Last 3 months headlines – Page 703
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News'Enabler' prosecutions on the way, AML minister tells solicitors
Ben Wallace MP promises reform of suspicious activity reporting regime.
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News'Locked in a glass cage': young defendants speak out about court experience
Justice thinktank continues push for procedural fairness with latest report.
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NewsEye-wateringly low compensation
Lord Justice Irwin reminds us that compensation caps are not a new idea.
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NewsDefendant chief issues fraud warning as Civil Liability Bill almost there
Legislation could come into law within days after final hurdle is cleared in House of Lords.
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NewsNoel Edmonds to file pre-action letter in £30m Lloyds claim
Television personality is set to appear on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
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NewsLet’s talk about it: LCJ plans ‘morale boosting’ chats with judges
Hundreds of millions of pounds needed to improve the ‘embarrassing’ courts estate, Lord Burnett tells MPs.
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NewsFamily lawyers told to draft court orders on the day
'While you wait' policy introduced to cut delays caused by increased workload and reduced staff resources.
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NewsListed firm seeks more acquisitions after 'strong' performance
Knights plc tells the stock exchange it remains confident about regional growth plans.
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NewsCitizens Advice facing 'difficult choices' if £400,000 grant axed
Advice chiefs say they will struggle to find alternative sources of funding in time to ensure they can carry on.
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NewsCourt tolerates parties who ignored their own pleadings
Judge agrees to lawyers' requests to 'follow the evidence wherever it may lead'.
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NewsLords send a Henry VIII warning to government
Use of delegated powers to create criminal offences ‘constitutionally objectionable’, committee reports.
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NewsSenior judge closes cells amid health and safety concerns after heating packs up
Lady Justice Macur highlights dire state of the justice system before telling crime practitioners they are valued.
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NewsParliament urged to create all encompassing 'failure to prevent' law
Sir Brian Leveson and Lisa Osofsky say extension would be in the public interest.
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News'Who has skin in the game?' Judge calls for ABS transparency
Lord Justice Irwin suggests system for personal injury claims has become akin to a ‘sausage machine’.
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NewsLoss of £400,000 Citizens Advice grant would be a ‘disaster’
Suffolk County Council plan to scrap the grant as part of their 2019/20 budget proposals.
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NewsMishcon’s cash injection for tech start-up helping in fraud fight
Mishcon de Reya has invested into Thirdfort, which is creating ways to secure transactions.
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NewsAI probe hears calls for ethics code
The Hon Mr Justice Knowles called for development of ethical and legal framework for AI at the Technology and Law Policy Commission last week.
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NewsJudicial choler a going concern
Following the publication of LCJ Lord Burnett of Maldon’s annual report last week, Obiter hereby launches the lord chief justice ‘Concern-O-Meter’…
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