Last 3 months headlines – Page 1083
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NewsMillions wasted on needless remands
Howard League says up to £230m was wasted holding people on remand who were found not guilty or who did not receive a custodial sentence.
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NewsCanada set to embrace new business models
Bar report recommends that lawyers should be free to practise ‘in any form they desire’.
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NewsProfits dip as Irwin Mitchell invests
Equity partner profit down 14% but firm insists: ‘PEP is not the right measure for us.’
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NewsSociety granted special consultative status by United Nations
Chancery Lane will collaborate with member states and help shape UN agenda.
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NewsMore lawyers sign 'living wage' pledge
Rising number of legal employers commit to pay staff at least £8.80 an hour in London and £7.65 outside.
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NewsCommission probes religion in the workplace
EHRC initiative will assess whether religious people are aware of their legal rights.
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NewsICAEW approved to regulate probate and license ABSs
Chartered accountancy body breaks new ground in legal market liberalisation.
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NewsLaw Society appoints new chief executive
Solicitor Catherine Dixon, who heads the NHS Litigation Authority, will succeed Desmond Hudson.
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NewsFamily lawyers sound alarm on separating parents
As private family law cases plummet, fears grow that parents will take the law into their own hands.
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NewsLiverpool PI firm falls foul of advertising standards
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers complained about ads for Hampson Hughes offering ‘upfront’ payments.
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NewsSecond council ABS approved
HB Public Law, combining the legal teams of London boroughs Harrow and Barnet, is awarded an alternative business structure licence.
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NewsFamily system 'woefully behind' in treatment of vulnerable
Judicial working group recommends adapting criminal guidance to help family courts deal with vulnerable witnesses.
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NewsLegal chief departs council in wake of shared services deal
Sanjay Prashar, executive head of legal services at Sutton, to leave following ‘corporate reorganisation’.
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NewsLawyer ‘leeches’ bleeding budgets – council leaders
APIL rejects Local Government Association attack on ’no win, no fee’ claims, arguing that fees have been ‘cut to the bone’.
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NewsNo damages for prisoners denied the vote
The ECtHR has ruled that denying prisoners the vote is unlawful – but declined to award compensation or costs.
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NewsScottish solicitors to get ID cards
Identity cards enabled with a digital signature will replace the current practising certificate from 2015.
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NewsProfits soar at Slater & Gordon
The quoted legal pioneer expects UK fee income to top £127m in 2015 in the wake of aggressive expansion.
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