Last 3 months headlines – Page 879
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Abandoned MoJ outsourcing project cost £8.7m
Department opted to abandon policy of finding single contractor for court fine collection.
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Leading judge tells expert witnesses to find 'common ground'
Supreme Court justice Lord Hughes says courts are under time and cost pressures.
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Police complaints head appointed new chief legal ombudsman
Kathryn Stone will join the organisation in January.
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Agency hit by deluge of legal aid tender actions
Unsuccessful bidders have issued proceedings in 69 out of 85 procurement areas.
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Freshfields and HFW censured by takeover regulator
The two law firms' advice led to a ‘serious breach’ of conduct, the Takeover Panel has ruled.
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Duke Street writes down £21.4m Parabis investment
Talks continuing about selling elements of the alternative business structure.
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Judge slashes clinical negligence costs bill by two-thirds
Firm had claimed more than £32,000 after case settled for £3,500.
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CMCs not as bad as the public think, says Legal Ombudsman
Lower than expected number of complaints investigated by industry watchdog.
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Labour to set up legal aid commission
Opposition party to review government reforms and publish report in time for next year’s conference.
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Web snooping plans lack protection for lawyers
Law Society calls for government to recognise legal privilege as a fundamental right.
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CPS breached Data Protection Act for 12 years, ICO reveals
Crown Prosecution Service fined £200,000 after two unencrypted laptops containing recorded police interviews were stolen last year.
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Supreme Court dismisses £85 parking ticket challenge
Fine imposed for overstaying a two-hour parking limit was not an unlawful penalty, judges rule in Beavis v ParkingEye.
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‘Modern’ Scots eye non-solicitor members
Law Society of Scotland also seeking to forge ahead with ABSs – five years after Holyrood first legislated.
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LAA committed to 11 January start for new legal aid contracts
Legal Aid Agency says it will strongly defend any litigation from unsuccessful bidders.
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Gove hints at scrapping criminal courts charge
The lord chancellor admits the charge is a ‘cause for concern’.
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Judge gives ‘opportunistic’ litigants costs warning
Mr Justice Fraser said both parties ‘determined to fight bitterly over every possible inch of ground’.
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Agency faces two-pronged attack over tenders
Gazette understands that 90 unsuccessful bidders are expected to issue proceedings by the end of this week; seven threaten judicial review.
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Obituary: county court registrar and district judge Richard Jacey
Pioneer solicitor judge dies at 71.
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Global giant Dentons plans two Asia-Pacific tie-ups
The three-way partnership continues the firm’s international expansion.
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Supreme Court justice brands gender quotas ‘corrosive’
Lord Hodge says legal profession is changing at a ‘remarkable’ speed.