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QC pulls out of CBA vice-chair race after 'postman' jibe
Simon Spence said he was not prepared for the ‘personal abuse’ he received form some quarters.
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News'Access Denied': Law Society's 25-point plan to salvage civil justice
LASPO’s legal aid cuts have damaged the very foundations of our justice system, according to new review.
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News'No such thing as a quasi-solicitor': judge slaps down paid McKenzie
Judge denies appeal against order banning paid McKenzie friend from appearing in court.
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NewsPatent court start date unclear as complexity grows
Chair of the preparatory committee says extra 'layer of uncertainty' has been created.
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NewsBaker McKenzie promotes 80 to partner - including 31 women
Global firm now has more than 400 female partners - more than any other law firm.
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NewsHillsborough: Police solicitor and senior officers charged
Peter Metcalf will appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 9 August.
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NewsInspectors tell CPS: 'You cannot abandon principle of defence engagement'
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate highlights need for 'culture change'.
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NewsDLA Piper among victims of global cyber attack
IT experts say international firm's plight illustrates potential vulnerability of legal sector.
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NewsAnger at QC's 'postman' slur on solicitors
The profession has hit back at a QC seeking election as vice-chair of the Criminal Bar Association after he appeared to liken solicitors to 'the postman’ in a comment about the advocates' graduated fee scheme (AGFS). The comments appear in Simon Spence’s manifesto, in which the QC, a member of ...
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News'Fundamental questions' remain on CJEU role post-Brexit
Parliament should tell UK courts ’to take account of’ EU rulings in relevant cases, thinktank recommends.
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NewsMay under attack from UN human rights chief
Prime minister’s campaign remarks on human rights were ‘highly regrettable’, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein says.
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NewsCity firm agrees Russia crime tie-up
Partnership will see Bivonas join forces with white-collar crime specialists Pen & Paper.
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NewsLegal advice plight of undocumented children
Coram Children's Legal Centre highlights struggle to find a solicitor willing to take a case on.
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NewsCalls for grace period for solicitors to adapt to AML regulations
Chancery Lane urges for ‘sensible supervisory approach’ after regulations come into force today.
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NewsBar backs CJEU protection for EU nationals in post-Brexit Britain
Latest Brexit Paper says PM’s likely unwillingness to concede to CJEU could be a ’major stumbling block’.
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NewsCity fears legal talent drain prompted by Brexit uncertainty
Freshfields consultant calls for immediate assurances on recognition and enforcement of judgments.
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NewsSRA intervenes into Asons offshoot Coops Law
Regulator confirms it has shut down law firm, which was born out of the closure of Asons Solicitors
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NewsBSB says no to cab rank rule for public access
Regulator suggests that clients would try to invoke the rule for cases with little merit.
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NewsCharity wills judgment a 'damp squib', professor says
Solicitors for Elderly conference hears of lessons to be learned after Ilott v The Blue Cross and Ors.
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NewsAppeal allowed in EU state aid battle
Investors granted permission to appeal but request for security payment denied.