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MoJ to raise £37m a year with immigration and asylum fee hike

Astronomical fee increases are 'appalling', says Labour's shadow solicitor general

Burford Capital reaches billion dollar mark in litigation finance

Bond issue raises £100m law firm finance business as global demand for its services increase

Supreme Court allows legal aid residence test appeal

Justices find against the government after first day of hearing

Footballer handed suspended sentence for contempt of court

Motorist pays the penalty for faking whiplash as Attorney General's Office sends out a message

Supreme Court hears legal aid residence test challenge

Lord Chancellor's proposed residence test strikes at the heart of legal principles, says Bindmans lawyer

Junior doctors issue High Court legal challenge

Medics aim to raise emergency funding to provide security for government costs

No prizes in part 36 for a 'near miss'

The recent decision in Sugar Hut is a reminder of the basic distinction between successful part 36 offers and other offers to settle, say Nicholas Heaton and Giles Hutt

QOCS gets the John Grisham treatment

Personal injury practitioners should read and use Kerry Underwood's book on QOCS, or they may well lose out, advises Gordon Exall