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• Firm told it cannot recover £234,000 costs shortfall from claimant

  05-07-2023 17:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge says Irwin Mitchell did not advise client of implications of budget overspend in personal injury case.
  
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• Boosted UK legal aid rates ‘not enough’ to deal with Rwanda asylum cases

  05-07-2023 14:53
  
  15% rise ministers are considering would not address severe shortage of immigration lawyers, says Law SocietyThe Law Society has warned that a proposed 15% increase in legal aid rates will not be enough to ensure that there are sufficient immigration lawyers to deal with the government’s controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.The Ministry of Justice launched a consultation on 27 June about increasing legal aid rates by 15% for immigration lawyers representing asylum seekers
  
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• Boost to UK legal aid rates ‘would not be enough’ to deal with asylum cases

  05-07-2023 14:53
  
  The 15% raise being considered by ministers will not help to solve the severe shortage in immigration lawyers, The Law Society saidThe Law Society has warned that a proposed 15% increase in legal aid rates will not be enough to ensure that there are sufficient immigration lawyers to deal with the government’s controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.The Ministry of Justice launched a consultation on increasing legal aid rates by 15% on 27 June for immigration lawyers represent
  
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• Single AML regulator mooted for professions

  05-07-2023 14:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  State body and consolidation of regulators among options proposed by HM Treasury.
  
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• National Audit Office to review legal aid sustainability

  05-07-2023 14:05 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Public spending watchdog wants to see what progress government has made since its 2014 report.
  
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• Supreme Court backs civil law test for police disciplinary proceedings

  05-07-2023 14:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judgment centred on police shooting of unarmed man ‘provides confidence to bring more disciplinary cases following use of force’.
  
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• 'Half-truth' in property form was not misleading, SDT hears

  05-07-2023 13:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Solicitor accused of professional misconduct over property sale in rare private tribunal prosecution.
  
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• Former senior police officer replaces lawyer as SFO director

  05-07-2023 13:21 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Nick Ephgrave will take over from Lisa Osofsky at the end of September.
  
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• Ombudsman toasts 'step change' in speed of complaint handling

  05-07-2023 13:04 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Service falls short of 10,000 target but annual report shows positive figures across the board.
  
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• Oil lobbyists spend millions to stall California’s game-changing climate bill

  05-07-2023 12:00
  
  Bills would force large companies that do business in the state to report all emissions and crack down on bogus carbon offset claimsThis article was produced by Capital & Main. An extended version is available here.Two transparency bills in the California legislature would require corporations to disclose more information about their emissions and their efforts to fight the climate crisis. The oil and gas industry is spending millions to kill them. Continue reading...
  
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• Ex-DLA Piper partner working 70-hour week suspended for false signature

  05-07-2023 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Practitioner had ‘classic moment of madness’ when problem arose on a £13.5m property deal.
  
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• 70-hour week ex-DLA Piper partner suspended for false signature

  05-07-2023 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Practitioner had ‘classic moment of madness’ when problem arose on a £13.5m property deal.
  
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• Supreme Court could play part in MP inductions

  05-07-2023 11:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Reed reveals initiative to counter impression that UK and US institutions are equivalents.
  
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• Top-50 financial results table 2023: updated live

  05-07-2023 10:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  2022/23 results as they come in.
  
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