News – Page 213
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Residents up in arms over manor rights
‘People’s lives are on hold while this is sorted out,’ says Welsh assembly member.
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Mitchell ‘too harsh’, says Underwood
Two lawyers grappling with the post-Jackson costs regime are seeking examples of courts taking a softer approach to non-compliance with orders.
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Google privacy case can be heard in UK, High Court rules
Internet giant fails to have claim declared out of jurisdiction.
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Family judge admits foreign media beyond reach
The High Court allows Slovak mother to publish case details so long as they are not in English and do not identify her child.
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Mitchell solicitor rules out Supreme Court appeal
Lawyers continue to debate non-compliance of costs orders following Jackson reforms.
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Funding fillip for family drug court
Innovative court had faced a ‘double whammy’ of uncertain funding and the loss of its trailblazing judge.
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Mental health drive for offenders criticised
Scheme does nothing to address the ‘noticeable decline in available hospital beds’ or the ‘ongoing crisis’ in providing help in the community, critic says.
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Security spending unchanged as courts close
The £30m-a-year bill for security officers has remained flat since 2011 – and is unlikely to fall in the year ahead.
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Minister defends mesothelioma deal
MPs angry at terms of negotiation between government and insurance industry.
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MP plea over aid for murdered teen case
Stella Creasy is urging the government to provide more support for the family of a teenager murdered in Greece.
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Thousands of serious offenders escape jail
Half of those convicted of sex offences, violent crimes and burglaries avoided prison last year, MoJ figures reveal.
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Clifford Chance defends position in £130m negligence case
Magic circle firm joined in negligence action brought by JP Morgan.
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Ombudsman suggests end to ‘no win, no fee’ offers
Report finds clients are often unclear about conditional fee agreements.
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100-year sentences plan to dodge Euro ruling
Judges could sentence offenders for hundreds of years, to get round ban on whole-life terms with no right to review.
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Labour recruits Starmer to advise on ‘victims’ law’
Keir Starmer QC to chair victims' taskforce
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ABS progress in Ireland stalls after cabinet row
Law Society of Ireland chief urges country to wait and see what happens in England and Wales.
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Society joins criticism of LLP tax plans
Concern at ‘unfeasibly tight deadline’ for plan to tax some LLP members as employees.
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City condemns statutory training guidance
City of London Law Society criticises LSB for dictating market demand.
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Grayling set for rocky relationship with new minister
The new justice minister, Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes, has been outspoken critic of Grayling’s legal aid cuts.
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Court of Appeal cites Mitchell to refuse relief
Landmark costs case involving Tory MP starts to filter through the court system.