Last 3 months headlines – Page 652
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Irwin Mitchell loses £270k costs battle after moving clients to CFA
Legal aid certificates were discharged days before new rules came in around costs recoverability.
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Just one dodgy scheme could drain compensation fund – SRA chief
Consultation into scope and shape of professional indemnity insurance opens next Friday.
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Shelve super-exam for six months, say MPs
Justice committee writes to Legal Services Board warning of damage to UK’s reputation.
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‘What’s your opinion on the burka?’: barristers share race stories
QC says he is often seen as ‘everything but the lawyer’.
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83-year-old jailed for contempt over divorce settlement
His Honour Judge Wildblood QC says no one wishes to see an elderly man go to prison unless it is genuinely necessary.
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'Room for improvement' on conveyancing clarity - SRA
Regulator concedes that most buyers and sellers happy with their legal service.
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‘Stand up and be counted’ to halt Handbook reforms – Law Society
Rule changes could undermine confidence in solicitors both at home and abroad, Blacklaws says.
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Deprivation of liberty safeguards to be reformed
Government says it will bring forward legislation to create a new system called Liberty Protection Safeguards.
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Philippines seeks exit from Hague court
International Criminal Court probe into thousands of deaths prompts backlash from president.
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Departing SFO chief urges retention of deferred prosecutions
David Green leaves his role at the end of next month.
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Justice charter to identify key campaign principles
Former London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association president says various disasters should not be viewed in isolation.
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Panama Papers law firm to close
Mossack Fonseca says firm has suffered ’reputational deterioration’ since scandal broke.
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Appeal court rejects apparent bias claim over judge's private meeting
Appellant in dispute over building work said trial judge should have taken up his own offer to recuse himself.
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City watchdog: Civil justice 'out of reach' for most British citizens
Financial Conduct Authority chair says it is the job of parliament to boost consumer redress rather than tinkering with regulation.
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Government prepares for Brexit with IP agreement
Hague agreement will help lawyers protect designs in multiple jurisdictions.
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Crumbling courts: Sheffield shuts after strip lights fall on counsel's row
HMCTS closes building until further notice for urgent safety checks.
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Russia: Government hints at UK Magnitsky provisions
Theresa May outlined actions in response to Salisbury poisining.
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Supreme Court's Unison judgment 'not sound'
Former first parliamentary counsel says ruling tribunal fees raises question of whether courts should 'second guess' government decisions.
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'Explosion of demand' fuels litigation funder's 132% profit leap
Burford Capital's share price jumps as shareholders toast 20% expected increase in dividends.