Cobbetts’ former debt recovery business Incasso, which was acquired by HL Legal Solicitors, has made 44 staff redundant following a consultation with 52 staff at the company.
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Ex-Cobbetts debt recovery arm cuts 44 staff in redundancy round
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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There are no short cuts when it comes to parliamentary sovereignty
March 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Theresa May is no idol for human rights activists: home secretaries rarely are. She and Chris Grayling have caused much harrumphing by expressing their hostility to – either or both, it is not clear which – the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act. A recent article by the home secretary in the Mail on Sunday set out her views in their most extended form so far.
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Public sector lawyers hit by spending cuts in Newcastle, Bristol, Manchester
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle City Councils have published their proposed budgets for 2013/14, exposing further cuts on spending for government legal departments.
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MPs call for review of legal aid cuts
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has added its voice to calls for an independent assessment of the impact of the government’s cuts to legal aid.
In a hard-hitting report on Ministry of Justice finances, the committee said the government’s own impact assessment ‘has not identified the behaviour changes which may arise from the new legal aid arrangements, and should do so’.
It called on the ministry to arrange for the National Audit Office ‘to review the impact assessment to ascertain whether the assumptions are sound and uncertainties have been acknowledged’.
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Family lawyers renew attack on ‘devastating’ legal aid cuts
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Removing legal aid for private family cases could lead to thousands of children losing contact with a parent and many families being left dependant on welfare benefits, family lawyers warn today.
In a renewed attack on provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) bill, which resumes the process of scrutiny by the Lords tomorrow, Resolution, a group representing family lawyers, has voiced concern about potentially ‘devastating’ consequences.
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