FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers unite to condemn court fee rise. Government plans to hike court fees by up to 600 per cent will have a devastating impact on ordinary and disadvantaged people seeking access to justice, lawyers' groups have warned, while City firms claim the changes will drive big ticket litigation abroad. Responding to the government's latest consultation, which closed last week, the Law Society said the fee increases will have a devastating impact on those who have suffered life-changing injuries as a result of negligence and who cannot afford to bring court proceedings. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- All that happened in the lives of UK lawyers and law firms last week - a comprehensive review of the legal press of last week - Sunday Law Review 22nd to 28th February http://thelawmap.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/the-sunday-law-review-22nd-to-28th.html
- Abusive Strongmen Escape Justice in #AFGHANISTAN https://t.co/NuiH78bHRn
- Ferguson police for years carried out racial discrimination, Justice Department report says https://t.co/cerhw0YhhR
- Do the Koch Brothers Really Care About Criminal-Justice Reform? #US https://t.co/YO7vOO03RU
- Chief justice Carmody taken off court calendar showing him to be least active #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/tqZDrRJKQF
- Our Priorities for the UK General Election 2015 | Law Society Scotland https://t.co/ll2JTG9N1m
- European Union directives transposed into UK law in 2014 https://t.co/2FblKC0neK
- The US Helped Create International Law, Now We Just Ignore It https://t.co/ouwdZ6UE9U
- Twitter, law enforcement investigate alleged Islamic State threats #US https://t.co/mcgj1OWSjv
- Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg were both wrong on EU's influence over UK law https://t.co/JzGWdVeEFl
- UUP proposes law to prohibit tributes to terrorists https://t.co/3xMQeQPKMu
- Nemtsov Act needed to stop 'funny money' circulating in Britain http://t.co/Ybxjurss10
- Environment Agency unveils new rod licence images to promote legal fishing https://t.co/qAhGeHWufa
- Christian leaders say legal aid cuts in U.K. engage ‘moral duty’ https://t.co/CW3CTQJyJc
- Witnesses refusing to sign abuse inquiry statements unless they get legal aid https://t.co/cIQ2L8DTty
- Tullow Oil falls on worries legal dispute could delay Ghana project https://t.co/4L57cokoL4
- Top police officer fears youngsters in Perth are ‘ravenously addicted’ to ‘legal highs’ https://t.co/FifLfNQzKS
- Complexity of pension fund strategies increases legal risk – consultants https://t.co/BOyLpTf6DJ
- Aberdeen's Marischal Square objectors could take legal action to block plans https://t.co/Rob6facwgT
- Hogan Lovells partner & former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal To Acting On ‘House Of Cards’ #US https://t.co/nz0UxWmRbh
- Ludlow law firm mfg Solicitors appoints wills and probate expert to its growing private client department https://t.co/3igxUDB24v
- Shaftesbury solicitor Derek Rowntree planning to celebrate 62nd birthday by charity trekking across Jordan https://t.co/9mIuuj54E6
- A full review of the way agricultural crimes are prosecuted in Scotland https://t.co/YXKPYPP2jJ
- Solicitor neighbour of Bono barricades himself inside lavish mansion over £52m bank debt https://t.co/0rutn36U1h
- Distinction between barristers, solicitors getting blurred in UK, says scholar Crisp http://t.co/ltcs6GIv9Y
- Phone hacking at Mirror titles was on mass industrial scale, court told http://t.co/Lb1FodEuFL
- Britain can be at the heart of a torture-free Europe http://t.co/OkXzqolKJa
- UN drugs body warns #US states and #Uruguay over cannabis legalisation http://t.co/I0p44V1C1g
- Legal aid: High Court rules changes to funding for judicial review are unlawful | The Lawyer http://t.co/oKYamle9d8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Practice area mismatch as Hogan Lovells retention nosedives | The Lawyer http://t.co/F3E5GMEHOu
- LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case hires two Clifford Chance partners in Germany as exits continue | The Lawyer http://t.co/XYWVWq85C2
- ‘No duty’ on conveyancer to check seller’s credit status | Law Gazette http://t.co/dHOxGCfXmD
- Bar Council salutes diversity-friendly training model | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/t2x4IEhpoF
- Grayling’s judicial review limits deemed unlawful | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/eYCl3knL8r
- Grayling JR amendment ‘unlawful’ – High Court | Law Gazette http://t.co/HgGrpdbAbS
- PI lawyers file JR challenge to whiplash plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/3NL3NlWQ4J
- Victorian charter of human rights to be 'strengthened' by government review #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/eksboPlae6
- Professionals blamed Oxfordshire girls for their sexual abuse, report finds http://t.co/xCKhgGyxYZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham adds two City-based counsel to partnership in nine-strong promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/U4QSpE6SUB
- Czech and Slovak firms launch CEE network to expand regional offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/Zu5OQ4xTdF
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ireland's Mason Hayes hits €60m mark after 25 per cent increase in revenue | The Lawyer http://t.co/WE4zkAaTQk
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents turns to Addleshaws' Heffron for first financial regulatory head | The Lawyer http://t.co/PLVH3d3wu0
- Data security: How to respond to clients' "more assertive" demands | The Lawyer http://t.co/ioSTbMO0n3
- Human trafficking bill: MSPs to hear from charities http://t.co/JvgTiKt56w
- NI Audit Office finds 'major failings' in handling of Bytel Project http://t.co/ffNqkvJCW8
