All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 17
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NewsStrike-off for failure to declare money in divorce settlement
Partner did not consider his interest in the firm to be a matrimonial asset, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears.
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NewsSRA and City watchdog fire joint warning on motor finance claims
Law firms and CMCs must tell consumers about any free redress scheme, practitioners told.
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NewsDay of reckoning looms for motor finance claims
Lords Reed, Hodge, Lloyd-Jones, Briggs and Hamblen will be deliver judgment in closely watched case on Friday.
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NewsTweeting solicitor tells tribunal antisemitic post was not intended
During cross-examination practitioner acknowledges some of his social media posts were ‘offensive’.
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NewsJudgment leak alarm as former owners of Ukraine bank found liable for $1.9bn
Mr Justice Trower 'very alarmed' by apparent leak of judgment finding former owners of nationalised bank liable over misappropriation.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses struck off solicitor's appeal
Mr Justice Macdonald found ‘no basis for concluding…that the decision of the tribunal was wrong’.
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NewsMagistrate who upset court staff member sanctioned
Office holder who was issued with formal advice for misconduct said his ‘intention was to help’.
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NewsSolicitor convicted of child abuse struck off
Imprisoned former senior associate at international firm was not represented at tribunal.
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News'Dieselgate' documents will be unredacted 'forthwith'
Judge sets 'clear precedent' by ruling that documents will be considered in open court and not subject to reporting restrictions.
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NewsTribunal strikes out disability claim against global firm
Employment judge finds former Simmons & Simmons employee’s evidence was ‘unreliable’.
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NewsMore City traders to appeal their convictions
Hickman & Rose confirms clients intend to appeal following last week's Supreme Court judgment.
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NewsEmployment judge expresses 'considerable sympathy' for losing LiP
'For the uninitiated, litigation must seem like an opaque barrier to having one’s claims aired and considered', says judge sitting in Wrexham.
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NewsSenior coroner sanctioned over four-year inquest delay
Inquest has since been completed, Judicial Conduct Investigations Office reports.
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NewsMining giant allowed to make full claim against City firm Dechert
Judgment with reasons will follow order granting permission for ENRC to amend its claim.
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NewsJudge sanctioned over eight-month delay in hand-down
Recorder’s ‘repeated failure’ to respond to enquiries about the judgment’s delay was an aggravating feature.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer reports record results
Financial results cover the final full-year set before firm's merger.
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NewsJudge throws out data protection claim brought by PI clients
Law firm DWF says judgment in 'important case' is 'a clear win for insurers and their policyholders'.
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News'IBOR two' judgment puts jury-less trials and SFO prosecutions under spotlight
Lawyers react to Supreme Court ruling which quashed the convictions of former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo.
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NewsSupreme Court quashes IBOR convictions after finding judges' directions 'unfair'
Crown court judge's directions 'usurped the jury’s function and undermined the fairness' of fraud trial.
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NewsSingle Justice Procedure punishes mistakes made 'due to illness or disability'
Transform Justice’s report recommends a free phoneline to help those facing the SJP and an AI-based app to help defendants navigate the process.