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27 Oct 2015

More work needed to eradicate unethical marketing practices in PI sector

Law firms must undertake due diligence on how their cases are generated

20 Oct 2015

If failings in medical care aren't highlighted, children will die

Peter Stefanovic: If I sound angry, it's because I am. I am astonished that such a scheme should be proposed

16 Oct 2015

Increased court fees have deterred SMEs bringing claims, say litigators

Solicitors say it is 'fundamentally wrong' to treat courts as a 'commercially-traded commodity'

14 Oct 2015

No evidence MoJ is able to collect punitive criminal court charges, says Bar Council

Bar echoes profession's fears that innocent defendants are being incentivised to plead guilty to avoid charges

9 Oct 2015

A costly pizza prank

A teenager has been awarded £1,000 in damages after his cousin superglued a takeaway pizza box to his head.

1 Oct 2015

MoJ to consider revamping the advocate fee scheme

New scheme required following seven years of change, says Bar Council chair

29 Sept 2015

Hiked court fees: Confusion, waivers, opportunism

Chris Neale considers three instances within three months involving the newly hiked court fees

29 Sept 2015

When is the decision to switch funding reasonable?

Sue Nash considers the outcomes of cases in which the claimant's solicitors changed from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement as LASPO came into force