All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 53
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NewsCourt is not 'playing field' for disputes, judge says in libel hearing
Judgment reserved in amendment hearing over Conservative party donor's libel case against former MP.
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NewsRetired solicitor agrees to quit roll over conflict of interest in defending bishop
Former registrar to the Diocese of Gloucester acted for Anglican bishop accused of sexual abuse.
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NewsSolicitor agrees to quit roll after dishonestly changing a document
Practitioner amended a lease report to correct a previous error.
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NewsFirms fined following SRA anti-money laundering clampdown
Regulatory body finds firms showed a ‘disregard’ for AML obligations.
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NewsShearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells respond to merger rumours
Combination would create a £3.43bn practice - comfortably inside the global top five.
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NewsScottish firm fails to avoid English negligence claim in jurisdiction appeal
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness practice acted in unsuccessful Cornish wind farm planning application.
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NewsGo-ahead for multi-billion pound Brazil dam claim - in 2024
Mrs Justice O’Farrell said it was time to make ‘substantive progress in determining dispute.’
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NewsPolice widow pension scheme survives human rights challenge
Scheme ceases pension payments if the widow or surviving civil partner remarries, forms a new civil partnership, or cohabits.
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NewsMissing clause means solicitor cannot charge for executor role
Appeal of costs judge judgment is dismissed by the High Court.
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NewsSDT ‘erred in judgment’ over £8,000 fine, court hears
Practitioner did not comply with a court order over fees in divorce proceedings after firm was closed down.
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NewsCampaigners consider appeal following Rwanda judgment
Law Society calls on government to ‘commit to taking a measured approach’ to deportations.
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NewsRwanda asylum policy 'consistent with refugee convention', High Court rules
Eight claimants will have their cases looked at again after court finds their circumstances were ‘not properly considered’ by the home secretary.
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NewsBattle of the bottles: Marks and Spencer v Aldi in court
Supermarket giant points out similarities in ‘festively decorated’ gin liqueur bottles.
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NewsKingsley Napley wins claim for unpaid fees from property developer
‘Legally sophisticated’ businessman must pay after negligence counterclaim is dismissed.
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News£750-an-hour fee challenge halted as proceedings ‘go awry’
'Charging for incoming emails at the full unit of six minutes is unusual,' costs judge says.
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NewsSovereign immunity for former Spanish king upheld on appeal
State immunity is an absolute preliminary bar that precludes any examination of the merits of a case, CoA rules.
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NewsJob cuts and no parties - but Ukraine's legal services sector survives
Cost-cutting measures were key to survival for more than a third of Ukrainian law firms.
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NewsBarrister disbarred for lying about Sandhurst commission
Practitioner made untrue statements in his application for pupillage form and CV.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor banned from actions against SRA
Regulator obtains civil restraint order against Farid El-Diwany and his 'never-ending litigation'.
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NewsSRA seeks restraint order on struck-off solicitor
Order would ‘prevent any litigation against the SRA as a body, its officers, representatives and employees’.