All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 17
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NewsSDT suspends partner made subject of restraint orders
Concerns expressed by ’several judges’ over the ‘unusual number and scale of applications’ made by Scott Halborg.
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News‘People are distressingly ignorant’: Hale and Sumption at the Lords rule of law inquiry
Appearing before a Lords inquiry into the rule of law, Lady Hale and Lord Sumption called for better education, while highlighting media misinformation and inequality of arms.
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NewsHigh Court allows abuse victim to 'tell her story'
Court ‘profoundly sympathetic’ to mother in landmark transparency case who felt ‘let down’ by the family justice system.
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NewsCar makers and trade bodies fined £77m by CMA
Fines follow investigation into non-compete agreement and advertising claims.
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NewsFormer managing associate accepted he had 'upset' colleague
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears the former managing associate, who denies allegations against him, said he was ‘sorry’ in message to colleague.
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NewsRetired magistrate advised over ‘extensive reference’ to JP suffix
Clergyman was acting in his capacity as a union representative and denied acting inappropriately, JCIO said.
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NewsFormer managing associate at US firm denies inappropriate touching
Male solicitor, who denies the allegations, is alleged to have touched two female colleagues on multiple occasions.
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NewsFundão dam collapse: a catastrophe that led Monica Dos Santos to take up law
Monica Dos Santos lost everything in Brazil’s Fundão dam collapse – then trained as a lawyer to fight for justice.
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News'Wagatha Christie' saga rumbles on in costs appeal
Court hears allegations - and denials - of misconduct by legal team in preparing a costs budget.
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NewsEmployment judge sanctioned over comments to tribunal members
Tribunal judge recused himself after litigant in person raised concerns about comments.
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NewsCCRC sets up case study hub to 'assist potential applicants'
Review body says it hopes the new hub will support its work investigating possible miscarriages of justice.
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NewsNew threat to legislate as Sentencing Council row escalates
Mahmood 'extremely disappointed' by rejection of her request for new guidance to be revised.
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NewsOld Bailey cleaners strike over privatisation
City of London Corporation says TUPE transfer would have a ‘range of benefits’.
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NewsSlaughters promotes one woman to partnership as 40% target deadline looms
Magic circle firm admits five men and one woman to partnership in latest round.
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NewsWarning for magistrate who shared 'offensive' post
Office-holder 'repeatedly apologised' for sharing Facebook post containing a video from Hamas.
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News‘IBOR two’ appeal begins at Supreme Court
Supreme Court will hear criminal appeal brought by former City traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo.
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NewsDigital disclosure burden threatens to choke prosecutions, KC warns
Jonathan Fisher KC’s Disclosure in the Digital Age review recommends training and standards initiatives.
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NewsFormal warning for magistrate cautioned for slapping family member
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says magistrate accepted full responsibility for his actions which he ‘deeply regretted’.
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NewsFirm wins legal aid appeal over 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence
Legal Aid Agency’s determining officer conceded only 882 pages of the 10,000 claimed by Wakefield-based firm.
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NewsMacfarlanes announces largest cohort of partners for years
Two-thirds of the City firm’s nine new partners are women.