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AI will change principles of common law as well as its practice – MR »

On March 12th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Michael Cross >> (12 March 2024) Artificial intelligence may affect the foundational principles of common law as it transforms its practice, the master of the rolls said yesterday. In perhaps his most upbeat assessment of the technology yet, Sir Geoffrey Vos told Manchester Law Society that AI may affect the principles of specialisms ranging from […]

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Budget: Cash for dispute resolution – but MoJ spending cut by £500m »

On March 6th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Gazette Newsdesk >> (6 March 2024) Investment in non-court dispute resolution and ‘digital solutions’ against a 4.8% cut in spending at the Ministry of Justice are the stand-outs from chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election spring budget today. ‘The government has once again failed to address the crisis facing our justice system,’ the Law Society said.  Announcing […]

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Legal fees of defending Rwanda scheme soar past £2m »

On March 1st, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By John Hyde >> (1 March 2024) The Home Office has spent more than £2m in legal fees alone on the deal with Rwanda to relocate asylum seekers, it was revealed today. The scheme has been held up by legal challenges since the government announced in 2022 it wanted to put asylum seekers on flights […]

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Law students sceptical that solicitor route is open to all »

On February 28th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By John Hyde >> (28 February 2024) Just a third of new and future entrants to the legal profession actually believe anyone can become a solicitor, a new study has found. Researchers working alongside City firms BCLP, Clifford Chance, Gateley and Macfarlanes found widespread scepticism from law students and trainees about the prospects of someone […]

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Crown court digital case system to remain alongside Common Platform »

On February 26th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (26 February 2024) HM Courts & Tribunals Service has revealed that a web-based platform that was supposed to be replaced by the troubled Common Platform courts IT system will remain. Work on Common Platform, which began in 2012 and will be completed next year, is intended to enable parties in a criminal case […]

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Non-parties to get more access to court documents »

On February 23rd, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Michael Cross >> (23 February 2024) Proposals to widen non-parties’ access to court documents are prompting concerns among solicitors and expert witnesses, the Gazette has learned. The proposed amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules would allow non-parties in cases to obtain skeleton arguments, witness statements and expert reports. They would be entitled to skeleton arguments […]

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Solicitor Michelle Crotty named as Judicial Office chief executive »

On February 20th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Bianca Castro >> (20 February 2024 ) A solicitor who has previously held positions in the National Crime Agency and the Serious Fraud Office has been appointed the chief executive of the Judicial Office. Michelle Crotty, admitted in 1999, will begin her new role on 22 April. In an annoucement today, the lady chief justice said […]

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Criminal courts: New rules for live links and disclosure »

On February 12th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Bianca Castro >> (12 February 2024) ew changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules announced today include the ability to substitute a valid court decision for one which a court had no power to make following High Court and Court of Appeal decisions. The announcement sees amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules covering a range of areas […]

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Legal Aid Agency requests status update on 17,000 ‘inactive’ cases »

On February 8th, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (8 February 2024) The Legal Aid Agency has embarked on a major information-gathering exercise to get to the bottom of 17,000 cases on its IT systems that have been ‘inactive’ for the past 12 months. The agency has 170,000 live cases on its systems at any given time but, for this […]

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‘Irrational’: victory for Law Society in legal aid challenge »

On January 31st, 2024 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2024.

By Monidipa Fouzder >> (31 January 2024) The Law Society has declared victory in its High Court battle against the government over criminal legal aid fees.  Chancery Lane took the government to court over the decision not to raise criminal legal aid fees by the minimum 15% recommended by the independent criminal legal aid review (CLAIR) in […]

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