Last 3 months headlines – Page 737
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LAA criticised for 'half-hearted' pursuit of alleged £4m fraud
Court of Appeal says major prosecutions should be handled by the single prosecuting agency rather than local authorities
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Give us a heavyweight lord chancellor, bar urges next government
Incumbent must have ’experience combined with the requisite authority’ to defend judiciary, Bar Council manifesto says.
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Law firms under fire over China business
A renowned human rights lawyer and the Law Society have sprung to the defence of legal firms under fire before a parliamentary committee for doing business in China.
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News focus: Algorithms and 'Schrödinger’s justice'
Proprietary algorithms are already being used to make legal decisions, but can we trust a ‘black box’ to make the right call? Whatever the answer, lawyers will be needed
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Eh? Permission to approach the bench...
On the subject of contempt of court, Obiterventures to correct Mrs Justice Lang DBE over a stinging put-down in a judgment pub-lished last week.
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Dog's life for articled clerk
A bumper response this week for tales of first days in the law. His Honour Eric Stockdale contributes a story about the late Jim Seeman. ‘Jim was articled to a solicitor in Ruislip and usually spent the week there, returning to his home only at weekends. ‘Not long after he ...
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Windies legend bowls 'em over
I can’t think in my pantheon of sporting lawyers how I came to omit the great West Indian cricketer Sir Learie Constantine. Mea culpa. He played for the Windies from 1923 until 1939, during which time he also played in Lancashire League cricket. Morton landscape Wisden described ...
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Low prices won't guarantee access to justice, says Bourns
Society president attacks 'facile diagnosis' of regulator on publishing prices.
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Nationwide challenges poor leasehold practices
Building society says onerous terms must be controlled to protect mortgage members.
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Let couples divorce amicably, family law body urges politicians
Resolution highlights four family justice priorities for parties to include in their election manifestos
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Top-100 firm rebrands medical negligence offering
Enable Law, created by Foot Anstey, will deal with PI and medical negligence claims.
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High Court misses out on French bank fraud dispute
Case due to be heard at English High Court abandoned after both parties agree settlement.
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Kennedys agrees US insurance tie up
Merger with US firm Caroll, McNulty & Kull will create international outfit with more than 1,000 lawyers.
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Law Society unveils election manifesto for Brexit Britain
Access to justice must be a priority as the next government plans for post-Brexit Britain, says Chancery Lane.
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BBC's fury at £900k pre-action legal costs of Sir Cliff Richard
Singer bringing legal proceedings after coverage of police raid on his home in 2014.
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Law Society slams SFO 'restrictions' on representation
Society says lawyers should not face ‘unnecessary and inappropriate’ restrictions on representing witnesses in fraud probes
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Police force fined £150k after unencrypted DVDs lost in the post
Information Commissioner's Office says DVDs, containing highy sensitive data about murders and rapes, were sent by recorded delivery, lost and not recovered.
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EU court backs airlines over bird strike claims worth £11m
Court rules that a collision between an aircraft and a bird is an extraordinary circumstance and not subject to compensation.