News – Page 153
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NewsNew pension scheme for fee-paid judges delayed
Ministry of Justice anticipates scheme to be implemented by 1 December.
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NewsSuper-regulator makes business case for 2016/17
Legal Services Board opens consultation on business plan – ahead of two external reviews.
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NewsDormant client cash supports law bursaries
International firm Dentons is donating £48,000 towards new scheme.
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NewsAbuse survivors ‘re-victimised’ through family court process
Government and judiciary should ensure victims are not cross-examined by their abusers in court, charity recommends.
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NewsMoJ denies legal aid contract U-turn
Ministry of Justice says it is still defending challenges to the procurement process for new duty provider contracts.
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NewsParliamentary report puts finger on rise in number of LiPs
Briefing paper to MPs blames impact of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
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NewsSRA takes central exam plan on the road
The regulator will hold events around the country to give students and solicitors more of a say on its proposals.
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NewsMinisters forge ahead with October date for fixed clin neg fees
With a consultation likely to last at least six weeks, the start date leaves ministers with a tight schedule to make changes.
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NewsEuropean court privacy ruling does not permit snooping, say experts
Contrary to press reports, the European Court of Human Rights ruling on an employer’s right to read staff emails does not alter UK law.
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NewsECHR not binding over legal costs appeal, rules judge
Newspaper group says if the court were to make costs order against it, it would be acting incompatibly with right to freedom of expression.
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NewsChakrabarti steps down as Liberty director
Shami Chakrabarti joined human rights group as in-house counsel in 2001.
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NewsCPS letters to victims ‘lack empathy’
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate says use of template paragraphs comes at a cost.
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NewsLaw Commission proposes fitness-to-participate update
Current test, dating from 1836 ‘misunderstood and inconsistently applied’ law reformers say.
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NewsBriggs review: online court needed to cut out lawyers
Interim report says online dispute resolution would remove ‘disproportionate cost of using lawyers’.
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NewsSentences for data thieves ‘not tough enough’
Information commissioner says courts have limited options.
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NewsLegal aid billing issues ‘unresolved’
Association of Costs Lawyers says one of 23 issues it raised with the Legal Aid Agency has been properly addressed.
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NewsDecision postponed on proposal for new October bill of costs
Civil Procedure Rule Committee says recommendations of costs experts will require more time to analyse.
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NewsLegal aid contract challenges extended to May
A judicial review, sought by the Fair Crime Contracts Alliance, will open on 7 April and is expected to last seven days.
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News‘Dishonesty claims that fail should incur penalties’
Carol Ravenscroft was awarded £3,500 at Manchester County Court last month after suffering injuries caused by a falling wardrobe at an Ikea store.
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NewsMoJ undecided on scope of small-claims limit increase
Meeting between lawyers and justice officials reveals more detail on government plans for personal injury.