- Unsafe fridges 'risk lives', warns London Fire Brigade http://t.co/7Sos40rTyN
- Boris Nemtsov funeral: #RUSSIA restricts foreign mourners http://t.co/TSln45hq99
- 'Jihadi John' recording: Mohammed Emwazi denied extremism http://t.co/nCvg5yAvCA
- Oxfordshire grooming victims may have totalled 373 girls http://t.co/Qfm3nfhxXn
- Business, human rights – and meaning | Law Gazette http://t.co/rYBLJbFmkR
- Telephone gateway ‘barrier’ to justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/PTwzmLfdjV
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Rise in reports of discrimination http://t.co/ajVOwhEf8G
- Lack of places warning in secure children's homes http://t.co/rt5o75FZfH
- Ethical implications and the rule of law | The Lawyer http://t.co/BJR4G9pgZ3
- The big squeeze on office costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/ERXZujrw5h
- Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes, may now face death penalty #SAUDIARABIA http://t.co/EjGSrflsSA
- My life as a Jew in wartime Berlin: How I outwitted the Gestapo http://t.co/AOonylGF2d
- End of the licence fee: BBC to back radical overhaul of how it is funded http://t.co/zsXLQvI2v0
- One of the Delhi bus rapists blames his dead victim for the attack #INDIA http://t.co/ksoUnq538Y
- Sixty five young prisoners dead in four years, report finds http://t.co/lnGUOiSVPa
- Ex-banker awarded £70,000 after police wrongly released his picture as ‘most-wanted’ rapist http://t.co/9eYL8YVWGm
- Tribunal gives SRA a pasting in first appeal against use of power to rebuke solicitor | Legal Futures http://t.co/DVK864kvj0
- Law beats finance in ‘best company’ honours | Law Gazette http://t.co/ozSlvCqkfi
- EU influences ‘two-thirds of UK law’ – business group | Law Gazette http://t.co/2m8pTcoEKX
- Tax man expecting rush of solicitors declaring income as 'naming and shaming' looms | Legal Futures http://t.co/mJk3c3TmGE
- LSB underplaying needs of “vulnerable” in favour of business, warns bar regulator | Legal Futures http://t.co/IhlVaaVBlc
- £20 per transaction - Veyo finally sets out pricing | Legal Futures http://t.co/3H2rdgRPKN
- Birmingham Poundland 'mice infestation' took food off sale http://t.co/qkIr4XgwxZ
- Speaker John Bercow warns over Parliament repairs http://t.co/n3OQOrkz7Y
- Campaign to pardon gay men goes beyond pre-1967 convictions http://t.co/YHvJ3kOH8W
- 300 victims groomed and assaulted by Oxfordshire gangs, report finds http://t.co/YLN1fx6vEg
- Drivers caught twice on phone should face a ban, police urge http://t.co/gHddgq3ce0
- New drug driving rules: am I fit to drive? http://t.co/udeqefuiSN
- Discrimination against Christians ‘ignored’ across Europe – MPs http://t.co/c7NKyPTaMU
- Ten charged in Rochdale child grooming investigation http://t.co/njC6mrKXTp
- Double beach rescue in Hampshire as mother gets trapped trying to save daughter stuck in mud http://t.co/MXiXehqW6Q
- Young model forced to wear wig after bleach attack http://t.co/UeonkOQqVQ
- Joanna Yeates murder: architect's killer Vincent Tabak admits possessing indecent images of children http://t.co/iuuFZ3pOf6
- Royal Marine 'killed passenger trying to loop-the-loop in a Tiger Moth' http://t.co/tOW7yeaCIr
- Plane spotters arrested in UAE over 'national security' claims http://t.co/r7KOSZRuDn
- Paul Hastings breaks through US$1b on billings | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mef06kzs7g
- Hogan Lovells wins three IP lawyers from Mayer Brown in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RJEIpyEfZc
- UK litigation specialists fear backlash against London over proposed court fee hike | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Q7kGA2jhBe
- CC loses third German partner in a month as ex-corporate boss joins Milbank | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TKOhOdbebB
- China poised to escalate crackdown on privacy for foreign businesses | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kjqF4Y4jmA
- Nemtsov's lawyer explains death of murdered politician | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0TVof2YyTK
- Amal Clooney attacks Canada for sheepish response over detention | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/69u48OzHfZ
- Lawyers barred from handling BP oil leak claims | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hIFTVYegcA
- Yarl's Wood worker suspended after Channel 4 film http://t.co/rJXxwGxYT2
- 'Chelsea fans' in new train racism probe http://t.co/98hTvzMKX8
- Footballer Adam Johnson arrested on suspicion of sex with girl, 15 http://t.co/AuWwjy3IP3
- Becky Watts search: Pair arrested on suspicion of murder http://t.co/2IJ2NG4jbn
- Jo Yeates' killer Vincent Tabak admits possessing indecent images of children http://t.co/EhgZXJyCSL
- 'Day for celebration' as judge strikes down Nebraska's gay marriage ban #US http://t.co/dcV5wSbcex
- Washington Post reporter held in #Iran given access to lawyer http://t.co/7mH3GYy9YL
- Legal sector make up one tenth of Sunday Times’ top 100 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/OsqDv89NvE
- Government set to crack down on ‘sham marriages’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bzTx8nKHhJ
- Lawyers unite to condemn court fee rise | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/daTaWDYlsS
- Supreme Court judgment overturns village green status of beach | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/MBf5SRC8Gh
- Marketform appoints new general counsel McKay from Aspen Re | The Lawyer http://t.co/Dkt3QxWDHS
- Police launch inquiry into claims of racist abuse by Chelsea fans http://t.co/pzo4bWKVBp
- SRA bans litigator who falsified documents | Law Gazette http://t.co/g8L5nkuTS2
- Legal qualification? Ministerial Code good enough, says lord chancellor | Law Gazette http://t.co/D8qiLfel7v
- Court fee hike set for next week | Law Gazette http://t.co/l8gw8uRIQP
