Last 3 months headlines – Page 863
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NewsTribunal suspends 'chemsex' barrister
Henry Hendron suspended for three years after pleading guilty to possessing controlled drugs with intent to supply.
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NewsFather loses term time holiday battle at Supreme Court
Isle of Wight Council v Platt hinged on section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996.
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NewsPolitical knives out for lord chancellor
Press reports say ministers are urging the prime minister to strip Liz Truss of lord chancellor role.
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NewsFunerals merged with newly profitable ABS pioneer Co-op Legal
Mutual’s legal business - which once aspired to a ’3,000-strong workforce providing one-stop legal advice from cradle to grave’ - is being wrapped in to a new Life Planning Division.
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NewsTribunal fees 'barrier to justice', rights committee says
Ministry of Justice accused of complacency over access to justice in damning report.
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NewsTurkish colleagues celebrate Lawyers Day - with 370 behind bars
Full scale of post-coup crackdown on the profession emerges in campaign by international group.
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NewsForeign property owners will have year to declare details
Government sets out plans for Companies House register of overseas beneficial owners of properties in the UK.
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Young lawyers kick off pro bono month
Volunteers will work with legal advice clinics across the capital.
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NewsLord chancellor 'overstepping powers' with probate fee rise
Parliamentary committee on statutory instruments says charges ‘have the hallmarks of taxes rather than fees’.
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NewsCaution urged over 'alien' concept of expert hot-tubbing
Judge-led committee wants more exploration of the issues involved with concurrent expert evidence.
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NewsLaw Society eyes Korea legal deal
Brexit could cause uncertainty for UK firms operating in Korea.
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NewsTemporary worker jailed for £700,000 fraud on firms
Bradford woman admits money laundering and fraud in connection with conveyancing transactions.
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NewsUse YouTube, not lawyers, ministers tell disability parents
Department for Education and the MoJ want lawyers kept out of hearings to determine disputes between parents of disabled children and local authorities.
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We will cost you less than £19 each, LSB promises lawyers
Oversight regulator unveils ’ambitious’ business plan for 2017/18.
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Birmingham debut for Business and Property Court
Renamed commercial court wll be launched in second city, judiciary reveals.
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NewsSRA to examine how well firms handle complaints
Regulator says it wants to gain a 'consumer perspective' on processes.
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NewsBrexit Britain won't escape new CJEU case law, say MPs
Committee report condemned as 'rushed skewed and partisan' points to complex task faced by Great Repeal Biill.
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NewsKWM administrator's report reveals £1.2m pay out for advisers
Unsecured creditors 'unlikely’ to be paid due to estimated claims from preferential creditors, report states.
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NewsStudents pen letters to prisoners to plug legal aid gap
University of Sussex says clinic will help those who cannot afford a solicitor.
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NewsJudge allows extra court fee payment to push damages to £140k
Case believed to be one of the first times the court has increased damages and permitted a party to pay extra fee.