News – Page 215
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Refugees misled
Nearly two-thirds of asylum-seekers wrongly refused controlled legal representation.
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NewsCourts service sorry for Watkins naming error
HMCTS apologises for releasing co-defendant names on its court listing site.
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NewsSociety hits back at plans for digital LPA
Removing the safeguards provided by physical signatures could endanger vulnerable people, says the Law Society.
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NewsBatang Kali families bring case to appeal court
Court of Appeal hears case which could set precedent on atrocities pre-dating the Human Rights Act.
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NewsChristian B&B owners lose Supreme Court fight
Refusing a double room to a gay couple was discriminatory and unlawful.
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NewsCourt of Appeal upholds Mitchell costs rule
New hardline approach set out by appeal judges as post-Jackson rules get clarity.
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NewsIndependent Scotland would have its own supreme court
Law Society of Scotland says questions on constitution and currency remain following the independence white paper.
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NewsHealth secretary promise on cancer treatment ‘innovators’
Jeremy Hunt acts in response to bill brought by Conservative peer Lord Saatchi.
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NewsRegulator amends rule to allow barristers to refuse fee cut
The ‘deeming’ provision of the cab rank rule will not apply to VHCCs following the Bar Standards Board’s statement.
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NewsBar Council rapped over cab rank changes
Legal Services Board says council failed to act in a way ‘compatible with the principle of regulatory independence’.
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NewsMoJ data shows black offenders more likely to be jailed
Statistics over four years show disparity based on ethnicity.
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News70% reject rulings by LeO
The LSCP says the ombudsman service suffers from ‘false expectations’ of users, who complain of a lack of information and understanding of complaints.
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Law Society dismisses lay chairs idea
The Society said the proposal was based on ‘very limited evidence’ and wrongly assumed lawyers would inevitably act in the profession’s interest.
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NewsEurope lukewarm on EU-wide judicial system
Two-thirds of people agree that the functioning of national judicial systems is exclusively a matter for EU member states.
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NewsKeep child witnesses out of court, says former LCJ Judge
A child’s evidence, including cross-examination, should be taken away from court and be recorded in advance of the trial.
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NewsConveyancing solicitor jailed for 21 months
Timothy Rogers, 35, from Knottingley, pleaded guilty to two charges of making a false statement with intention to defraud.
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NewsMP intervenes in SRA costs row
Simon Danczuk is angered by what appears to be a loophole denying costs protection to someone who was a beneficiary of a will but not the client.
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NewsLLB intake rising, say universities
The University of Law reported the largest increase in students.
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Most victims unable to access legal aid
Six out of 10 domestic violence victims are unable to get access to legal aid, a survey by women’s rights charities has revealed.