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Ukraine judged to have inadequate defence in $3bn Russian debt claim
Mr Justice Blair denies defence bid in case seen as tester for English courts’ clout.
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NewsSolicitors' letters make debtors sit up, research finds
Two thirds of letters before action will result in business invoices being paid within seven days.
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NewsCoffin Mew and Charles Lucas & Marshall agree merger
Deal will create £15m firm with offices in eight locations in southern England.
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NewsMoJ refuses to publish research on unrepresented defendants
Solicitors say decision to keep research for internal use only is 'extraordinary'.
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NewsUnion announces new ‘gig economy’ employment action
Case against UK Express will be on behalf of drivers who make deliveries for web giant Amazon.
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Judges told to increase seriousness threshold for domestic abuse
Sentencing Council publishes new guidance for domestic abuse and intimidatory offences.
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NewsRepeal bill admits massive legislative programme needed for Brexit
Government estimates 800-1,000 statutory instruments will be required to achieve a 'functioning statute book'.
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NewsSRA moves in to shut down Asons as firm loses £2.1m
Town hall chiefs reveal former chief executive Kamran Akram personally repaid £300,000 to Bolton Council.
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NewsFormer European commissioner lands magic circle role
Jonathan Hill, former UK appointee to the commission, will join Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a senior adviser.
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NewsNeuberger speaks out on constitutional divide between judges and politicians
Supreme Court president says judges 'felt attacked personally' by Brexit case headlines.
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NewsBar regulator says ABS licensing imminent
Business plan for 2017/18 also reveals plans to intervene - and hints at action over paid McKenzie friends.
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Scale of legal challenge emerges as article 50 triggered
New research finds nearly 53,000 measures introduced as a result of EU legislation since 1990.
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NewsSupreme Court hears tribunals fee challenge
Judgment reserved after two-day hearing in fight against employment tribunal fees.
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News'Hillsborough law' proposes parity of funding for bereaved families
Labour MP Andy Burnham to introduce 10-minute bill in parliament tomorrow.
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NewsMcKenzie friend entrepreneur backtracks on student portal
Third-year student Fraser Matcham responds to criticism of McKenzie Marketplace.
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Race bias in criminal justice obscured by old data
Centre for Justice Innovation highlights significant trust deficit in criminal justice system, but publicly available data is unfit for the purpose of analysing the role of ethnicity.
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NewsTesco agrees £129m payment under proposed DPA
Supermarket expected to avoid prosecution following investigation into allegations of false accounting.
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NewsABS emerges as Bolton firm Asons' new owner
Banks Solicitors, specialising in PI, wills and probate, will trade under the name Coops Law.
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NewsLawyers concerned as MoJ revives plans for extended court sittings
Government planning to allow some courts to remain open until 8.30pm in six-month pilot scheme.
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NewsSuper-exam could create 'tiered system' says SRA study
Independent report for regulators warns of need for transparency over solicitors qualifying examination.