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The lord chief justice highlighted the importance of judicial diversity at the Treasurer's Lecture 2019.
The time limit to file a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return and pay the tax due will reduce from 30 days to 14 days from 1 March 2019.
For 30 years I practised as a sole practitioner in North Shields in north east England, my partners having long since retired. When I reached my late 50s, my thoughts turned to my retirement.
We are strongly opposed to the proposals to hike the fees for grant of probate from the current flat figure to a sliding scale of fees.
We are encouraging Solicitor Judges Division members to attend this event on applying to become a judge of the Employment Tribunal.
We are encouraging members to attend this face-to-face event focusing on the modernisation of tribunal processes for appealing government decisions.
The Judicial Appointments Commission is looking to expand the membership of its Advisory Group.
We are concerned about the level of scrutiny the Legal Services Board has applied to the SRA's application to change its regulatory arrangements.
The Supreme Court has launched the competition for the appointment of Lady Hale's successor as president of the Supreme Court.
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