Last 3 months headlines – Page 961
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Grayling: make London heart of legal community
Legal tradition is ‘a tad longer’ than that of St Petersburg, lord chancellor tells law summit event.
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Bar chief says no to ‘super-quango’ regulator
Lavender attacks plans for ‘one-size fits all’ regulator for the profession.
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Local government chief ‘stands aside from LLG role’
Essex County Council appealing against unfair dismissal ruling.
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Society withdraws sharia wills note
Practice note removed from website in the light of criticism, president says.
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Former DPP lambasts criminal justice IT
Starmer calls for debate on chief constables’ independence to choose computer systems.
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Call for pro bono rules exemption
LawWorks calls a halt to its debt advisory work for vulnerable consumers, amid continuing uncertainty over the regulatory landscape.
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Local authorities forced to innovate by funding crisis
Transformation and innovation in legal departments triggered by 28% fall in funding.
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Expert witnesses ‘pressured by solicitors’
Survey claims expert witnesses have been asked to make ‘impartial’ changes to reports.
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Royal commission on prison policy proposed
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC wants an end to the ‘perverse’ outcomes of politicians setting sentencing policy.
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Society helps form Welsh business voice
Professions Group Wales, a new professional network, aims to draw on the experience of 12,000 people.
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Magna Carta justice push
Series of Magna Carta-focused events planned for 800th anniversary next year.
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Aung San Suu Kyi at summit of ambition
Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is among a host of distinguished speakers lined up for next year’s Global Law Summit.
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Learning on the job
Chris Grayling could follow the example of a Nigerian minister – by getting a law degree.
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Come up with a bravo brief to win tickets
Create a plot twist involving the intervention of a family solicitor.
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Grayling visits law academy graduates
The lord chancellor Chris Grayling congratulates the first nine graduates of Yorkshire firm Beaumont Legal’s £150,000 training academy.
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Charities respond to cuts
Only Connect event on 11 December will examine ways in which charities can respond to cuts in legal aid.
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Abduction reform call
The common law relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment and child abduction is due for reform, the Law Commission reported.
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SRA earmarks ‘level playing field’ between firms and ABSs
Regulator unveils proposals to drop the separate business rule.