Last 3 months headlines – Page 713
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SRA to ask judges to spill beans on solicitor advocates
Regulator coy on whether latest research could mark return of quality assurance scheme.
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Fewer conveyancers dealing with soaring workload
Search company says solicitors are now spending a day-and-a-half less on each case.
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Rebuke for divorce lawyer who backdated court letter
SRA says £2,000 penalty is sufficient and it is not necessary to pursue further punishment for isolated incident.
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Supreme Court humiliates government over tribunal fees
Ministry of Justice to abolish charges - and refund claimants who have paid since 2013 following surprise unanimous decision.
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MoJ admits fate of five courts is still 'TBC'
Campaigners in one city put forward fresh proposal to keep civil work administered locally.
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Conveyancers welcome crackdown on leasehold abuse
Law Society president says some practices are nothing short of exploitative.
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UK litigation 'cost effective', LCJ declares
Lord Thomas outlines advantages of English law and UK dispute resolution at Business and Property Courts opening in Wales.
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Update on clinical negligence fixed costs: No update
Still no decision on whether to press on with fixed costs for claims against the NHS.
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'Evasive' firm reported to police over uninstructed PI claim
Defendant says judgment is a lesson to firms turning a blind eye to fraudulent practices.
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Labour's Keir Starmer turns down Mishcon de Reya role
Party’s Brexit spokesperson cites ’other commitments’.
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Weaker pound provides 'little value' to Charles Russell Speechlys profit growth
International firm says its annual results were not boosted by fall in value of the pound.
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Cuts cannot have been intended to leave parents struggling - Charlie Gard judge
Mr Justice Francis says parents struggle to represent themselves, indicating that baby's parents should have had legal aid.
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Case not made for new AML quango, Society warns
Financial Conduct Authority publishes consultation on office for supervision of anti-money laundering measures.
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Keir Starmer QC set for adviser role at Mishcon de Reya
Firm that represented Gina Miller in Article 50 case set to hire Labour MP.
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Every staffer at 'John Lewis' firm to get £3k bonus
South-west firm claimed to be the first to implement ownership model similar to the iconic department store.
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Bristol court still out of action after car park flood
Users report contingency arrangements are working well while the court is restored.
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CBA to support barristers who boycott flexible courts
Francis FitxGibbon QC says scheme is ’fundamentally flawed’.
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Polish president vetoes 'judicial threat' measures
Unexpected decision follows international outcry over independence of judiciary.
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Chief ombudsman quits £105k job for parliamentary role
Kathryn Stone will leave after just two years in the post.