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Legal aid will still be available as from 1 April 2013 to victims of domestic violence in private law cases...

The latest on PI damages & the interview of a lifetime

Some criminal advocates only change their speeches to the jury and some family legal aid counsel can only afford to change their shirts once a year

Unless you are only just back from Mars or Stratford, you will be aware that general damages in personal injury tort cases are rising by 10% with effect from 1 April 2013

County court counters will be closed from 2pm instead of 4pm in the London group of courts between 16 July and 31 August 2012 so that staff can manage the workload during the busy summer leave period

They have just become more readily available. The High Court and county courts are now empowered to make a charging order without any default under an instalment judgment...

Nine lives too many & a concurrence conundrum for George

Back where we started & bankruptcy blows

Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (App Nos 24027/07, 11949/08, 36742/08, 66911/09 and 67354/09) [2012] All ER (D) 148 (Apr)

R (on the application of Gallastegui) v Westminster City Council [2012] EWHC 1123 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 144 (Apr)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

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