Last 3 months headlines – Page 522
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‘Perverse incentives’ of criminal legal aid fees hurt clients
Transform Justice’s latest report says the fixed police station fee creates a financial incentive for the most experienced lawyers to do the least complex cases.
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Private prosecutions code push
Private Prosecutors Association wants its newly-published code to be referred to by judges and used as the benchmark document in prosecutions.
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Judge's emails automatically forwarded to malicious account
HM Courts & Tribunals Service reported five incidents to the Information Commissioner's Office.
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HMCTS staff spent 30,000 hours dealing with court IT chaos
Ministry of Justice says the January outage was reputationally damaging.
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Whitehall ponders new identity verification scheme
Calls for evidence on system for proving identity ‘without the need for identity cards’.
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70 years, 70 cases: campaigners pay tribute to legal aid
Justice Alliance publishes booklet to commemorate Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.
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Society updates best-practice guide for conveyancers
Chancery Lane chief says Conveyancing Protocol will provide consistency and improve efficiency.
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Society joins plea to UN over Turkey’s ‘chilling roll call of injustice’
Hundreds of lawyers have been convicted since attempted coup in 2016.
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'Whoever has the privilege': Gauke on the brink of departure
Lord chancellor prepares to bid farewell as he sends a message to his successor in a speech on reoffending.
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Code aims to improve standard of private prosecutions
Prosecutors should remember their responsibilities as 'ministers of justice'.
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City firms' tax bill would cover legal aid 11 times over
New figures from lobby group show law and accountancy firms contributed £19.1bn to the exchequer last year.
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City salary stampede continues with 23% rise for NQs
New starters at global firm Baker McKenzie will get a £5,000 signing-on bonus.
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MoJ proposes guidance to understand Victims' Code obligations
Frontline staff unsure who needs to do what each stage of the criminal justice process.
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‘Overworked’ solicitor fined for claiming duplicate cab expenses
London lawyer said his own administration system ‘fell into disarray’.
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Claimants win crucial costs appeal on proportionality and reasonableness
Judges rule that comparing the value of a claim and the premium paid is not a measure of reasonableness.
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Eagerly-awaited costs ruling expected today from Court of Appeal
Issues of reasonableness and proportionality to come under the microscope in dual judgment.
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Doomed firm chased 3,000 clients for wasted costs
Administrator’s report reveals measure was dropped due to bad publicity - but restarted by costs recovery experts.
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Freshfields pushes lawyers to connect with female barristers
Magic circle firm wants to see greater diversity among the counsel it instructs.
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Legal watchdog frustrated by inaction on complaints data
Consumer panel says SRA and Legal Ombudsman have made positive changes, but there is more to do.
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Gateley draws up new staff incentive plan as income surges
Listed pioneer reports bullish results four years after going public.