Last 3 months headlines – Page 539
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News focus: Conduct unbecoming
An International Bar Association survey has laid bare the scale of harassment and bullying in the law. Senior legal sector figures hope the report will be a wake-up call.
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Rulemakers relish room with a view
Civil Procedure Rule Committee meeting was opened to the public last week.
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Holly Willoughby and fake bubbly for APIL's annual jaunt
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers convenes in Birmingham.
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Insurers stump up millions to lock claimant lawyers out of PI sector
Initial cost of the new-look RTA portal is revealed to conference of personal injury lawyers.
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Growing appetite for digital mortgages - Registry
Land Registry is working with conveyancers who process half of all remortgages in England and Wales.
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Writing on the wall: call for moratorium on court closures
Practitioners hold vigil as images of what has become of former sites are projected onto hoardings.
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Jackson backs new clinical negligence liability test to allow more claims
Retired judge says clinical negligence claims should be heard in a tribunal rather than court.
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Failure to offer super exam in Welsh may be unlawful, SRA warned
Regulator says it is ‘actively considering’ Welsh firstin but that no decision has been taken.
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Judge spikes PI claim from 'disabled' victim over fundamental dishonesty
Claimant wanted case to go to full trial, but judge dismisses case after secret footage showed condition was feigned.
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Ups and downs of a court Twitter feed
‘Does anyone out there know when I last worked?’ @CourtLift tweets from Reading.
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MPs tell Gauke to revisit legal aid for inquests
House of Commons justice select committee says inequality of arms is ‘fundamentally unfair’.
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Defendants pleading guilty online may not be aware of wider consequences, MPs told
Fair Trials says travel, insurance, credit ratings and job opportunities could be adversely affected.
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Legal aid lawyers offered £50 and £100 incentives to test flexible court hours
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says the payments reflect the potential financial burden for firms.
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Manchester struggling to cope, say DJs, in brutal verdict on courts reform
Association of District Judges says policy of closing satellite courts needs urgent attention.
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Snooping tribunal subject to judicial review, Supreme Court rules
Majority of justices decide that Investigatory Powers Tribunals decisions can come into the High Court’s purview.
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Litigation funder unveils inaugural recipients of £1m grant awards
Former lord chancellor Lord Falconer says the four recipients’ work sums up the dire state of access to justice.
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DIY wills blamed for wave of probate disputes
Number of High Court clashes over inheritance has risen 62% in two years.
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'Brexit refugee' solicitors left in limbo as Ireland plays hardball
Dublin says England and Wales solicitors will require an ‘establishment’ and separate insurance in order to practise.
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Releasing suspects under investigation is having 'terrible consequences'
Practitioner group gathering data on how many suspects are being released under investigation following the 28-day time limit for police bail.