 16 months at the Central Criminal Court.
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NewsMoJ rules out further reform of legal services regulation
‘No consensus on long-term vision,’ says justice minister Shailesh Vara.
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NewsLSB gives regulators power to select their own boards
Decision comes a day after clashes between the oversight regulator and representative bodies.
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NewsKeep up fight against EU transaction tax, says Society
European Court of Justice has thrown out a UK challenge to the measure.
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NewsJudicial review curbs under parliamentary fire
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has said the reforms are unjustified and undermine the rule of law.
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NewsLSB chair bows out with splenetic attack on legal ‘trade unions’
David Edmonds calls for single regulator, but the bar's Deech derides proposal for body ‘staffed by quango kings and queens in the pocket of government’.
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NewsPM’s brother calls for stay in case hit by protest
Alex Cameron appeared pro bono to argue that five defendants charged with fraud cannot receive a fair trial.
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NewsSRA set for insurance rethink
Regulator wants to counter the perception that it is ‘indifferent’ to small firms.
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NewsEnvironmental case to invoke EU convention
Residents are contesting a council’s decision to sign over green belt to QPR.
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Family court reforms criticised
Wide-ranging changes, including the introduction of compulsory mediation information sessions, were extended nationally last week.
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Rethink call over entity-based regulation
The Law Society has called for the SRA to rethink a proposal to exempt some foreign European firms.
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NewsSaatchi’s cancer treatment bill divides opinion
Former lord chief justice Lord Woolf writes in support of medical innovation bill, but concerns are raised across professions.
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NewsCivil Justice Council explores online dispute resolution
Richard Susskind to chair a working group looking at how eBay-style techniques can be used for civil disputes of less than £25,000.
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NewsAviva admits just one in 50 claims is fraudulent
Firm says cost of motor insurance fraud is rising despite low numbers of fraudulent claims.
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NewsBudget delay ‘trivial’, rules High Court
Judge suggests consequences for filing late budgets are now ‘extremely severe’.