All articles by Bianca Castro
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NewsLiPs complaining more about barristers, regulator reveals
BSB’s 2024-25 annual report also reveals reports of bullying and harassment almost doubled on previous year.
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NewsMining giant BHP fails to block Pogust Goodhead’s US witness move
'Parties are entitled to make use of litigation advantages…if available,' Mr Justice Waksman rules.
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NewsSteering group to implement bar bullying review recommendations
Regulator and representative body to work together on protocol for reporting bullying and harassment.
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NewsSDT was entitled to penalise 'without prejudice' solicitor, appeal hears
Mrs Justice Collins Rice, sitting in the Royal Courts of Justice, reserves judgment following day-long hearing.
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NewsSolicitor appeals SDT sanction over 'without prejudice' email
There is nothing wrong with wanting to try to settle cases confidentially, High Court hears.
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NewsNon-legal tribunal member not a 'worker', employment tribunal finds
Employment judge dismisses claim that lay member had not received holiday pay since 1998.
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NewsEx-solicitor refused restoration 16 years after strike-off
Applicant did not demonstrate a sustained commitment to training, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds.
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NewsJudiciary not told of asylum changes, lady chief justice reveals
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill also warns of ‘inaccurate’ comments putting judges at risk.
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NewsFormer prosecutor disbarred over 'dishonest' £44,000 invoices
Practitioner prepared invoices on chambers-headed notepaper but directed fees into personal bank account.
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NewsMagistrate sanctioned after being caught speeding
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says office holder was ‘regretful and embarrassed by his actions’.
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NewsTop sports firm appeals SRA intervention
Manchester-based IPS Law says it believes the intervention was ‘not justified’.
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NewsChief constable fined £50,000 over court order breaches
Northamptonshire Police chief claimed that he was ‘let down by the solicitor acting for him in terms of compliance’.
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NewsSDT declines late application to open 'SLAPP' case to public
Panel had considered objections to private sitting decision - following the breach of an anonymity order - a month earlier.
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NewsSighing magistrate sanctioned for misconduct
Office holder denied any bias or misconduct but apologised and ‘expressed regret for any distress caused’.
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NewsCompany that failed to pay £2 million penalty says SFO cannot enforce DPA
Serious Fraud Office returns to the High Court over a deferred prosecution agreement dating from 2019.
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NewsJudge lambasts 'unattractive, unconscionable opportunism' over LiP's mistake
Law firm ‘sought to capitalise’ upon an error by a former receptionist who mistakenly withdrew her employment tribunal claim.
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NewsBrazil judgment 'vindication', says Goodhead as solicitors consider court's findings
Today's High Court judgment which found mining giant BHP to be ‘strictly liable as polluters' for a dam disaster in Brazil has been described as a ‘watershed moment’ for English law. Tom Goodhead, co-founder and ousted chief executive of class action firm Pogust Goodhead, said the judgment was ‘what we ...
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NewsDam collapse 'could have been averted' by BHP, judge finds
Mining giant, together with local partner, was directly and/or indirectly responsible for operating the Fundão tailings dam.
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NewsBHP 'strictly liable' for Brazil dam collapse pollution
High Court hands down 222-page judgment in £36bn collective action on behalf of 620,000 Brazilians.
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NewsJudgment day for Brazil dam collapse mega-claim
Mrs Justice O’Farrell will hand down her judgment on Friday at 9.30am.