News – Page 133
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NewsMay pledges to end ‘industry of vexatious claims’ against forces
Defence secretary Michael Fallon says growing defence budget will be spent on equipment rather than lawyers’ fees.
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NewsOpen thread: May on ECHR withdrawal
The prime minister is today expected to announce plans to withdraw temporarily from parts of the European Convention on Human Rights. Let us know your thoughts.
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News£2m litigation funding costs can be recovered
Judge says principle of recovering ‘other costs’ should extend to costs of obtaining third-party legal funding.
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NewsBSB proposes training shake-up, including plans for new exam
New approach will be more ‘flexible and affordable’, regulator says.
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NewsNew HMCTS chief eyes ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
Susan Acland-Hood to take on role after summer departure of Natalie Ceeney.
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NewsBill of rights will eliminate ‘trivial’ claims – Faulks
Former justice minister says whole school of lawyers has been brought up in a rights culture.
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NewsMoJ ‘spending millions’ to cope with LiPs
Statistics published this week showed unrepresented parties reaching record levels at the family courts.
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IPO hints at extension of design infringement laws
IP crime report says reported instances of infringement have fallen.
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NewsWitness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ
District judge spells out biggest improvement solicitors can make in litigation.
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NewsIT success stories show online court can work – Briggs
Lord Justice Briggs says recent examples of IT in the courts – the Crown court digital case system and Rolls Building e-filing – show what can be achieved.
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NewsLSB softens ‘prescriptive’ diversity approach
Consultation paper says some regulators have moved past 2011 guidance.
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NewsLegal aid safety net applications soar
Legal Aid Agency granted just over half of the 424 applications for exceptional case funding received between April and June.
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News'Solicitor' warned over ‘meritless’ claim against two barristers
High Court judge refuses permission to refer barristers to bar regulator.
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NewsAnti-Brexit group wins right to disclose government’s legal defence
‘Difficult to see a justification’ for secrecy in light of principle of open justice, says judge.
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NewsMoJ told to comply with jailed drug baron’s kosher food FoI demands
Freedom of information tribunal tells department it ‘must have more information’ on kosher food policy.
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NewsPlan for ‘role-plays and grammar tests’ in single legal exam
SQE would be taken in two stages by apprentices, SRA chief says.
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NewsSociety: lifting reserved activity restrictions could threaten UK competitiveness
Chancery Lane was responding to additional questions from the Competition and Markets Authority on reserved legal activities.
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NewsLabour: human rights law should apply to troops abroad
Shadow justice secretary says party will challenge any move to exempt British forces from prosecutions.
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NewsTax raids to soar under ‘failure to prevent’ offence, predicts law firm
Pinsent Masons says there was a 28% increase in raids this year.