Last 3 months headlines – Page 1006
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Solicitor denied judicial post loses challenge
Graham Stuart Jones’s application to become a district judge was rejected because he had seven penalty points on his driving licence.
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Legal clients suffer in silence, says consumer watchdog
Legal Services Consumer Panel says 44% of people dissatisfied with legal services do not complain.
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Barrister tax cheat disbarred
Edward Paul Agbaje was jailed after failing to pass on VAT charged to clients.
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Leading CPD firm ceases trading
Progressive Legal Training Ltd announces closure a week after regulator’s announcement that mandatory requirement is to end.
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Commission calls for review of hate crime
Law Commission proposes extending aggravating features of offending.
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JR proceedings begin over legal aid cuts
The two main criminal solicitor groups launch challenge to the government’s decision to press ahead with reforms.
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Interpreters contract ‘unacceptable’ – top family judge
Sir James Munby criticises the MoJ’s contract with Capita after being forced to abandon a final adoption hearing for want of interpreters.
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Firms report pre-recession rates of growth
Professional services firms are buoyant as turnover grows at the fastest pace since 2006.
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Public access bar service claims ‘crowdfunding’ success
Online service myBarrister.co.uk says it has raised £163,000 in two months.
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Reding claims direct backing of voters
EU justice commissioner elected to European parliament and says EU justice policies on course.
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Money launderers to face up to 14 years in prison
The Sentencing Council has published guidlines for fraud offences, including for the first time money laundering.
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MoJ’s ‘high-risk’ projects on the rise
The number of high-risk projects in the ministry has doubled since last year – but legal aid reform is on track.
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Linder Myers starts talks on redundancies
Chief executive Tony Stockdale confirms the firm will look at cutting ‘a number’ of positions over the next month.
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Mediations up but fees down, survey shows
The number of civil and commercial mediations has risen by 9% in the past two years, but greater competition has caused a sharp drop in fees.
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Judge shuns Mitchell stance in ‘interests of justice’
Eady: wrong to have justice ‘compromised merely for the sake of discipline or the marking of disapproval’.
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Landmark whistleblowing case could ‘open floodgates’
Employment lawers say the Bates van Winkelhof case could open firms to more claims.
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Helpline shareholders poised for £32.7m windfall
National Accident Helpline sets out details of plans to float on the stock exchange next week.
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Unions create law firm ABS to rival high street
UNIONLINE formed to serve thousands of members after licence granted by SRA.
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Brokers warn SRA plans ‘unlikely’ to cut PII costs
Consultation has created uncertainty and failed to address key problems in the market, say insiders.