Last 3 months headlines – Page 306
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‘Litigation isn’t a game’: Court blasts expert witness
High Court criticises witness who failed to assist the court in 'regrettable' proceedings.
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Poorer junior lawyers being forced to choose City, says top Labour lawyer
Low rates of pay cutting off whole areas of the legal profession, according to shadow solicitor general.
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Petrol crisis fuels concern about lawyers getting to court
Law Society hopes judges will be understanding of any difficulties faced by practitioners and other court users.
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Lammy loses his Spurs in exchange for talking justice
Scheduling of a fringe event of the Labour Party conference presented a bit of a problem for the Tottenham fan.
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Levelling up agenda should include legal aid, says Lammy
Shadow justice secretary agrees to look again at legal aid rates.
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Great art doors
September saw the return of the Chelsea Art Society’s annual exhibition, an event of which Wedlake Bell is the longstanding sponsor.
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Clinical negligence reforms imminent as Hunt lambasts ‘obscene’ costs
The government restates its pledge to consult on an overhaul of the system.
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Costa living is easy
Fieldfisher's offer of Costa vouchers to its lawyers is just one of a number of ways City firms are making the office return more appealing.
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Where there’s a will there’s a won’t
President of the family division reveals surprising royal connection in recent judgment on the Duke of Edinburgh’s will.
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Millions deprived of lawyer as vast legal aid deserts revealed
Millions of people without access to providers in areas such as education, community care and housing.
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Bar charity hands out £850k in pandemic packages
The Barristers Benevolent Association raised £1.2m for its Covid-19 hardship fund.
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Covid-19 communications 'blurred line' between guidance and law
Justice committee identifies lessons to be learned from use of criminal law during Covid-19 pandemic.
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Law Society demands 'tangible improvements' to probate service
Ministry of Justice has proposed a probate fee hike to raise an extra £25m a year.
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Linklaters boosts NQ pay for third time this year
New associates at Linklaters will be paid £107,500 a year, plus a performance related bonus.
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Criminal legal aid sector continues to shrink
Law Society says there may not be enough providers in 15 years' time.
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'Restless' Raab sworn in as lord chancellor
Justice secretary and deputy PM pledges to support clear separation of powers between three branches of government.
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Keir swerves justice issues on road to success
Starmer’s long essay about ‘the road ahead’ for Britain had plenty of words to play with, but ‘justice’ is used just five times.
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City firm secures £50m war chest to fund litigation
Agreement with litigation funder promises to offset potential risk to clients.
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Supreme Court dismisses asylum challenge arising from 'unfair' rules
UK's highest court says claimants must show they were treated unfairly in their own case.