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NewsLitigants in person putting pressure on courts system – LCJ
Sir John Thomas questions cost savings of reform programme.
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NewsGovernment to ‘consider’ lowering employment tribunal fees
Junior minister says the government will be reviewing the efficacy of employment tribunal fees.
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NewsCPD ‘failing and open to abuse’, says consumer watchdog
Panel welcomes the wish to take a new approach to continuing professional development, but says this is not enough to protect consumers from poor advice.
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NewsGive verdict on Jackson in five years, says Ramsey
Judge tasked with implementing the reforms says ‘we are not seeing a disaster, as there could have been’.
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NewsGarnier calls for vicarious liability move
The UK should adopt US-style corporate vicarious liability to ensure white-collar criminals are brought to justice, the former solicitor-general and architect of recently introduced deferred prosecution arrangements (DPAs) said this week. Speaking to the Gazette ahead of a speech to the Bar Council’s employed bar conference, Sir Edward Garnier QC ...
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First prosecutions under FGM act
A London doctor and another man are the first to be prosecuted for alleged female genital mutilation since the practice was made illegal under the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985.
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Psychiatric injury reform call
MPs have backed the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers campaign to reform the law on psychiatric injury.
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NewsAlarm as Strasbourg backs bugging of lawyers’ client meetings
Law Society concerned at ruling in favour of Turkish authorities.
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NewsBusiness and human rights ‘should be a legal training requirement’
Law Society's business and human rights advisory group says lawyers should follow UN guiding principles.
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NewsPartners cannot be treated as workers, Supreme Court hears
Whistleblowing case of Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof reaches final stage.
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PI ruling may lead to cases being revived
Lawyers say Supreme Court ruling will not lead to a ‘deluge’ but some solicitors may be concerned.
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NewsWhistleblowing charity intervenes in LLP Supreme Court case
The final hearing of Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof will be held in the Supreme Court on Monday.
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NewsMagistrates’ chief backs TV licence law change
TV licence evasion should not be a criminal offence, says Richard Monkhouse.
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NewsEuropean anti-trust directive a step closer
Three main EU institutions agree content of damages directive that has been a decade in gestation.
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NewsSupreme Court affirms rights of ‘gilded cage’ detainees
The judgment will mean many people deprived of their liberty will benefit from regular independent reviews.
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NewsMoJ spent £3m on legal advice for probation privatisation
Magic circle firm Allen & Overy was appointed to provide advice on the programme.
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NewsCharities to appeal prisoners aid ruling
Court rules that the lord chancellor did not act unlawfully in making the cuts.
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EU-wide public prosecutor’s office backed
The European Parliament has approved plans to grant powers to an EU-wide public prosecutor to tackle cases of fraud against the EU budget. Conservative MEPs said the move is a step towards an ‘all-powerful EU criminal court’.
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NewsICAEW gears members up for probate land-grab
Accountancy regulator already has a number of firms waiting to conduct reserved activities in probate.
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NewsFee deterrent sends employment claims plummeting
The number of tribunal claims fell 79% to 9,801 in the final quarter of last year.