All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 62
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NewsBillionaire's challenge to sanctions regime dismissed
Decision prompts call for independent review to ensure the right individuals are targeted.
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NewsBusinessman guilty of Gray’s Inn ‘bomb’ conspiracy
Jury sitting in the four-month trial at the Old Bailey deliberated for 25 hours and 13 minutes before reaching a decision.
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NewsProcessing delays cause ‘damaging sclerosis in civil justice’
Consumer watchdog urges action over ‘rapid deterioration in service quality in recent times’.
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NewsJudge praises skilled advocacy in ‘titanic’ family case
Legal representatives involved in the ‘complex’ financial remedy case praised for their ‘skill, assiduity and diligence’ - despite ‘sobering note’ as to costs.
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NewsCouncil election 'not lawfully concluded' after wrong winner declared
Legal advice given ‘almost immediately’ afterwards was that returning officer ‘could not change what she had announced’.
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NewsLack of lawyers a 'problem' in DIY will dispute
Judge says ‘lawyer would recognise intentions’ of individual when drafting her will in favour of her children.
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News£750,000 of cryptocurrency seized through civil recovery order
Assets found in two digital wallets located by police under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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NewsSLAPPs costs protection scheme is 'no panacea'
Chair of Lords communications committee calls for 'bespoke bill' offering more extensive safeguards.
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OpinionAlex Chalk: 'I'm a legal aid barrister on a career sabbatical'
Gazette courts editor grabs a few minutes with the lord chancellor on a day out in Bristol.
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NewsChalk pledges £220m to modernise court buildings
Lord chancellor visits Bristol Crown Court to announce extra funding for court infrastructure.
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NewsEngland 'now offers only forum' in Brazil dam collapse case
In the latest step in the multi-billion pound lawsuit involving over 700,000 claimants the High Court finds a ‘serious issue to be tried’.
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NewsEmployment tribunal finds firm did not give proper warning of closure
Closed down firm has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 to employees for wrongful dismissal and holiday pay claims.
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NewsGovernment plans 'strengthened' out-of-court disposals
New framework could impact court backlogs if more people are prosecuted, Law Society says.
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NewsEviction prevention advice scheme goes live
Government-backed scheme will give people facing homelessness access to free expert legal help.
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News'Historic win' in Court of Appeal over same-sex parental rights
Judgment clarifies and simplifies the way children resident abroad can receive English family law justice.
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News‘Exhausting, exhilarating but never dull’ - lord chief justice signs off
Lord Burnett of Maldon retires on 30 September after six years in office.
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NewsFake explosives plot at Gray’s Inn hatched ‘specifically to target’ barrister
Closing submissions in the criminal trial at the Old Bailey over two devices made to look like explosives placed at historic inn.
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NewsMedia entitled to name lay justices and advisers, court rules
Family Court rules on application by the media for the release of documents relating to care proceedings.
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News£28m confiscation order against former solicitor to Nigeria official
The £28,191,787.15 order against the lawyer is part of one of the CPS’s largest international cases.
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NewsSolicitor's small house has a big legacy
Great Britain’s smallest house retains its historic charm thanks to grand title that saved it from demolition.