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NewsSolicitors ‘will fight tooth and nail’ to resist another legal aid fee cut
Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association Zoe Gascoyne tells conference that firms’ overheads are stripped to the bone.
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NewsPro bono week: cold water poured on levy plan
Calls for pro bono and legal aid to be kept separate during launch of pro bono charter.
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NewsUnrepentant Mail demands ‘public hearings’ for judges as Brexit row escalates
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve condemns 'weak' statement from lord chancellor defending article 50 judges, as lawyers continue to vent fury at vitriolic press attacks.
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NewsDisputes will go overseas without right Brexit deal – City lawyer
Leading litigator warns that UK must secure equivalent regulations to keep disputes.
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NewsPM to ‘pave way’ for India liberalisation
Theresa May will put promotion of UK legal services at the top of her agenda when she makes a three-day trip to India.
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News16-year-old's representation plight highlights pro bono dependency
Volunteer stepped in when legal aid could not be granted to preferred solicitor in care proceedings.
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NewsPublic believe solicitors are still best option for wills
Survey to mark Will Aid shows 62% of people who made a will last year used a solicitor.
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NewsEmployment tribunal claims plummet by 100,000
TUC says steep tribunal fees are allowing discrimination at work to flourish unchecked.
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‘Named and shamed’ barrister banned from public access work
Tariq Rehman failed to ensure chambers were administered competently, tribunal hears.
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Legal costs in Hillsborough inquests top £63m
Four solicitors firms take lion’s share of costs.
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NewsSRA yet to receive reports of solicitor touts
Regulator has announced it is stepping up efforts to tackle the problem.
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News‘Victory for rule of law’ as Brexit article 50 challenge wins first round
Article 50 cannot be triggered without parliamentary approval, High Court rules.
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NewsBar’s average pay creeps toward £70,000
Research from Bar Council assesses working life and pay.
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NewsEU court pours cold water on Caffè Nero’s trademark bid
General Court dismisses appeal against intellectual property office decision.
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NewsOverworked judges facing ‘unprecedented difficulties’ – LCJ
Annual report notes ‘serious concerns’ about recruitment to senior judiciary – and about pay.
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NewsCare letters make clients ‘feel stupid’, says watchdog
Legal Services Consumer Panel calls for 'plain English' in client care letters.
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DPP warning over post-Brexit criminal justice cooperation
Alison Saunders praises benefits of European arrest warrant to House of Lords select committee.
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NewsBarrister who dodged more than £270,000 in tax disbarred
Michael Roberts was previously jailed for failing to declare earnings or pay tax.
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NewsMoJ rules out homicide law review
'Very little demand' from public for two-tier murder offence, justice minister Oliver Heald says.