News – Page 208
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LSB pledges to cut costs
The Legal Services Board has said it will reduce its budget by £150,000 in the 2014/15 year.
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NewsMinister grants legal aid for Brixton riot inquest
The family of shooting victim Cherry Groce has been given exceptional funding to be represented at the inquest into her 2011 death.
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NewsConveyancing firm must pay £100k over valuation
Judge orders law firm to halve the costs of settlement with surveyors.
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NewsWasted costs order quashed against ‘no returns’ barrister
A judge has ruled that a barrister whose case was affected by protest action acted entirely properly.
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NewsIndependent Scotland ‘ready to compete with London’
New state would target global arbitration work, while supreme court for Scotland will not be just a ‘naming exercise’.
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NewsBar votes to accept MoJ legal aid deal
Direct action to be suspended after two-to-one majority vote on fee deal.
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NewsLegal aid consultation ‘unlawful’, solicitors claim
Consultees, they say, did not have the opportunity to challenge the assumptions made in a report.
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NewsRegulators agree to open data to comparison websites
The LSB and Legal Services Consumer Panel want to open up the market for 'choose a lawyer' websites.
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NewsWhiplash reforms cut insurance bills to five-year low, analysts claim
Premiums have fallen by 7.5% over the last quarter and by around 19% over the course of the year.
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NewsChildren’s charity condemns High Court’s anonymity cut-off
Children formerly involved in court proceedings may be named by the media when they turn 18.
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NewsEU directives ‘should be curbed to promote growth’
Manufacturers call for a ‘one-in, one-out’ rule for law-making.
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NewsSlaughter: regulatory reform can broaden diversity
Labour’s shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter has criticised the profession’s lack of diversity.
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NewsJudges should question vulnerable witnesses, suggests former DPP
Sir Keir Starmer says victims face an ‘unacceptable’ ordeal in court and lack confidence in the criminal justice system.
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NewsComplex commercial disputes surge
Two pieces of research suggest number of complex commercial litigation cases rising due to a time lag from the recession.
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NewsSociety: CPD plans ‘sending wrong signal’
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has proposed three options to overhaul the current ‘tick-box’ approach.
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NewsFears grow over Russian court revamp
It is understood that criminal and civil judges, and cases, will dominate the country’s new merged court.
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NewsNew setback for access to courts as fees increase
Law Society says changes will deter individuals from seeking legal remedy for their problems.
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‘Lifetime licences’ for sole practitioners
Sole practitioners will no longer have to apply each year for their status to be recognised following a rule change by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Bailiffs banned from entering homes at night
Bailiffs will be banned from entering homes at night and from using physical force against debtors under changes to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 which came into effect yesterday.
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New theft guidelines
The Sentencing Council has proposed a new guideline for theft offences to introduce a clearer focus on the impact on victims.