Last 3 months headlines – Page 1005
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DAC Beachcroft plans 65 redundancies with Manchester closure
Firm blames ‘market conditions’ for closure of claims validation office.
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Grayling promises to protect volunteers from ‘compensation culture’
The government has proposed a ‘Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill’.
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CPD reform plan ‘could ruin market for training’
At least one leading provider has already ceased trading as a result of SRA’s decision to drop mandatory requirement.
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E-trial judges hail digital court future
Judges from three continents have conducted a mock ‘virtual trial’.
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MoJ set to clash with bar over PDS expansion
MoJ spokesman said the lord chancellor is ‘entirely supportive’ of the independent, self-employed bar.
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Conveyancers remain cautious on hiring
The Conveyncer Sentiment found optimism in the sector is up.
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News focus: CCBE plenary session
Prosecuting cross-border fraud, UK exceptionalism and the rule of law in Ukraine were among the issues discussed at last month’s plenary session of the CCBE.
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Venezuela ‘respect’ plea from lawyers
Lawyers protested after police blocked them from lobbying the country’s attorney-general, Luisa Ortega, over what they say are unconstitutional measures introduced by the president.
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Grayling’s nightmare at Theatre of Dreams
The justice secretary didn’t get what he hoped for on a trip to Old Trafford.
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You have to be of the right calibre for this job
Gary Stocker packed in a six-figure salary to become another kind of big shot.
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Brain crashes – the future of legal IT?
Lawyers must look to the future. But when will we reach ‘peak everything’?
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A prang could cost you years
Tales of the worst courts to visit in the 60s and 70s – including malodorous drunks and an outside lavatory.
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UK will be ‘gangster haven’
Opt-out from justice measures will make UK a sanctuary for crime bosses, says QC.
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Google bows to European court decision
Privacy specialists say web giant’s ‘right to be forgotten’ policy is a positive step.
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PI lawyers attack ‘record fraud’ claim by insurers
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says insurers have the tools to tackle £1.3bn in fraud.
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Mena litigants flock to London’s Commercial Court
Only 23.2% of all parties were British, showing a 48% overall decline since 2008, according to figures.
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Barrister who failed to pay tribunal fine to be disbarred
Unregistered barrister Christopher Mills failed to pay a £5,335 fine imposed by the Bar Standards Board for holding himself out as a barrister.