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Civil law (non-family) barristers are waiting months, if not years, to be paid for work on legal aid high-cost cases, the Bar Council Remuneration Committee has said. 
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, this week pledged to bring forward all the recommendations within the scope of the Welsh Assembly that were made by the Commission on Justice in Wales report, led by former Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, published on 24 October. 
Wales should have powers to appoint its own judges and run its own legal aid system, a major report chaired by former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, has concluded.
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave and Lord Justice Gross have led a cohort of fundraisers along the Thames to raise more than £19,000 for free legal advice services.

The small claims system is too complicated for non-lawyers & needs simplifying, says Peter Thompson QC

The FDA trade union, which represents lawyers in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), has handed the prime minister nearly 900 letters from the public calling on him to save the UK’s criminal justice system.
The Law Society is urging solicitors to write to the new Lord Chancellor about access to justice. 

Jon Robins salutes SB for shining a light on the dark underbelly of modern legal practice

Criminal barrister Robert Buckland QC began work as Lord Chancellor this week, replacing David Gauke.

David Burrows marks the birthday of legal aid with an examination of its history & how far we have strayed from it

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mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton

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Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge

Flint Bishop lands corporate partner from Knights amid Sheffield growth drive

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards

Bird Bird appoints expert tech patent litigator as new partner in London

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The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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