All articles by Charlie Moloney – Page 2
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NewsSimmons & Simmons sees off cover-up allegations in decade-long dispute
Litigant in person accused the firm of fraud after his abortive attempt to purchase a property in 2015.
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NewsCamping is a form of open-air recreation, Supreme Court rules
Judges say it would be ‘absurd’ if walkers on Dartmoor commons could not stop to enjoy a picnic or camp.
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NewsDefence solicitor praised by Court of Appeal in Southport Tweet case
Liam Muir was accused of failing to advise Lucy Connolly, who called for hotels to be set on fire.
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News'Ping your Lawyer' app struggles to recover client fees amid SRA probe
Lawbit Ltd provided legal services through the closed firm LawBriefs, rendering the firm’s debts difficult to recover.
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NewsIn depth: Is Big Law in the UK holding the line on DEI?
We contacted all the top 25 firms to find out.
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NewsQur’an burning case ‘threatens back-door blasphemy law’
National Secular Society writes to CPS urging it to drop prosecution for intent to cause 'harassment, alarm or distress' to Islam.
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NewsJenrick lambasts law firm over ‘sickening’ Hamas application
Shadow justice secretary says it is ‘no surprise’ Riverway Law is an immigration firm.
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NewsSolicitor arrested by SFO allowed firm to be used as £30m banking facility
William Osmond allowed the payments, despite there being no underlying legal transactions to justify them.
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NewsSir Philip Green loses privacy case over being named in parliament
The European Court of Human Rights says interfering in parliamentary privilege could 'undermine' the separation of powers.
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News‘Discriminatory’ VAT on school fees ‘breaches ECHR’
High Court challenge by private school pupils claims Labour’s plan breaches European convention right to education.
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NewsCosts order over consumer rights firm's unreasonable behaviour
Consumer Rights Solicitors (CRS) insisted its client’s claim had merit but discontinued it for 'commercial reasons'.
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NewsTop firms maintain gender targets in latest partner promotions
Promotions at Linklaters and TLT have elevated 41 lawyers to partner between them.
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NewsThree firms sanctioned in latest AML crackdown
SRA fines two firms while another agrees to pay a financial penalty for non-compliance.
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NewsRemote working curbs are deterring City job applicants, survey reveals
Employers increasingly say the lack of hybrid working options is a barrier to recruitment, as vacancies soar.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills fined £465,000 over sanctions breach
Fine is the first sanctions enforcement action brought against a law firm since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsMore redundancies at EY legal practice
Big Four firm could let go around 30 people from its law business.
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NewsCouncil’s costs threat ‘not coercive’, High Court rules
Ashford Borough Council found a ‘pragmatic solution’ by pledging to withdraw its claim if two landowners signed undertakings.
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NewsEmailing judgments without formal hand-down ‘unsatisfactory’
A judge at Wolverhampton family court emailed her judgment to a father, but fears it may have got lost in ‘junk’.
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NewsThree-and-a-half-year wait for machete trial sets new record
A 31-year-old man will have to wait until 16 October 2028 for his trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
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NewsExclusive: Media overturns ‘secret inquest’ move
Coroner had refused to release record of inquest held under the new ‘in writing’ procedure.