Edition 3432: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Continued discontent with the disclosure pilot scheme in the Business and Property Courts has been outlined by a new poll of lawyers suggesting most are still unhappy with it. A survey of 250 senior legal professionals at UK law firms found 97% expressed frustration with aspects of the pilot scheme and 70% deemed it unfit for purpose at present. Full story - Law Society Gazette
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
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- Keith
Brown MSP is Scotland’s new justice secretary, having replaced Humza
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- High
Court: Personal insolvency arrangement which allows a woman to pay
mortgage until age 90 approved by court - Irish Legal News https://t.co/iusiVePqz0
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