News – Page 182
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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NewsSociety hits out at new EU rules for mortgages
The Treasury has been tasked with implementing the EU mortgage credit directive by March 2016.
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NewsGreek justice minister named
A left-wing academic has been appointed as justice minister in the new Greek government as it heads on a collision course with the EU over measures to bail out the country’s economy.
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NewsSociety mounts challenge to new court fees
Solicitors warn new charges will restrict justice to those who can afford it.
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsLate claimant’s bid to delay trial refused
But judge does allow claimant to serve witness statement as he did not want to ‘artificially tie its hands’.
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NewsGovernment push for victim support
Ministry of Justice launches online tracking service for victims of crime.
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NewsSupreme Court rules family cannot sue police
Relatives of murder victim Joanna Michael lose attempt to sue two forces.
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NewsTribunal non-payments ‘a scandal’, says minister
Employers to be hit with new penalties for non-payment of employment tribunal awards.
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NewsCFA retained by client without mental capacity – CoA
Lord Justice Richards says appeal is dismissed and that the CFA was not frustrated.
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NewsLegal services market failing to cut costs, says LCJ
Market created by the 2007 Legal Services Act should undergo an independent examination, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd tells MPs.
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NewsSRA urged not to relinquish insolvency regulation
The Law Society says most solicitor IPs do not want to be regulated by an accountancy regulator.
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NewsVictims ‘let down by justice agencies’ – report
Victims’ Commissioner sets out standards to address concerns.
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NewsSaatchi bill running out of time
Legislation clears House of Lords but faces struggle to be cleared before parliament breaks for election.
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NewsSociety puts trainee minimum salary back on agenda
Junior Lawyers Division working with Chancery Lane to establish recommended minimum wage as part of four key focus areas in 2015.
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NewsMerseyside summit to tackle legal aid cuts
Meeting will focus on the effect of reforms in the housing and welfare benefits sector.
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NewsInsolvency costs cap does not fit – peer
At present, insolvency cases are exempted from the rules limiting the recovery of costs from a losing party.
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NewsRihanna gets shirty
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as the pop star Rihanna, won a legal action against retailer Topshop when the Court of Appeal ruled that the sale of a T-shirt with her image was an ‘act of passing off’.
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Sikh faith judgment
Ministry of Justice settles a claim for religious discrimination brought by Amrik Bilkhu of GT Stewart Solicitors.
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NewsLiverpool support for apprenticeships
Local law society promoting new pathways into the legal profession.