News – Page 81
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NewsSupreme Court aims for more diversity as it advertises for justices
Call for applicants for posts including deputy president as three justices set to retire.
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NewsSRA ponders penalties for failure to publish complaints data
Research claims that vast majority of consumers want more transparency from law firms.
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NewsSFO director insists independence will remain
David Green tells MPs that new arrangement will not result in changes as advertisement for new director is posted.
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NewsMatrix appoints ex BPP executive as new CEO
Rachel Holmes will join the high profile set in March next year.
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NewsAnthony Gold latest to be hit by cyber-attackers
London firm apologises and warns clients after emails were sent out apparently in its name.
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NewsEmployment tribunal cases 'double' since Unison judgment
National user group says effect of July's Supreme Court decision on fees has yet to be fully felt.
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NewsJunior barrister numbers at ‘25-year low’ says new chair
Andrew Walker QC warns of younger generation increasingly being forced out of a career at the bar.
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NewsTax firm negligent for not warning about risks of avoidance scheme
Court of Appeal overturns High Court ruling involving tax advice specialist.
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NewsJudge rules that reviving a struck-out claim not an abuse of process
Defendants wanted court to strike out estimated £20,000 claim for a second time.
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NewsGovernment fights back in judges' pension row
Transitional provisions were introduced out of a sense of moral responsibility, Employment Appeal Tribunal told.
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NewsWhite candidates twice as likely to achieve pupillage, bar regulator reveals
'More research needed' to find out why differences in attainment persist.
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NewsFraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform
National Economic Crime Centre will have the power to ask SFO to investigate cases.
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NewsBrexit: solicitors welcome 'breathing space' deal
Phase 1 agreement stresses need for legal clarity - including mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments.
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NewsAspiring barristers to benefit from bar's wellbeing portal
Bar Council highlights ’gap in support’ for post-BPTC students who are yet to achieve pupillage.
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NewsClifford Chance reveals management shake-up
End of term signifies changes to senior positions at magic circle firm.
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NewsCourt security chaos: Judge slams 'chronic failure'
Maidstone Combined Court Judge Jeremy Carey seeks to reassure court visitors over ‘lamentable’ state of affairs.
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NewsRights body endorses UK prisoner voting plan
Council of Europe says measures sufficient given ‘wide margin of appreciation in this area’.
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NewsCoca-Cola continues fight against EU trade mark
General Court says Syrian company could have ‘hypothetical advantage’ from white script on red background.
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NewsJudge sounds contempt warning for solicitors on dishonest claimants
High Court case over RTA fraud ponders question of consequences for what is described as ‘false verification’.
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NewsHigh Court criticises BSB for pursuing tougher sentence against barrister
Bar regulator wanted to increase severity of Lincoln Crawford’s disciplinary sanction.