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NewsForeign proceedings do not interfere with English claim, CoA rules
Only ‘exceptional’ cases would mean that foreign proceedings could lead to criminal contempt in England and Wales courts.
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NewsDefence lawyers hail cap on agency charges as 'important turning point'
Solicitor says insurance sector will be pleased with decision on ‘unjustified’ mark-ups.
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NewsSRA flags cost risks from client account interest levy
Government plans to redirect interest on client accounts could create significant new costs to be met by firms.
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NewsClient was right to feel aggrieved but not entitled to damages
National firm admits breaching its duty of care on property deal advice but denied causing any loss.
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NewsDefendants of 'good character' will be denied jury trial, MPs told
Racial bias concerns also raised during justice committee evidence session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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NewsDJ's ex-partner escapes costs order in bitter family proceedings
Liv Nervo's change of lawyers was 'guaranteed to send the temperature of the litigation soaring', judge observes.
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NewsLCJ expresses 'grave security concerns' over judge-only trials
Baroness Carr tells journalists she has 'every confidence in magistrates and Crown court judges to step up to the challenges they will be facing’.
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NewsCosts judge slashes agency fees with 25% mark-up cap
Claimants win over breakdown of costs - but alarmed at sting in the tail on agency fees.
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News'Whac-a-Mole' solicitor's negligence claim struck out
Judge finds claimant in dispute dating from 2019 repeatedly failed to complete a compliant trial bundle.
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NewsCity solicitor hid £2.1m shortage through false bank statements
Firm owner had already used an alias to move almost £1m from account he solely operated.
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NewsLammy rebrands and expands problem-solving family court
Lord chancellor announces £17m to roll out more 'child-focused' - previously known as 'pathfinder' - courts.
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NewsProbate director jailed over missing estate funds
Business owner tried to blame a mysterious business partner for disappearance of £432,000.
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News‘Structural failings’ still delaying Post Office compensation, MPs warn
Claimant lawyers have reported that main compensation scheme is treated as an unnecessary hurdle.
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NewsSociety rebukes education secretary for attack on lawyers
Silence from lord chancellor over education secretary’s attack on SEND lawyers ’exploiting parents’.
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News'Chronic overwork': Flexible working has greatest impact on women’s careers, says IBA report
Raising the Bar: Women in Law study surveyed almost 5,000 women across over 100 countries.
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NewsCreditors of closed Birmingham firm likely to receive nothing
Massive investment by director was unable to save loss-making legal aid practice.
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NewsFCA made 'significant errors' in seizing barrister suspect's devices
‘Failings represent a lack of rigour rather than any deliberate misconduct,’ High Court concludes.
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NewsFormer BBC executive picked to chair LSB
Monisha Shah's appointment subject to hearing by Commons justice select committee.
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NewsClaimant was coached in court through smart glasses
High Court rejects evidence after finding that instructions were being given by a lawyer watching case remotely.
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NewsDam claim judge ‘failed to engage with BHP submissions’
Lord Justice Lewison and Lord Justice Fraser, sitting in the Court of Appeal, reserve judgment on BHP’s permission to appeal.