Last 3 months headlines – Page 843
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The tyring task of crossing Antarctica on foot
Trainee solicitor hopes to join team aiming to cross the Antarctic landmass – and has a novel endurance technique.
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Up before Blackader – and lived to tell the tale
A moment of levity in the aftermath of the Easter Rising.
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Memory lane
The council pointed out the hardship which would ensue if members of the public were deprived of a right of action in accident cases owing to the proposed short limitation period.
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Slater and Gordon tight-lipped after presenting business plan
Lenders could call in outstanding debts by April 2017.
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Non-collection rates for criminal courts charge revealed
Just one-fifth of earliest charges imposed were paid back within six months, MoJ reports.
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‘Tribal’ culture eroding faith in legal process – bar regulator
The complex language used at the bar can leave clients struggling, Bar Standards Board report says.
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Fee income up – but tougher times ahead, says benchmark report
Survey of 390 small and medium firms shows profits per equity partner remaining steady.
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Aviva probes 17,000 whiplash claims but admits fraud is falling
Number of staged accidents detected by firm in 2015 fell by 40%.
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Lawyers urged to copy other sectors in ditching jargon
Legal Services Board says there is much to be learned from how other industries make services accessible.
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Doughty Street’s Spurrier appointed Liberty director
The campaigner and public law barrister replaces Shami Chakrabarti.
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Land registration law up for review
Law Commission proposes new formula for dealing with registration fraud.
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Bar regulator approved to license ABSs
The BSB could start approving alternative business structures from October – more than two years after it had originally intended.
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Agency ploughs on with 1 April date for mandatory CCMS
Legal Aid Agency offers paper contingency plans if online system breaks down.
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Court of Protection plans to shift more costs onto deputies
Lawyers say the proposals could curb ‘wasteful legal actions’ over an incapacitated person’s affairs.
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Small businesses say lawyers failing to meet their needs
Response to Competition and Markets Authority says 'first instinct' is to avoid qualified advice.
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Controversial online court will need careful piloting – CJC
Group wants the online court to have a separate set of rules and be run in harness with the main court structure.
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Slater and Gordon legal chief quits after two months
Resignation comes in a month when the revised business plan must be delivered to lenders.
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‘Fat cat’ lawyer image creating more LiPs, says Citizens Advice
Nine in 10 litigants in person find experience negatively affected their health, relationships, work or finances.
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Vara: no U-turn on court closures
Justice minister tells MPs the time has come to ‘agree to disagree’.
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MoJ tightens controls on MedCo members
New controls designed to remove ambiguity from whiplash diagnosis scheme.