Last 3 months headlines – Page 715
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MoJ backs 'current framework' for regulation
Legal Services Board told to address perception it has over-extended its remit.
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CPS digital drive continues with 2,800 new laptops
Latest Crown Prosecution Service report highlights significant technological investment.
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Well it's one for the money...
Does the Intellectual Property Office have any old rockers on its books? A hearing officer has ruled against Scottish brewery BrewDog in its trademark dispute with the estate of the late Elvis Aaron Presley, better known as The King. BrewDog, to promote its ‘Elvis Juice’ beer, applied to ...
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KWM administrators to respond to employment tribunal claim
Claim brought by 200 aggrieved former staff members of international firm.
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Likely date revealed for discount rate decision
Justice minister reaffirms commitment to '100% principle' over personal injury damages.
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Former sex abuse suspect loses anonymity fight
Newspapers wins right to identify individual in landmark open justice ruling.
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BBC reveals top lawyer paid the same as Danny Dyer
Three legal advisers appear on list of corporation’s highest earners.
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Firm fined £5k for breaking workplace pensions rules
London practice is punished as part of regulator’s public crackdown on non-compliance.
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Disclosure problems 'have blighted criminal justice system for too long'
QC investigating 2011 Mouncher trial collapse says it is time for a new spirit of openness.
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HMCTS turns in £100m civil justice 'surplus' as fees add up
Government starting to reap the rewards of fees and charges in civil courts.
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New call to outlaw 'catfishing'
New criminal offence needed to stop people’s identities being stolen, MP says.
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Digital mortgages to go live this year
Deeds to be created, signed and registered without the need for any paperwork or involvement by humans, Land Registry claims.
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MoJ renews commitment to small claims limit rise
No backtracking likely as discount rate also set to come under the microscope.
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Retention 'time bomb' could hit judiciary, LCJ warns
Several judges have publicly declared they will quit once transitional pension protections end.
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Super-exam threat to law degree popularity as applications surge
UCAS figures show law applications have continuously risen despite an overall fall.
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Public satisfied with lawyers - but consumer panel still not happy
Satisfaction levels and trust in lawyers rising slightly, while unbundling is failing to take off.
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Expert witness wins apology and payment from Legal Aid Agency
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman partly upholds complaint about unfair assessment of bills.
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EU fires off patent court warning
Brexit negotiator says EU must consider future of UK division of court.
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UK solicitors outnumber Irish joining Dublin roll
Three-quarters of the 1,448 solicitors admitted in Ireland last year were from England and Wales, new figures show.
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Judicial reform law prompts protests in Poland
Amendment places National Council of the Judiciary under control of parliament.