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Divorce reform: work finally begins on finances review
Law Commission aims to publish a scoping paper in September 2024.
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You should have read the CPR, judge tells litigant in person
Court turns down request to extend one-year limitation period applicable to libel claims.
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'Legal limbo': Human rights chief steps into small boats bill row
Provisions of Illegal Migration Bill 'create clear and direct tension with well-established and fundamental human rights standards'.
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Firms shy away from verifying overseas entities
Only 27 practices sign up to verify checks on beneficial owners as Law Society warns of risks.
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Fraudster convicted decade ago must pay £92,500
Serious Fraud Office succeeds against property dealer jailed for one of the UK’s biggest mortgage frauds.
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Migration bill ‘would rock the UK’s standing as a reliable nation’
Law Society speaks out as measure aimed at tackling small-boat crossings goes before House of Commons.
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Election court awards costs against petitioner in 'dates bribe' case
Petitioner 'had the audacity to issue these proceedings in the knowledge that the allegations quite properly made by the respondents... were truthful.'
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English law can accommodate blockchain share-dealing
Requirements of Companies Act not necessarily a barrier, legal taskforce concludes in latest crypto statement.
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Supreme Court clarifies law on leasehold service charges
Landlords have the right to reapportion charges despite provision of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
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CoA shows mercy over judgment embargo breach
Further proceedings 'would be disproportionate to any need to uphold the court’s authority', court rules.
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New 'failure to prevent' offence could hit lawyers
Economic crime bill will also give SRA new information-gathering powers.
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'Binding guidance' on new data protection agenda
Information commissioner ends ‘money go round’ of big public sector fines.
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Society slams retained EU law 'sunset' measure
Retained EU Law Bill a 'recipe for bad law-making'.
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Don’t meddle with law officers, thinktank warns government
'Political background better informs them about the policy goals and priorities of the government,' says former lord chancellor.
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Quoting only hourly rate unfair, EU court rules
Client must be given ‘particulars that enable the consumer to assess the approximate total cost of those services’.
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Court is not 'playing field' for disputes, judge says in libel hearing
Judgment reserved in amendment hearing over Conservative party donor's libel case against former MP.
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Covid loans secrecy is in the public interest, tribunal rules
Appeals by anti-corruption campaigners dismissed.
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New data-sharing powers proposed for identity scheme
'Single sign-on and identity checking solution' will end the need to produce identity documents, Cabinet Office claims.
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Kafka's law? Government defends need to withhold detention details
It may not be appropriate for a person detained on national security grounds to know the case against them.
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Raab: Rights bill is ready to go
Lord chancellor defends measure amid speculation about government’s appetite for reform.