Last 3 months headlines – Page 515
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Ignore emails after 6pm, family court tells lawyers
The Central Family Court said barristers should have an hour for lunch and court days should end at 4.30pm.
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Centralised hubs delivering 'swifter' justice, HMCTS claims
Waiting time for 30,000 callers dropped from as long as five minutes to 30 seconds.
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US legal profession lags on race and gender equality
Figures collated by American Bar Association show slow progress compared with England and Wales.
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Solicitor embroiled in dubious investment scheme fined £25k
Mark Andrew Fallon admitted to allegations of acting recklessly and failing to adequately monitor funding arrangements.
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NDA? Find a solicitor to help you, Society advises public
New public information leaflet tells employees what they need to know.
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Members join queue of collapsed Ince creditors
Administrators remain circumspect about possible dividends for unsecured creditors.
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Lawyers who lunch
Legal London will say goodbye to al-desko sandwiches, for three days, anyway.
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Wales' codified law plans will not face Supreme Court referral
Decision 'should not be taken as an indication of the UK government's position', attorney general says.
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‘Depressing’ super-exam reports fail the test, say law teachers
Reports on SQE1 pilots ’raise more questions than they answer’, says the Association of Law Teachers.
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Registered European lawyers given until 2021 to requalify
RELs will be able to requalify as UK lawyers under existing routes until 31 December 2020, according to government guidance.
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New High Court judges all Oxbridge barristers
Judicial Appointments Commission says more names will be announced in the coming months.
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Court upholds 'older died first' principle in inheritance dispute
Evidence on decomposition no basis for displacing the statutory presumption that the older person died first.
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ENRC mounts more legal action against SFO
The mining company has filed for a judicial review against the fraud-busting agency.
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SDT strikes out private prosecution against top London law firm chief
Complainant ordered to pay David Greene’s costs after Edwin Coe senior partner found to have no case to answer.
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Don't forget about criminal defence solicitors, PM told
Law Society highlights dangerous consequence of increasing resources solely for prosecutors.
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Redefine mobile phone driving offence, MPs urge
The law should be updated following a rise in collisions involving mobile phones, the transport select committee said.
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Solicitors not capped by pledge to honour original costs budget
Midlands firm had sought £400,000 in costs but former clients wanted to pay much less.
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Inspectors play down CPS correspondence failings
Report 'somewhat undermines' anecdotal narrative that letters go unanswered, inspectorate says.
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Irwin Mitchell’s profit boost as firm joins brand big-league
Financial results show a sharp upturn in profits coming through the national outfit.
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SRA recruits candidates for second super-exam pilot
Legal analysts who trialled SQE1 say the assessment is inferior to the Legal Practice Course.