All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 9
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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.
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NewsUnder 1 in 10 miscarriage of justice applicants are represented
CCRC calls on Public Defender Service to help following plunge in number of applicants with a lawyer.
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News'Negative stereotype' comment leads to formal advice for judge
Remark was not intended to offend but family practitioner ‘failed to recognise the inappropriateness of her conduct’.
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NewsParalegal jailed for stealing from firm's clients
Poole law firm employee exploited her position to extort money from two of the firm’s vulnerable clients.
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NewsMining giant seeks higher damages from SFO
Judgment was reserved in the latest twist of the eight-year litigation between ENRC, the Serious Fraud Office and Dechert.
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NewsBarrister disbarred over rape convictions
Five-person panel sitting on the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service said ‘horrendous offences’ required ‘only one realistic sanction’.
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NewsJudge right not to recuse herself from tribunal
Employment judge was asked to step down over her previous work acting in equal pay claims.
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NewsReoffending no higher under release scheme, says prisons minister
Lord Timpson says reoffending rate ‘no more than we normally see’, but probation service is 'really struggling'.
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NewsSpeeding magistrate given formal advice for misconduct
JCIO says office holder gave ‘assurance that she would keep within the speed limit’.
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NewsSFO makes new case for whistleblower incentives
SFO director Nick Ephgrave acknowledges organisation is driving the argument for whistleblower incentives.
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NewsSolicitor is first lead coroner for diversity and inclusion
Nadia Persaud, area coroner for London East, hopes her work in new role will ‘encourage a diverse range of young lawyers’ to aspire to judiciary career.
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NewsMagistrate accessed court database for personal reasons
Magistrate, who also referred to her judicial status during a related phone call, apologised for her actions.
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NewsHusband ‘sought to isolate’ wife from her lawyer in multi-million-pound divorce
Mr Justice Cobb awards wife £230m after finding husband was ‘wrong’ to exclude solicitor from settlement discussions.
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NewsTop Liverpool chambers merge
Joint heads of the new Hundred Court Chambers say merger is ‘huge opportunity’.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA secures intervention costs order against ex-boss
Costs of the intervention have reached £5m ‘so far’, court hears in granting an unsecured creditor order.
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NewsBarrister failed to ensure client's funds were held safely
Practitioner fined £4,000; six-month suspension ‘reflects seriousness of breaches’, says BSB.