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Litigation is expensive, and, with the cutbacks in legal aid, becoming further out of reach for many. Only those with plentiful capital can readily pursue claims through the courts. ... read more
April 13th, 2016
Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page must face a US jury trial over whether they stole opening chords for their song Stairway to Heaven. ... read more
April 12th, 2016
A number of scientists are collaborating to help teach senior judges about dealing with scientific evidence in court. The training is part of a scheme announced by the Royal Society and Royal Society of Edinburgh. ... read more
April 12th, 2016
An attempt by neighbours to prevent the building a proposed 62-storey skyscraper in the City of London on the basis that their “right to light” would be compromised has failed as the City of London backed the building’s developers. ... read more
April 11th, 2016
The Seminar on Internet Marketing for Direct Access Barristers organized by myBarrister was held on the 9th March, at 6.00 pm at the Old Court Room, Lincoln’s Inn.
The main speaker was Humphrey Keenlyside, Director of Communications, myBarrister.
There was also a panel of four other contributors... ... read more
March 31st, 2016
The legal sector contributed more than £25bn to the UK economy last year, and every 1 per cent of growth in the legal services market creates 8,000 jobs. That is according to a new report by The Law Society, Economic Value of the Legal Services Sector. ... read more
March 28th, 2016
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, the new chair of the Bar Council, has said that students thinking of qualifying as a barrister will have to spend up to £127,000. ... read more
February 24th, 2016
The number of tenants evicted from their homes reached a record high in 2015, according to figures recently issued by the Ministry of Justice. The figures revealed that 42,728 households in rented accommodation were forcibly removed. ... read more
February 17th, 2016
From today, landlords who let property in England will have to carry out checks to make sure potential tenants have the right to rent property in the UK. ... read more
February 4th, 2016
A hundred judges and magistrates have received written threats connected to cases they presided over during the past five years, the Ministry of Justice has revealed. The admission that those on the bench are subject to such a high level of intimidation comes after a whistleblowing legal action... ... read more
February 3rd, 2016
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