Last 3 months headlines – Page 1024
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Society warns about new email scam
Firms have received scam emails purporting to come from the Law Society.
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Practitioner groups poised to escalate legal aid protest
Meeting in Manchester will mull options including refusing to accept new cases from 20 March.
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‘Out of control’ foreign divorce ‘squeezing out needy litigants’
High Court judge takes aim at ‘appalling’ litigation involving non-UK citizens.
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Mental capacity legislation hits ‘rock bottom’
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is not achieving its aims, a House of Lords committee said.
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Plan to block armed forces from human rights laws
Defence secretary said current cases involving the military are potentially hampering operations.
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Ministry ticked off over barrister earnings claim
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the MoJ over its use of ‘potentially misleading’ figures.
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Society: private practice gender pay gap widens
Women earn 30% less than men in private practice.
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MoJ spent £3m on legal advice for probation privatisation
Magic circle firm Allen & Overy was appointed to provide advice on the programme.
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Solicitor and firm numbers holding up, SRA figures show
Rise in firm closures offset by new startups.
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Hertfordshire firm goes into liquidation
Meldrum Solicitors had three offices and employed 11 solicitors.
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High Court disallows funding for homelessness cases
Homelessness cases do not fall within the remit of public law, said the court in post-LASPO ruling.
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Supreme Court: PI claim not bound by agreed settlement
Joanne Dunhill had settled her case for £12,500 after she suffered a severe head injury in a collision with a motorcycle.
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Berrymans looks north for Scottish merger
Combined firm will have a turnover of around £100m, with 170 partners and 1,550 employees.
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‘Inadequate resources’ blamed for Strasbourg overload
Council of Europe report proposes setting up national mechanisms for the execution of judgments in each member state.
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Charities to appeal prisoners aid ruling
Court rules that the lord chancellor did not act unlawfully in making the cuts.
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Law Society chief executive to retire
Desmond Hudson will leave Chancery Lane after this year’s AGM.
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Rolls Building fear over Ukraine tension
The Russia-Ukraine conflict and merger of two Russian courts threatens the enforceability of English rulings, it is claimed.
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New SRA boss to review ‘burden of regulation’
Paul Philip acknowledges that many firms feel they are asked to do too much to comply with regulations.
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Watchdog targets online divorce
Consumer panel will research the challenges created by a growing online marketplace.
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News focus: Commercial Court
A new report for the lord chief justice warns that the Commercial Court must look to its laurels if London is to maintain its status as the world’s top dispute resolution centre.