Last 3 months headlines – Page 815
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Memory lane
At the Weston-super-Mare Police Court the defendant was summoned for wilfully pretending to be qualified to act as a solicitor.
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Commercial chambers merge to create national set
St Philips Chambers announces merger with London shipping and international commercial set Stone Chambers.
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Ombudsman expenses crisis a wake-up call, says MoJ chief
Permanent secretary says Office for Legal Complaints had not been treated as high risk.
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Capita fails to repeat interpreting target success
Current language services contract will be replaced with new arrangements in October.
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Government figures reveal whiplash claims in freefall
Parliament out for the summer with no word on personal injury reforms outlined by George Osborne.
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Video: Liz Truss becomes the new lord chancellor
Former environment secretary was sworn in at a ceremony in the High Court on Thursday.
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Solicitors who ‘embarrass’ Legal Aid Agency face sanctions
Clause appears in 90-page document outlining standard terms for new criminal legal aid contract.
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Truss places courts reform ‘high on my agenda’
Lord chancellor’s first sign of her priorities at her swearing-in ceremony.
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Accountancy firms set for further expansion into legal market
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales applies to become an approved regulator of five reserved activities.
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Scottish peer handed civil justice brief in Ministry of Justice
Barrister to handle relations with profession and Sir Oliver Heald receives legal aid brief in new ministerial portfolios.
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Chambers given flexible-working help
Bar Council chairman Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC says self-employed bar should, in theory, have flexibility to work when they wish.
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Supreme Court allows insurance claim even though it involved a lie
Insurance industry furious at decision that lie was irrelevant to the claim and immaterial to the right to recover damages.
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iPhone evidence ‘could be more effective than court hearing’
HMCTS digital director Kevin Gallagher says technology is a key enabler in civil reforms.
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Judge admonished over fraud finding and exclusion of claimant
Court of Appeal expresses regret at findings of fraud, but says original claim should still be dismissed.
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Solicitors invited to bid for work through auction site
Consumers post their legal need online and choose from providers willing to do the work.
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New calls for leasehold reform to end transaction delays
Conveyancing Association says first-tier tribunal should hear all cases not resolved by a property ombudsman.
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Cashier jailed and banned after taking £728k from City firm
SRA notice states finance employee misappropriated funds over more than two years.
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City calls for new investment to speed litigation
Maintaining UK's 10% of global market for legal services should be a priority for government, says TheCityUK.
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Accident helpline group admits PI numbers falling as reforms loom
Group says it has contingency plans for the PI reforms and will be ‘well positioned’ to adjust to any changes.