News – Page 184
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NewsTravel-ban plans need more scrutiny
Powers to seize passports need more judicial oversight - and legal aid for detainees - joint human rights committee reports.
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NewsUS moves to liberalise are ‘just the beginning’
Washington state bar also proposing allowing non-lawyers to own stakes in law firms.
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NewsSolicitor warning over legal aid disputes
Rebecca Stevens has worked more than 100 hours pro bono for parents fighting adoption battle.
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British rights bill pushed back
Conservatives admit draft replacement for Human Rights Act not yet ready.
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NewsFirm fined for failing to disclose tax avoidance
SRA says firm had an obligation to disclose to both the purchaser and lender all information material to the transaction.
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NewsDate set for judicial review showdown
Lord chancellor says he intends to return to parliament with ‘further thoughts on how we take matters forward’.
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NewsCompulsory diversity measures mooted for Scots
Law Society of Scotland publishes three-year strategy to improve equality and diversity in the profession.
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NewsMunby: legal aid system ‘not humane’
Family Division chief angry at delays that have held up child adoption case, saying system acts as a barrier to funding.
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News‘Ridiculous’ heroism bill clears Lords hurdle
Legislation requiring judges to consider context of alleged negligent action passes final parliamentary stage.
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NewsJudge orders MoJ to pay for LiP’s lawyer
Family Court says it has power to direct that HMCTS meets representation costs.
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NewsKeep working on tenders, criminal practitioners told
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contracts to be heard this month.
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NewsBar regulator invites entity applications
Door opened to practitioners wanting to set up BSB-regulated businesses.
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NewsSingapore lures judicial talent for commercial court
Former UK senior judges join Singapore International Commercial Court.
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NewsFour in five deterred from tribunals by fees – poll
Government has said the fees put off weak or vexatious claims and help to fund the tribunal system.
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NewsArchives reveal Thatcher’s ‘disquiet’ about solicitors
Cabinet minutes show prime minister concerned about the Law Society’s powers to discipline profession in the 1980s.
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NewsCourt puts legal aid contract process on hold
Crime duty contracts tender process suspended until the result of judicial reviews sought by Law Society and practitioner groups.
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NewsSuspend ‘unlawful’ detention policy, campaigners demand
Court of Appeal rules that detention of asylum claimants does not satisfy requirements for clarity.
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NewsGrayling faces new year test over legal aid
Hearing date set for practitioner groups' challenge over criminal legal aid tender process.
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NewsSolicitor ordered to pay £750k over transfer
Stuart Creggy found in breach of his duty over payment to Maltese lawyer.
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NewsLeading PI lawyers concerned by whiplash plans
Firm leaders warn of consequences of government's MedCo system for medical experts.