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CILEx fellow selected as a judge
Simon Lindsey has become the second fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives to be selected for a judicial post. The associate partner at Hampshire firm Greenwoods has been appointed deputy district judge on the South Eastern circuit.
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NewsTUPE changes 'will benefit public sector outsourcers’
Changes to TUPE guidelines will make it more attractive for outsourcing companies to take on public sector work.
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NewsLawyers must stop treating victims as criminals, says Khan
The shadow justice secretary says Labour would introduce a ‘victim’s law’ setting out ‘tangible and enforceable rights’.
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NewsJudges' religious service 'undermines public confidence'
The Westminster Abbey service to mark the start of the legal year faces a possible legal challenge.
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NewsDoubts over beneficial owners registry
Plans to create a central registry of ‘beneficial owners’ of companies could threaten the UK economy, a committee of the Law Society has warned.
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NewsMedical plan a ‘magnet for litigation’
Solicitors criticise proposal to abolish preliminary medical examinations of sectioned patients.
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NewsTime to halt adoption ‘inadequacies’
Family judge warns that moves to speed up adoption could lead to children being removed from their birth parents on flimsy evidence.
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NewsBarclays plans lending increase for firms
Bank to expand its commitment to financing law firms.
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NewsPan-European sales law clears parliamentary hurdle
The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee has voted in favour of an amended version of the Common European Sales Law.
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NewsFreed Sotoudeh promises to continue human rights work
Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said she will continue to campaign for ‘a proper judicial system’ in Iran.
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NewsBangladesh accused of running a 'political show trial'
Lawyers condemn war crimes court after death sentence.
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NewsEdmonds plans for LSB demise
The chairman of the Legal Services Board says he is happy for his organisation to disappear if it means legal regulation is reformed.
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MEPs approve market abuse regulation
Companies convicted of market abuse could be fined up to 15% of their turnover under European rules
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NewsMPs condemn 'tortuous' inchoate offence law
Offences of encouraging and assisting crimes are too ‘complex and difficult’ for lawyers.
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NewsTax advisers relaxed over director’s ‘duty’ opinion
A legal opinion stating that company directors have no fiduciary duty to avoid tax is unlikely to change corporate behaviour.
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NewsLawyers scupper EU financial transaction tax
European Union lawyers have vetoed a controversial new tax that would have imposed levies on financial transactions.
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Fee remission reforms to go ahead
The government has approved plans to means-test waivers for civil court and tribunal fees
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Thinktanks call for greater autonomy in courts
‘Conservative’ courts should be opened to local discretion empowerment, two thinktanks say.
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NewsMoJ puts regulation shake-up on hold
The government has dampened speculation about an imminent review of legal services regulation.