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NewsFamily 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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NewsSlater & Gordon spree continues
Fast-expanding Australian firm Slater & Gordon has continued its acquisition spree with personal injury practice Fentons Solicitors.
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NewsBroker offers online PII service
PII broker Lockton says online service will help smaller and medium-sized firms.
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NewsMoJ 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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NewsTroubled 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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NewsFormer 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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NewsPrison reform plans backed
Campaigners say prison should be reserved for people convicted of violent, threatening or sexual crimes.
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NewsMPs condemn ‘complacent’ approach to deprivation of liberty
MPs say safeguards to protect patients who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their own welfare are leaving many at heightened risk of abuse.
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NewsScots divided on separate representation
An impending vote on whether separate legal representation should be mandatory for buyers and lenders in conveyancing deals in Scotland is likely to be very close, consultation responses suggest.
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Salaried entry point to ‘dynamic’ law career
A national firm is to employ 10 school-leavers on a starting salary of £12,000 as part of a legal apprenticeship scheme to produce trained paralegals.
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NewsLawyers can ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly
Lawyers sometimes ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly clients to force them to make decisions, the Legal Ombudsman warns.
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News‘Dispersed’ pioneer Keystone to become an ABS
Commercial firm Keystone Law, which pioneered the ‘virtual’ model of organisation, is to become an alternative business structure in October.
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NewsKent council firm boosts profits
Profits at Kent Legal Services rose 20% to £2.4m for 2012/13, the local authority-owned venture reported today. Turnover rose £1m to £12m. The performance capped the previous year’s growth of 18% to £2m, on a turnover up by 10%. Kent County Council was one of the first legal service teams ...
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Profession warned to learn from coalition legacy debacle
Probate specialists have warned of the need to learn lessons from the debacle of a £520,000 bequest to ‘the government of the day’.
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NewsFiji activist sentenced for Law Society Charity ‘contempt’
Akuila Yabaki has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for reprinting part of a Law Society Charity report which criticised Fiji’s judiciary.