Last 3 months headlines – Page 932
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NewsBriggs: online court needs ‘minimal assistance’ from lawyers
Report published today would see online court become mandatory.
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NewsDoctors threatened with sanctions over slow MedCo reports
New deadline set to stop medical experts taking too long to submit diagnoses.
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NewsHate crime guidance for prosecutors to deal with social media
Home secretary Amber Rudd cites anxiety about a 'climate of increased hostility towards people identified as foreigners’.
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NewsPI claims sector shrinks as income drops by a third
Regulator’s annual report shows number of claims management companies halving in five years.
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NewsRecord apprenticeship intake at national firm
Horwich Farrelly says parents’ attitudes towards the work-based scheme have changed.
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NewsSRA raises concerns over solicitors’ independence
Risk outlook highlights fear that firms in PI and corporate sectors may be compromising their integrity.
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NewsRecorder sacked for drinking alcohol on court premises
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office investigated Francis Evans QC following two complaints.
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NewsGibraltar-based PII insurer heads for liquidation
SRA says policies remain valid as Enterprise Insurance Company promises it will keep policyholders informed.
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NewsPractice note gives stamp of approval to digital signatures
Guidance sets out the relevant law around the use of e-signatures on commercial contracts.
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NewsGreen ‘disingenuous’ to rely on lawyers in BHS sale – MPs
Committee says City firm Olswang carried out due diligence but refusal to disclose information criticised.
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NewsJustice advisory council’s future up in the air after reshuffle
Former lord chancellor Michael Gove established council after scrapping the controversial two-tier criminal legal aid contracting regime.
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NewsCourts need ‘root-and-branch’ change
‘Our system is crumbling under the weight of outdated and inefficient paper-based processes,’ says Lord Justice Fulford.
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Society updates on Brexit-related projects
A staff task force and dedicated Brexit web page are among a raft of initiatives under way.
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NewsTell ‘em who’s boss
Hopefully Natalie Ceeney’s LinkedIn update is circulating widely in the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsOlympic time sheets drawn up with a stopwatch
How does life as a lawyer compare to the rigours of coaching international athletes?
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NewsMemory 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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NewsCommercial chambers merge to create national set
St Philips Chambers announces merger with London shipping and international commercial set Stone Chambers.
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NewsOmbudsman 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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NewsCapita fails to repeat interpreting target success
Current language services contract will be replaced with new arrangements in October.