News – Page 135
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NewsEPO seeks to allay independence fears with new appointment
Office hopes board of appeals president will enhance independence.
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NewsProfession expresses concern over online courts plan
Going to court is not the same as shopping, says Law Society president.
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NewsHM Treasury consults on ‘fit and proper persons test’ for lawyers
Requirements of new EU money laundering directive must be transposed into UK law by June 2017.
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NewsSociety: fixed costs ‘totally inappropriate’ for high-value cases
Chancery Lane promises robust response to government’s ‘transforming justice’ proposals.
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CJEU says no to fixed-term contracts, with conditions
Fixed-term contracts against EU law where there is a need for permanent employment.
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News‘Relentless and obstinate’ McKenzie friend allowed to be advocate
Defendant claimed assistant was mounting wider campaign, but judge allows him to represent litigant.
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NewsImmigration fees to soar despite overwhelming opposition
Only five out of 142 respondents agreed with Ministry of Justice proposals for a six-fold rise at first-tier tribunal.
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NewsTransforming justice: tribunals’ future unclear
Paper questions structure of employment tribunal service.
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NewsStop bandying about ‘access to justice’, McNally tells lawyers
Former justice minister says consensus is needed on how much should be spent on legal aid.
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NewsEU’s copyright proposals target music-streaming services
‘Press publishers’ given new right to protect work in draft regulations and directives.
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NewsUS-style murder laws ‘would not be accepted’, MPs hear
Justice minister tells committee that creation of two-tier system would cause difficulties.
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NewsSRA claims single law exam ‘common in major jurisdictions’
International survey latest attempt to promote solicitors qualifying examination.
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News‘Too banal’: EU court rejects ‘telephone dial-tone’ trademark
Brazilian company’s application ’would go unnoticed and not be remembered’, General Court rules.
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NewsSociety raps report branding solicitors ‘corruption enablers’
National Crime Agency says solicitors are 'crucial’ to money laundering.
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NewsBar Council pours cold water on pricing transparency
Competition watchdog proposals to disclose more information about price and quality ‘not practical’.
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NewsMunby calls for action on England-Scotland enforcement
Sir James Munby says there are ‘serious lacunae’ in the law on recognition of court orders.
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NewsBrexit: applications to practise law in Ireland keep rising
Number of solicitors applying to practise in Ireland has more than doubled since June vote.
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NewsNetherlands eyes UK's EU court role
Future of unitary patent and Unified Patent Court unclear after Brexit vote.
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News‘Disgraceful’ family solicitor sentenced over income tax fraud
Dianna Gerald, also known as Dianna Lee, 'wholly unsuitable to be a solicitor' judge says.
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NewsNew law to introduce ‘failure to prevent’ offence
Draft criminal finance bill set to be introduced following attorney general speech.