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Faulty forms could add to divorce misery
Online forms used by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which have been wrongly calculating assets in divorce settlements, could mean up to 17,000 people would need to re-look at their divorce settlements. The embarrassing error, which left debts out of its automated calculation, has led…
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2015
This month Costs Brief focuses on a recent report which recommends that pro bono work becomes mandatory for all lawyers, Partner Gary Knight’s strong response is a must-read. There’s articles on the NHSLA and the County Court portal case which was leapfrogged to the Court of…
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Gove: Lawyers must do more unpaid work!
Michael Gove has called on lawyers to devote more of their time to pro bono work, suggesting this would help to fill the gap in government cutbacks in legal aid. In his first speech since being appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice,…
