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The criminal court backlog ‘is continuing to spiral out of control’, Law Society president Lubna Shuja has warned, with solicitor action akin to that taken by barristers ‘near inevitable’.

Commercial litigation and professional negligence offerings strengthened by partner hire

Public law and human rights team welcomes solicitor

FOIL members elect Nicola Critchley as president

Fraud and corporate crime expert joins chambers

Senior associate joins construction and engineering team

The Justice Committee will be examining the future of legal aid for criminal defence solicitors on Tuesday 14 November, when it takes evidence from representatives of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association and the Law Society.

The Law Society has warned that the government’s stance on criminal legal aid is driving solicitors to consider unionising to take direct action, following the barrister strike action earlier this year.

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has reported that the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, appeared before the House of Commons Justice Select Committee on 8 November 2022 to give evidence on his work.

With the war in Ukraine ongoing and the after-effects of the pandemic ‘only slowly subsiding, global markets are in turmoil’, writes Cadwalader special counsel Simon Walsh, in this week’s NLJ. And what always increases during times of turmoil? Disputes.

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Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Construction team bolstered by hire of senior consultant duo

Switalskis—four appointments

Firm expands residential conveyancing team with quadruple appointment

mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope

Private client team welcomes senior associatein Worcester

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Mazur no more as clarity returns

The controversial Mazur ruling, which caused widespread uncertainty about the role of non-solicitors in litigation work, has been overturned on appeal

Could mega Meta loss affect media ban?

Two landmark social media cases in the US could influence social media regulation in the UK, lawyers predict

Specialist courts not jury cuts

Barristers have urged the government to set up Nightingale-style specialist courts, with jury trials, to prioritise rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse trials

Catastrophic payment scheme 'falling short'

Victims of violent crimes who suffer life-changing injuries receive less than half the financial support today than those in the 1990s, according to a senior personal injury lawyer

Call for return of family legal aid as cases rise

Rising numbers of cases, an increase in litigants in person and an overall lack of investment is piling pressure on the family court, the Law Society has warned

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Caroline Pope & Bob Maynard

Switalskis—four appointments

mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope