Hold offenders until they pay back their proceeds, say MPs
Home Affairs select committee also recommends setting up specialist ‘confiscation courts’.
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Court rules firm can seek damages against former partner
Dispute follows transfer of a conditional fee agreement when partner retired from Liverpool firm.
Foreign jurisdictions eye Brexit boost – Society president
Robert Bourns says some competing jurisdictions are already pressing for changes to jurisdiction clauses in cross-border contracts.
Welsh law officer says justice curbs threaten human rights
Counsel general Mick Antoniw says legal system in Wales is ‘at a crossroads’.
Let lawyers help with Brexit, Law Society urges PM
Profession will support the government with negotiations around article 50.
Legal aid residence test was ultra vires, Supreme Court says
Full judgment handed down nearly three months after hearing granted appeal over government’s plan.
Supreme Court revamp raises hopes for women
Six justices of the UK’s highest court will retire before the end of 2018 opening the way for ‘equal merits’ appointments.
Harassment and discrimination going unreported at bar
Bar Standards Board suggests two in five women have been treated unfairly – and most did not complain.
Alliance formed to argue case against PI reforms
New report commissioned to study impact of major changes to the sector.
MoJ lifts threshold for naming third-party JR funders
Third parties must be spending £3,000 to be named as backers of a judicial review.