Last 3 months headlines – Page 1148
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NewsInterpreter disruption dragging on
Statistics released last week show that the performance of the courtroom interpreter service provided by Capita fell in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year.
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Law Society dismisses lay chairs idea
The Society said the proposal was based on ‘very limited evidence’ and wrongly assumed lawyers would inevitably act in the profession’s interest.
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NewsChancery Lane warning follows bar strike vote
The Society has warned that solicitors considering similar action are in a very different position to the bar.
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Boost to expert witnesses
Jackson reforms have boosted the use of expert witnesses in mediations, where their presence is part of an increasingly tactical approach, a Gazette special focus reveals today.
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NewsStarmer honoured
Keir Starmer QC, the former director of public prosecutions, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of East London’s School of Law.
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Nottingham sitting for Philpott appeal
The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal will sit at Nottingham Crown Court on 29 November. The lord chief justice, Lord Thomas, Mr Justice Flaux and Mr Justice MacDuff will hear a renewed application by Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley seeking to appeal their sentences for the manslaughter of ...
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Criminal bar 'slowly being destroyed', says judge
HH Judge Woolman warns that dispensing justice could become 'impossible'.
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NewsEurope lukewarm on EU-wide judicial system
Two-thirds of people agree that the functioning of national judicial systems is exclusively a matter for EU member states.
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NewsJudge's fury at ‘eye-watering’ Young divorce case costs
Ex-wife awarded half of husband’s assets but judge is critical of time and costs spent during case.
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NewsKeep child witnesses out of court, says former LCJ Judge
A child’s evidence, including cross-examination, should be taken away from court and be recorded in advance of the trial.
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NewsYorkshire firm pulls out of PI market
Walker Morris is the latest to be affected by government reforms of the sector.
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NewsNewLaw joins insurance broker in latest ABS
Cardiff firm joins with another insurance organisation for personal injury claims.
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Video interview with Ian Kelcey
High-profile solicitor-advocate Ian Kelcey is a former chair of both the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and The Law Society’s criminal law committee. Gazette editor Paul Rogerson questioned him about the forthcoming SGM and what he perceives to be the best way forward.
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NewsEurope’s human rights system under new scrutiny
Council of Europe opens consultation on convention and Strasbourg court.
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NewsExclusive: Co-op Legal to axe 60 PI jobs
Staff told redundancy consultation will start in January.
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NewsAnglo-Russian agreement on rule of law
Law Society president Nicholas Fluck is in Moscow promoting English law.
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NewsSRA seeks ‘modest’ increase in fining powers
Regulator unhappy with disparity between traditional firms and alternative business structures.
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NewsRPC ditches flat fee for newly qualified solicitors
Flat rate has ‘passed its sell-by date and no longer has any integrity’.