Last 3 months headlines – Page 939
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Memory lane
Some civil liberty campaigners are sceptical about the use of tape recorders in interrogations as indeed are the police themselves.
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Ex-Freshfields lawyers start litigation boutique
Dispute resolution lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Russian office have left the magic circle firm to open litigation boutique Kulkov, Kolotilov & Partners.
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Buckland hails class act
Solicitor general visited a west London school to learn about a scheme to give young people a better understanding of the law.
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Judicial mentoring unveiled to boost diversity
Aims to address the under-representation of women and minority ethnic lawyers in the judiciary.
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Record activity at EU court
The Court of Justice of the European Union heard 719 cases in 2014, the busiest year in the court’s history.
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Mckenzie students
Huddersfield law students will act as McKenzie friends to people denied legal aid for county court appearances.
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Inspector calls for CPS
Barrister Kevin McGinty, deputy legal secretary of the Attorney General’s Office, has been named preferred candidate for chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Corporate human rights crime bid
Corporations as well as people and states should be liable for prosecution in the International Criminal Court for abusing human rights, study recommends.
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US firm awarded £50k after abuse posted on Google profile
Court rejects explanation that statements were made by ‘unidentified third party’.
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Judge slashes ‘wholly unreliable’ costs budget by £5.3m
Firm heavily criticised after one of the biggest budget cuts made since Jackson reforms.
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Get tough on property crime, says London mayoral hopeful
David Lammy MP calls for property crime victimisation to be taken much more seriously.
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Desk numbers cut in City relocation
Risk and insurance firm hopes to extend ‘efficient’ office-space layout across the business.
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Solicitor loses £21k negligence strike-out appeal
Court punishes ‘deliberate’ non-compliance and rejects pleas of opportunism.
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Irwin Mitchell follows Slater and Gordon with rebrand
Firm puts off listing on stock exchange for now but says option remains open.
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Court fee increase imminent as levy clears parliament
Minister says those who use the court should contribute more to its running costs.
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SRA dumps trainee code of best practice
Regulator says it is 'not appropriate' for the authority to be involved in recruitment practices.
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Criminal lawyers appeal for funds to continue legal aid fight
‘We need immediate help from the wider profession,’ say practitioner groups.
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Galloway firm denies breaching SRA rules over Twitter letters
Bradford firm says issue over letters sent to Twitter users is a ‘non-news story’.
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Family court hammers firm in compliance crackdown
Judge makes wasted costs order against Barrett & Thomson for failing to keep court informed.