Last 3 months headlines – Page 1075
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Grayling refuses to delay legal aid cuts
The justice secretary has indicated that he will press on with ‘far-reaching’ legal aid cuts, ignoring pleas from MPs, peers and the Law Society.
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Challinors subsidiary Thomas Legal next to be sold
Thomas Legal, a subsidiary of distressed Midlands firm Challinors, is expected to be sold.
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MoJ spends £96m on 'off payroll' staff
A ban on temps has been lifted, but the department says it only buys in specialist skills which are ‘not available in-house’.
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Cafe makeover on the run
A community cafe is brighter and more welcoming thanks to volunteers from a black country firm.
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Equal pay champion's firm shuts down
Stefan Cross Solicitors will close at the end of September.
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Forty-six jobs lost as Challinors finally goes under
Troubled Midlands firm Challinors has gone in to administration.
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Landmark planning judgment holes golf course plan
Green-belt campaigners have successfully challenged a scheme to turn the former home of press baron Lord Beaverbrook into a hotel and golf course.
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Family judge criticises reliance on free representation
The president of the Family Division has criticised a legal aid regime that left a mother who faced jail reliant on her lawyers’ willingness to act for free.
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Firm hires: Elisabeth Bremner at Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm hires: Elisabeth Bremner at Norton Rose Fulbright
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Slater & Gordon spree continues
Fast-expanding Australian firm Slater & Gordon has continued its acquisition spree with personal injury practice Fentons Solicitors.
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Broker offers online PII service
PII broker Lockton says online service will help smaller and medium-sized firms.
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MoJ awards tagging contracts to new companies
The Ministry of Justice is to award its criminal tagging contract to four new companies.
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‘Onerous’ courts interpretation contract hits Capita profits
Profits plummeted at Capita Translation and Interpreting after the company took on courts interpretation.
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Troubled Challinors sells off PI casework to SGI Legal
Troubled Midlands firm Challinors has sold its personal injury caseload to PI specialist SGI Legal.
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Britons taking to online legal services, says startup
Online pioneer Rocket Lawyer claims a successful ‘beta’ phase in the UK.
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Jury service age limit to rise to 75
The age of jury service is to be raised by five years to include 70- to 75-year-olds.
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Former judge wins pension battle
A former part-time judge who fought his pension claim to the Supreme Court is entitled to compensation, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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Prison reform plans backed
Campaigners say prison should be reserved for people convicted of violent, threatening or sexual crimes.