Monday

4th March - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Large law firms ‘more likely to persuade SRA’ that clients are not at risk. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Sunday

3rd March - LAW NEWS

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Saturday

2nd March - LAW NEWS

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Friday

1st March - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: “U-turn” on costs-management rules causes shock waves - ractitioners have reacted with shock to the senior judiciary’s last-minute decision to drop a key part of the Jackson reforms for high-value commercial cases. Full story - New Law Journal


Thursday

28th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The number of barristers being awarded Queen’s Counsel status is on a downward trajectory with just 84 taking silk in the latest round, the lowest number since the system was reviewed in 2006. Full story - The Lawyer


Wednesday

27th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Bar Council has reacted furiously after The Times published extracts from a leaked email, which suggests that the CPS is deliberately sending complex and low earning cases to external barristers, while keeping the easier, more remunerative work for itself. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Tuesday

26th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Practitioners face a sea change in litigation funding from April. The new costs budgeting regime comes into force for most multi-track civil cases, with warnings that practitioners who get it wrong face limited scope to apply for relief, disciplinary action for professional misconduct and being sued by clients for negligence. Full story - Law Gazette


Monday

25th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Pryce of a jury's failure - Questions asked by those entrusted with reaching a verdict on Vicky Pryce push us towards a disturbing inquisition of our own. Full story - Guardian Law