Last 3 months headlines – Page 540
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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.
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'Shameful': Bullying and harassment endemic in law, global survey finds
A third of women lawyers have been sexually harassed at work and half have been bullied.
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Appeal throws out Post Office bid to replace judge
Recusal application ’never had any substance and was rightly rejected’, Coulson LJ rules.
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Regional tech firm reports 'exceptional' year
Profits up 22% as Boyes Turner reports revenues exceeding £15m for the first time.
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Sacked receptionist awarded £4,700 over unfair dismissal during pregnancy
Firm discriminated against employee weeks before it was shut down by the SRA.
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Separate rules for LiPs would be 'recipe for chaos'
Deputy head of civil justice says procedures have shifted to accommodate unrepresented people - but a different rulebook is a step too far.
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Bar chief calls for emergency courts shut-down
Criminal Bar Association’s message comes as prosecutors mull action over fees.
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Barrister Baird named as Victims' Commissioner
The QC takes over the role from Baronness Newlove next month.
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The last witness to Lady Chatterley trial
£56,250 needed to save judge's annotated copy for the nation.
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Government reduces external legal spend by 10%
Figures suggest restructured framework is achieving its aim - but Brexit could increase the bill.
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City partner charged over 'inappropriate' touching in wine bar
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to hear allegations against Julian Critchlow.
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Supporting Solicitors: campaign challenges mental health stigma
New webchat service among initiatives announced at start of Mental Health Awareness Week.
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News focus: How costs-chaser James Green is making new friends
Costs chaser James Green has long been a bête noire of personal injury lawyers. But following the landmark Herbert ruling, he is in demand not only from claims management companies, but also the very firms that have reason to resent him.
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California beaming
Britain’s biggest fraud trial is providing a glimpse into the future of video hearings.
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The importance of getting paid
First rule of practice: ‘Don’t leave the office without money in the client account’.
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Questions raised over future of divorce centres
Sir Andrew McFarlane says 11 centres are being ‘phased out’.
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Firms warned of PI refunds after Herbert case
Solicitor James Green says a new industry may be emerging.
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Justice Alliance in the dark
Campaigners will be holding a vigil in London on 16 May to ‘shine a light on justice’.
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Ambridge over troubled water
Radio 4’s fictional village certainly isn’t a legal advice desert.
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Court security staff seize 473 knives in four months - at one site
Family division president says carrying a knife has become a facet of everyday life.