News – Page 178
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NewsJudge slashes ‘wholly unreliable’ costs budget by £5.3m
Firm heavily criticised after one of the biggest budget cuts made since Jackson reforms.
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NewsGet tough on property crime, says London mayoral hopeful
David Lammy MP calls for property crime victimisation to be taken much more seriously.
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NewsSolicitor loses £21k negligence strike-out appeal
Court punishes ‘deliberate’ non-compliance and rejects pleas of opportunism.
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NewsCourt fee increase imminent as levy clears parliament
Minister says those who use the court should contribute more to its running costs.
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NewsSRA dumps trainee code of best practice
Regulator says it is 'not appropriate' for the authority to be involved in recruitment practices.
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NewsCriminal lawyers appeal for funds to continue legal aid fight
‘We need immediate help from the wider profession,’ say practitioner groups.
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NewsFamily court hammers firm in compliance crackdown
Judge makes wasted costs order against Barrett & Thomson for failing to keep court informed.
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NewsCall for joined-up action to tackle advice deficit
Low Commission publishes second report on advice services – and says deficit is ‘growing’.
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NewsChurches urged to provide legal support
Current legal aid situation risks division between those who can and cannot afford to buy justice, says Christian thinktank.
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NewsCourts system will ‘cease to function’ under costs budgeting
Master David Cook says problems since Jackson reforms are more than simply ‘bedding in’.
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NewsGrayling JR amendment ‘unlawful’ – High Court
Solicitors challenged lord chancellor’s ‘no permission, no fee’ arrangement.
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NewsPI lawyers file JR challenge to whiplash plans
Court action started to block plans for ‘cab rank’ rule on soft tissue injuries.
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NewsTelephone gateway ‘barrier’ to justice
Legal charity reports use of mandatory gateway for civil legal advice has been far lower than expected.
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NewsEU influences ‘two-thirds of UK law’ – business group
Campaigners for reform claim calculation shows definitive figure.
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NewsLegal qualification? Ministerial Code good enough, says lord chancellor
Chris Grayling responds to House of Lords committee on role of the lord chancellor.
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NewsCourt fee hike set for next week
Parliamentary approval likely to be granted in the House of Lords before implementation.
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NewsSuper-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules
LSB calls on regulators either to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers or get rid of them.
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NewsTop QC defends ‘vital role’ of UK Human Rights Act
Dinah Rose QC cautions the Conservative party against its plan to replace the act with a ‘British bill of rights’.
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Slavery legal aid bid
Lord Bates tells the Lords that a proposed Labour amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill was not needed
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NewsCity lawyers’ horror at ‘interminable’ training review
‘Please let this exhausted dog sleep’ – City of London Law Society.