All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 16
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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.
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NewsJudges' safety a growing concern, lady chief justice reports
'Inaccurate and unfair criticism, sometimes personal, with associated security threats' are part of an increasingly challenging landscape.
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NewsChief constable in contempt over 'wholly ignored' order
‘Orders made against public bodies – and for the avoidance of doubt I include police forces within that – are expected to be obeyed.’
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NewsVictims commissioner Newlove dies after short illness
She was ‘defined by courage, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to justice’, says deputy prime minister and lord chancellor David Lammy.
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NewsChambers obtains £2.75m money judgment over alleged fraud
Master McQuail grants summary judgment finding ‘there is simply no prospect of any defence being advanced’.
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NewsAttorney general launches programme to engage youth on justice
Initiative aims to ‘empower the next generation to lead conversations about justice in their communities’.
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NewsPogust Goodhead to face former legal chief's 'whistleblower' claim
Ex-partner of class action firm is bringing claims of unfair dismissal and suffering a detriment due to exercising rights under the Public Interest Disclosure Act.
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NewsSolicitor cleared of any wrongdoing over costs
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds schedule ‘reflected the agreement in place at the relevant time’.
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NewsSchool must reconsider demand to reveal legal bill
First-tier tribunal finds freedom of information request was non-vexatious.
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NewsRugby group claimants argue against 'oppressive' order
Former players contest strike-outs over alleged breach of a ‘punitive’ order.
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NewsFormer Liverpool footballer's appeal bid 'totally without merit'
Mr Justice Mellor finds Steve Finnan's bankruptcy petition appeal ‘was at all times…completely hopeless’.
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NewsChild prostitution convictions to be expunged under bill amendments
Amendments to Crime and Policing Bill is ‘significant step towards building a justice system that can offer better, more survivor-centred outcomes’.
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NewsPogust Goodhead distances itself from departed founder
Following leak of internal investigation to the press, class action firm says it had put the ‘chapter firmly behind us’.
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NewsImmigration solicitor struck off after admitting misleading asylum client
Partner’s removal from the roll was the ‘only appropriate and proportionate sanction’, SDT says.
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NewsMagic circle junior who lied in his pupillage application struck off
Former Slaughter and May associate claimed to have won prize for best overall performance during his final Cambridge year.