News – Page 189
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NewsJudge rages at ‘grotesque leeching’ of costs in divorce
Lawyers and experts received £920,000 in total – almost one-third of the assets.
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NewsHughes plans scheme to divert women from prison
Justice minister agrees on social and economic benefits of keeping women offenders out of prison.
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NewsCourt rules successor firm responsible for complaint
Kerman & Co sought judicial review after being informed the LeO had jurisdiction to deal with a complaint about firm it acquired.
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NewsLord chancellor denied relief over missed deadline
Although delay did not affect any pre-existing court timetable, delay in service prevented start of the pleadings process.
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NewsGovernment rules out hybrid DBAs
Civil Justice Council commissioned to review DBAs – but hybrid arrangements off the agenda.
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NewsBar Conference: Moses targets Grayling on ‘rule of law’
Retired appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses berates government over dearth of legal knowledge and law officer sackings.
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NewsMcKenzie friends body lays down law
New trade association for McKenzie friends wants all members to be insured and meet minimum standards of qualification and experience.
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NewsMoJ replaces police cautions
New approach will be trialled in three police force areas over the next 12 months.
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Wrexham prison gets go-ahead
Council gives the go-ahead for new 2,100-inmate prison in north Wales at a cost of £212m.
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NewsExpert witness critic says no need for regulation – yet
Timothy Dutton QC says lawyers and judges have duty to report malpractice.
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NewsFixed fees needed for deafness claims, say insurers
ABI says the monthly number of such claims has risen from 1,000 in 2012 to 3,500 in 2014.
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NewsLaw Society: don’t opt out of European arrest warrant
UK will become ‘haven for criminals’ if MPs opt out of EU justice measure.
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NewsCity unhappy with tax disclosure plans
Lawyers also call for ‘wholesale sea change’ in language on tax avoidance.
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NewsQuotas and abolition of circuit in Labour’s judicial diversity plan
Report also proposes removing ‘obstacles’ to solicitors becoming judges.
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NewsScotland's legal aid system ‘not fit for purpose’
Law Society of Scotland president says time is right for ‘root and branch change’.
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NewsSRA warns firms could be liable for imposters
Regulator says 46% of all reports about bogus practices involve the identity theft of a law firm or solicitor.
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NewsHeroism bill survives Lords attack
Amendment to quash 20-line Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill is dropped in the second chamber.
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NewsSociety condemns strict liability tax offence
Proposal to introduce new strict-liability offence of failing to declare offshore gains ‘undermines the rule of law’.
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NewsLabour backs legal apprenticeship scheme
Shadow attorney general highlights halt in social mobility.
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NewsClaims management complaints regime to begin in January
Ministry of Justice says expansion costs – estimated at around £2.9m a year – should be met by the industry itself.