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19 May 2010 ChBA Committee Team walks for the London Legal Support Trust and the Bar Pro Bono Unit ...read more |
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10 Jan 2010 New Chancery Judge appointed: ChBA member Guy Newey QC has been appointed to the High Court. ...read more |
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26 Nov 2009 Chancery Bar Association proposes holding a Chancery Careers Fair in February 2010 ...read more |
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17 Oct 2009 Supreme Court - Lord Bach reports on successful completion of the implementation programme - on time and within budget ...read more |
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08 Oct 2009 Jenny Rowe, Chief Executive of the Supreme Court Building has passed on some useful information for lawyers using the new building ...read more |
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08 Oct 2009 Bar Council expresses concerns about the issues raised by the BSB consultation on the structure of self-employed practice ...read more |
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02 Oct 2009 Geoffrey Vos QC, former Chairman of the Chancery Bar Association, appointed to the Bench ...read more |
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06 Aug 2009 Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Chancery Bar Association responds to the preliminary report of the Rt Hon Lord Justice Jackson. ...read more |
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22 Jul 2009 The Insolvency Service issues monitoring Report on the first six months operation of Statement of Insolvency Practice 16 ...read more |
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17 Jun 2009 ChBA representatives on the 2009 Bar Council visit to the Gulf send in their report ...read more |
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12 Jun 2009 Tribunals - further phase announced in a series of transfers of tribunals into the new tribunal structure. ...read more |
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05 Jun 2009 Paris Internships available to French speaking barristers under 35 years old. ...read more |
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03 Jun 2009 ChBA Election of Officers: members are reminded that nomination forms should be returned by 4pm on Friday, 5 June. ...read more |
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01 Jun 2009 Lands Tribunal replaced by specialist chamber within two-tier tribunal structure ...read more |
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10 May 2009 Lord Justice Jackson publishes preliminary findings of his Civil Litigation Cost Review ...read more |
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08 May 2009 Law Commission publishes report on capital and income in trusts: classification and apportionment ...read more |
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30 Apr 2009 Judicial Appointments Commission announces 2009-2010 Selection Exercise Programme ...read more |
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28 Apr 2009 New tax appeals system launched. Taxpayers appealing against the decisions made by Her Majesty s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will now be taking their disputes to a brand new two-tier tribunal system ...read more |
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22 Apr 2009 Regional venues for the Administrative Court. From 21 April 2009 it will be possible to issue most Administrative Court proceedings at the District Registry of the High Court at Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds or Manchester as well as at the RCJ in London. ...read more |
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20 Apr 2009 Sir Anthony Peter Clarke, the Master of the Rolls, has been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court with effect from 1 October 2009 upon the retirement of the Right Honourable The Lord Scott of Foscote who retires on 30 September 2009. ...read more |
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15 Apr 2009 New Law Lords appointed: Lord Justice Lawrence Collins will succeed Lord Hoffmann who retires on 20 April 2009 and Sir Brian Kerr, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, will succeed Lord Carswell who retires on 28 June 2009. ...read more |
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13 Apr 2009 Reform of Limited Partnerships Act 1907 - BERR publishes response to consultation on Legislative Reform Order ...read more |
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02 Apr 2009 BSB announces changes to the Bar Complaints and Disciplinary System. The Bar Standards Board has announced that, following a review of the system, several changes have been introduced ...read more |
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24 Mar 2009 New dedicated mailbox for skeleton arguments at Central London Civil Justice Centre. ...read more |
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09 Mar 2009 Land Registry advice for trustees applying for first registration. New legislation will come into force on 6 April 2009 that will affect organisations that own unregistered land in the name of trustees. ...read more |
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05 Mar 2009 Honorary Queen’s Counsel 2009. The following have been appointed Queen’s Counsel honoris causa: Philip Freedman CBE, Paul Jenkins, Professor John Tiley CBE, David McIntosh, HH Judge Abbas Mithani, Philip Wood. ...read more |
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03 Mar 2009 Competition: Senior Circuit Judge, Birmingham. The Judicial Appointments Commission is seeking applications for the post of resident Senior Circuit Judge at Birmingham Crown Court. Closing date for applications: 26 March 2009. ...read more |
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03 Mar 2009 His Honour Sir Stephen Oliver QC appointed first Acting President of the Tax Tribunal of the First-tier Tribunal ...read more |
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28 Feb 2009 Recorder Selection: selection exercise data for the 76 Recorder vacancies across the Northern, North Eastern and Wales circuits has been published ...read more |
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18 Feb 2009 The Tribunal Procedure Committee has commenced consultation on draft procedure rules for the proposed General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal ...read more |
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13 Feb 2009 International Financial Services London's Legal Services 2009 report published - The International Committee of the Chancery Bar Association has been involved in the preparation of this report which refers to Chancery work ...read more |
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12 Feb 2009 Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal appointed - assigned to the Tax Chamber and to be based in Birmingham ...read more |
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11 Feb 2009 ChBA Chairman to lead Bar Council working party reporting to Lord Justice Jackson on the Review of Civil Litigation Costs ...read more |
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02 Feb 2009 Appointments announced for salaried judges of the First-tier Tribunal - Tax and Duties Chamber ...read more |
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30 Jan 2009 Debt Relief Orders will provide a new form of debt remedy aimed at those with relatively low liabilities, little surplus income and few asseets and who are currently unable to acccess other forms of debt relief. ...read more |
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27 Jan 2009 New CPD Podcast available to download - Jonathan Arkush gives an overview of the court's power actively to manage cases under the CPR. ...read more |
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07 Jan 2009 Changes to the levels of statutory legacy and the actuarial tables due to come into force on 1 February 2009. ...read more |
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02 Jan 2009 Important changes for Probate practitioners with effect from 1 January 2009 ...read more |
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02 Jan 2009 New First Treasury Counsel Appointed: James Eadie QC has been appointed First Treasury Counsel and will lead for the Government in all major litigation. ...read more |
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