Last 3 months headlines – Page 643
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'Skeletal' whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Lords committee not convinced lord chancellor will make a better job of setting damages than judges.
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Labour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
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Neuberger: I suspect I have been guilty of bullying
International Bar Association is to send out a global survey seeking views on harrasment in the workplace.
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High Court slams 'inconsistent' SFO over DPA
Administrative Court says SFO ‘provided inconsistent and inadequate reasons for its decisions’ regarding obtaining of interview notes.
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Male partner 'stars' paid 27% more than women
Analysis of ‘stand-out’ group highlights stark gender pay gap in law firms.
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Legal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.
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Family lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
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No leniency for 'computer-illiterate' LiP who filed 73 days late
Litigant in person had tried to argue that new civil procedure rules should apply to his employment claim.
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Not coming to a court near you
Ministers have not visited any of the eight courts earmarked for closure.
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Lawyers unite to tell the government it's 'time for justice'
Vigil turns into rallying cry as solicitors, barristers and law centres tell the government that enough is enough.
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Nestlé Kit Kat mark not distinctive, CJEU adviser says
Advocate general's opinion is latest in long line of IP decisions involving two confectionary companies.
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Solicitor 'bankrupted' wife over refusal to pay parking fine
Tiki Emezie refused to pay the fine eight years ago, prompting a battle up to the Court of Appeal.
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London firm shut down over dishonesty suspicions
Two managers also subject to SRA intervention into Malik Law Chambers.
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RTA reforms open door to 'have a go' claimants
A leading solicitor says the government's PI small claims reforms could result in increased claims from people with a 'have a go' mentality.
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Serious Fraud Office to 'frontload' due diligence checks after Libor case
Court of Appeal told SFO that its decision to call ex-trader as expert witness in Libor appeal was ’embarrasing debacle’.
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MoJ unable to commit to releasing LASPO report this year
MoJ's Matthew Shelley tells MPs he will not be able to persuade ministers simply to put money back into the system and reverse reforms.
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Just two women among 20 new A&O partners
Just two women made up to partner in latest promotion round.
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Claimant firm wins Supreme Court battle over third party capture
Long-running case sees lawyers awarded costs to which they were contractually entitled.
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'Slash and burn' business guru to spearhead courts reform
Tim Parker, described as 'the Prince of Darkness' for cutting jobs at Kwik-Fit and the AA on behalf of their private equity owners, is to chair HM Courts & Tribunals Service board.
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Justice minister tells PI lawyers: No let-up in reform plans
Conference hears from guest speaker a week before next stage of Civil Liability Bill.