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Bar Council: solicitors' agents could face prison term
Representative body updates guidelines for unregistered barristers appearing in court.
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NewsTaxi case fuels self-employment law debate
Union pledges to expose ‘bogus employment practices’.
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NewsDivorce order set aside after ‘procedurally unfair’ mistakes
Court of Appeal says husband in final hearing was not given protections he was entitled to.
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NewsLaw firm sees off negligence claim over settlement payout
Leathes Prior found to have provided ‘very good service in difficult circumstances’ to aggrieved businessman.
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NewsRegulator urged to rethink bar training reforms
Bar Council says multiple training options will create confusion and increase compliance costs.
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NewsMoJ not minded to regulate third-party litigation funding
Justice minister says market is still in its early stages of development.
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NewsTribunal fees blocking high-heels discrimination claims, MPs say
MPs call for affordable mechanism for bringing test cases before employment tribunals.
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China focus of 2017 ‘endangered lawyer’ protest
Harassment and suppression are the lot of lawyers who take up cases with human rights implications.
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NewsBrexit: don’t expect a deal, says Conservative veteran
Peter Lilley MP tells event hosted by City firm Hogan Lovells that EU may want to hurt the UK.
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NewsMoJ: employment tribunal fees review ‘imminent’
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald highlights difference of opinion among MPs on whether fees should be abolished.
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News‘Unjustified threats’ protection comes a step closer
Law will protect lawyers who act on behalf of clients in IP infringement cases.
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NewsCity warns of ‘perverse’ effects of extending fixed costs
Committee sets out opposition to extending the scheme as Jackson’s call for evidence nears end.
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NewsTruss seeks to head off attacks on judiciary after Brexit ruling
Supreme Court justices 'people of integrity and impartiality', lord chancellor says.
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NewsCompetition for housing legal aid 'could result in race to the bottom'
Government outlines price competition approach for civil legal aid contract work from April 2018.
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NewsMunby: video-links in family courts ‘a disgrace’
Family division president says reforms will not work without better court equipment.
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NewsLASPO review welcomed – but Society repeats advice ‘deserts’ concerns
MoJ plans to submit a post-legislative memorandum on legal aid reforms to the justice select committee.
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'Don’t put consumers at risk', Society tells CMA
President Robert Bourns spoke at the London School of Economics.
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NewsCity group calls for ‘bespoke’ UK-EU deal
Report into proposed Brexit deal released by International Regulatory Strategy Group and Hogan Lovells.
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NewsInsurers lose High Court discount rate challenge
ABI accuses the government of ‘caving in’ to the demands of personal injury lawyers.
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NewsJudge and ex-lover guilty of law firm fraud
Simon Kenny and Emma Coates used client money at CK Solicitors to fund luxurious lifestyle.