All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 5
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NewsSFO director Nick Ephgrave to step down early
First non-lawyer to lead the agency says it is ‘time to draw a close’ on nearly four decades in public life.
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NewsSFO can pursue unpaid £2m DPA penalty, High Court finds
Scientific instrument maker Güralp Systems Ltd failed to pay £2,069,861 stipulated in deferred prosecution agreement.
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NewsCarter-Ruck partner pursues SRA for £1m over failed ‘SLAPP’ case
Regulator warns that ‘eye-watering’ costs order would have a ‘chilling’ effect on its ability to go after media lawyers.
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NewsDJ's 'racially pejorative' comment leads to formal advice
District judge apologised but investigation found the comment was ‘not respectful of the defendant or their appearance’.
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NewsFormer criminal bar chief fails with disbarment appeal
Mr Justice Choudhury finds tribunal was entitled to sanction Jo Sidhu KC as it did for sexual misconduct.
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NewsSolicitor denies stalking court observer following Law Society lunches
Stratford Magistrates’ Court hears that the defendant allegedly sent more than 120 emails and letters.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses appeal in nil costs assessment
Judge finds ‘no doubt that there is no room for a claim in unjust enrichment’ under conditional fee agreement.
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NewsBill found to repeal 'presumption of parental contact'
Celebratory event hosted by Right to Equality given update on family court reform.
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NewsEmployment tribunal judge sanctioned over late orders
Judicial watchdog says the judge had written to the complainants in both cases and apologised for the delay.
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NewsSolicitor lied to judge about appearing from Germany
'To mislead a judge in court is a serious misconduct,' SDT rules in strike-off decision.
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NewsSFO returns £400,000 to victims - 24 years after email fraud
‘Groundbreaking’ case means victims in the UK, US and France have the ‘vast majority’ of their stolen funds returned to them.
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NewsFirm sees off multi-million-pound negligence appeal
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against strike-out of claim against Lupton Fawcett.
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NewsYoung solicitor suspended over amendment to handover note
Tribunal found solicitor’s ‘dishonesty was brief, confined to a single matter [and] unaccompanied by gain to the solicitor or actual harm to the client’.
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NewsGovernment urges public to volunteer as magistrates in major recruitment drive
Justice secretary hopes to recruit more than 2,000 magistrates over the next financial year.
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NewsKirsty Brimelow KC takes over as bar chair
Doughty Street practitioner will lead the first all-female leadership team at the representative body.
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NewsMagistrate sanctioned for sharing case papers with mentee
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says office holder failed to ‘uphold the reputation of the judiciary’.
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NewsSolicitor who recorded false time entries for legal aid struck off
Former practitioner at national criminal defence firm claimed 133 days of working more than 24 hours.
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NewsMagistrate's 'belittling' behaviour leads to formal advice
Judicial watchdog says the sanction was 'reasonable and proportionate'.
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NewsBars unite to condemn Lammy’s jury curbs
Bar Council joins forces with the bars of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland in calling on government to change course.
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NewsRomanian judge’s sanction over Facebook posts breached human rights
A 'reasonable balance' needs to be struck between judges' involvement in society and their impartiality, ECtHR rules.