Last 3 months headlines – Page 1085
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Lindsay Sandiford loses funding bid
British grandmother is convicted of drugs trafficking in Bali.
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NewsFloored by slippery customers
Supermarkets are most likely to be sued if someone should suffer a slip on their premises.
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NewsRemembering Daniel Radiven
Family members and colleagues have sought to use his story as inspiration.
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NewsMemory lane
European ruling was described as another blow to the government’s attempts to deregulate workers’ rights.
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NewsClinical negligence cost inflation ‘astonishing’ - MDU
The Medical Defence Union this week said the total bill for hospital claims could cost each taxpayer at least £1,000 a year.
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NewsMansfield: the victims’ choice
Campaigners for victims of historic child sexual abuse have called for barrister Michael Mansfield QC to lead inquiry.
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NewsHundreds of cases left without interpreter
Capita has failed to reach the 98% performance target since the start of the contract.
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NewsMPs grill Lloyds executive over ‘law firm’ debt letters
Treasury select committee writes to four major banks demanding answers on letters to indebted customers.
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NewsNumber of complaints about judges falls
The annual report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office stated that 2,108 complaints were made in 2013/14.
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PEP tops £1m again at Stewarts
Stewarts Law matched last year’s profits following stellar growth in 2012/13.
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NewsPartners approve merger of Speechly and Charles Russell
Private client firms will combine to create a 170-partner firm.
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NewsCriminal bar takes QASA challenge to appeal court
Dinah Rose QC argues that the scheme will have a ‘chilling effect’ on advocacy.
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NewsMPs vote to fast-track surveillance bill
Warnings from legal experts that Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill could breach European legislation are ignored.
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NewsBalva policyholders given new hope of compensation
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme declared Balva to be ‘in default’ earlier this week.
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NewsCapita awarded £229m electronic tagging contract
Six-year deal comes after G4S and Serco were stripped of the work.
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NewsICAEW edges closer to approved regulator status
Chartered accountancy body already has LSB backing to regulate ABSs.
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News‘Trainee-level’ pay for interns in Scotland
Interns could be paid the minimum wage in Scotland, while changes to traineeships in England and Wales will remove the mandatory minimum salary.
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Plans revealed to slash coroner areas by at least 25%
Chief coroner Judge Peter Thornton QC says structural changes are needed to merge smaller areas.