Last 3 months headlines – Page 476
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'Outrageous' to expect City to plug legal aid gap - Law Society president
Pro bono work is not a substitute for proper government funding, argues Simon Davis.
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Judge praises lawyer-free divorce service
Mr Justice Mostyn says 'amicable' system has greatly improved access to justice.
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Insurance services business opens legal arm with Keoghs acquisition
Around 1,700 staff from defendant specialist are set to come under the wing of the Davies Group.
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Pakistan focus of endangered lawyers’ day
Activist detained at airport as report warns of threat to lawyers in Pakistan.
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Brain injury solicitors report greater cooperation from insurers
Claimant lawyers say defendants are more attuned now to patient rehabilitation.
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Bar 'at breaking point', new research suggests
Information provider Lexis Nexis claims barristers’ approach to work ‘will have to change’ despite the bar's generally bullish outlook.
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Striking a pose
Art-loving readers: run, don’t walk, to Chancery Lane to catch the last day of the Law Society Art Group’s 60th annual exhibition.
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Judge Rolls with the new tech
Some courtrooms may be more cautious about tech than others, but they’re still willing to give it a go.
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Thousands go online to apply for divorce
70,000 people have applied since the process was digitised in 2018.
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Exceptional case funding scheme failing, report reveals
Paper by Dr Joe Tomlinson shows legal aid providers have little faith in ‘off-putting’ system.
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DAC Beachcroft looks to cut real estate jobs
A total of 10 roles are at risk in Leeds and London, firm reveals.
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Hogan Lovells opens document review hub in Arizona
Firm teams up with legal services company to create review centre which uses AI to scour documents.
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Domestic violence centre offers to take on family court mailbox
Central facility informing police of forced marriage and female genital mutilation protection orders was abandoned.
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Part 36 offers excluding interest are not valid, rules Court of Appeal
Lawyers finally given clarity on what constitutes a valid Part 36 offer to settle.
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Concern for health of jailed Saudi lawyer
Walid Abu Al-Khair transferred to hospital after a month on hunger strike.
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Bar complaints reach highest level in five years
'Significant number' of complaints from litigants in person - but 91% fall at first hurdle.
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Mishcon shuts up shop in New York
The work of the firm’s only international outpost is ‘no longer consistent’ with the London practice.
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Teachers challenge government over pensions following judges' win
Leigh Day, which successfully represented over 200 judges, is issuing claims on behalf of hundreds of teachers.
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MoJ finally opens refund scheme for court fees
Some people may have paid too much for services between April 2014 and March 2018.