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His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of The Right Honourable Lord Doherty as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
The breach was in relation to a UK exporter that made goods available to Russia, prohibited under the Russia Sanctions Regulations
The Attorney General is recruiting to fill two vacancies to provide the Comptroller with advice and to act on his behalf before the Courts.
Businesses will save time and money on repetitive legal action thanks to new international rules coming into force across the UK on 1 July.
More legal professionals are being encouraged to help prevent domestic abusers cross-examining their victims in court with a new expenses policy launched today ( 7 December 2023).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The King has approved the appointment of Lady Justice Simler to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom as a Justice.
Dame Sue Carr has been appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1 October 2023.
CodeBase and Legal Geek will receive £3 million of government funding to turbocharge the development and use of technology in the legal sector.
The guidance for working with government lawyers has been updated
The digital transformation of the UK’s legal sector is to be backed by a significant uplift in government funding - keeping it at the global forefront of innovation.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Legislation implementing fee increases for barristers and solicitors has been laid today (20 July 2022) as part of £135 million of additional investment in the criminal legal aid system.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be given new powers to fine rule-breakers up to £25,000, under measures introduced today (29 June 2022).
The process of managing a loved one’s affairs will be strengthened and modernised under major reforms announced by the government today (19 May 2022).
Extension gives vulnerable people peace of mind that their wills will be legally-recognised.
The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Regulatory Review of Malaysia’s Competition Law on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
People who have fallen on hard times during the pandemic will be helped by extra funding for free legal advice, the government has announced.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland congratulated winners at the Times Law Awards 2020.
New legislation will tackle the misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality clauses, in the workplace – including those being used to cover up sexual harassment, racial discrimination and assaul…
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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