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NewsFirm’s libel claim over Trustpilot reviews rejected by High Court
Lawyers said negative online review had deprived them of a lucrative contract.
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NewsSociety to consult on TA6 property information form
Compulsory implementation of fifth edition for accredited CQS members put on hold for six months.
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NewsSenior partner suspended over sex on a desk with junior colleague
Tribunal says younger female staff at unnamed firm were given ‘unsettling dilemma’ about how to respond.
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NewsPost Office live: Solicitor accused of being the 'epitome of arrogance'
Womble Bond Dickinson partner Andy Parsons, who led the defence in the Bates litigation, returns for a second day of oral evidence at the Post Office Inquiry.
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NewsSolicitor for Post Office wrote trainee’s email on avoiding disclosure
First day of Andrew Parsons’s evidence to Post Office Inquiry focuses on disclosure issues.
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NewsCarers working in law suffer in silence as mental burden grows
Three quarters of carers are 'near breaking point' but many carry on without support.
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NewsRebuke for solicitor who disclosed privileged email
Practitioner sent copy to opposing side after refusing to represent non-paying client.
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NewsCourt of Appeal grants judge permission to continue JAC battle
Master of the rolls says it is in the public interest for the fairness of the Judicial Appointments Commission's procedure to be examined at a full hearing.
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NewsCourts in the community proposed by Plaid Cymru
Party pledges to combat legal aid ‘deserts’ by supporting lawyers to move into that field and making it more sustainable.
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NewsBacklogs spiral across justice system
Immigration and asylum open caseload has risen by 75% over the past year.
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NewsAssociate prosecutors centrepiece of Labour’s justice plan
'After 14 years of neglect, the criminal justice system is broken,' party's manifesto states.
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NewsGreens: we’ll invest £11bn in justice
Manifesto pledges to restore legal aid for public law cases and to recruit more judges.
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NewsPost Office live: Key solicitor called sub-postmasters 'liars and criminals'
Andrew Parsons, a solicitor and partner with Womble Bond Dickinson, faces questions on his role in defending the Post Office during the Horizon scandal.
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NewsLaw firm drinking culture 'excluding British Muslims'
British Bangladeshi and Pakistani lawyers often unable to attend work gatherings because they are held in bars or pubs.
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NewsStowe continues to build family law empire
Latest deal is family specialist's fourth acquisition in two years.
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NewsNeuberger stands by recusal advice in Post Office trial
Former Supreme Court president tells inquiry that he was ‘comfortable’ with his stance on removing trial judge in 2019.
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NewsJudge who inadvertently liked offensive post formally warned
Deputy senior district judge Tanweer Ikram accepted that liking the post had raised concerns about impartiality.
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News£715m costs battle in warm-up to 'Dieselgate' claim
Three-day costs management hearing will alone run up legal bill of £3.65m.
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NewsStrasbourg ruling prompts calls for 'fairer' miscarriage of justice compensation
European Court of Human Rights dismisses, in split decision, legal challenge brought by two wrongfully convicted men.
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NewsSolicitor LiP hit with £11,000 costs bill in possession claim
Conduct 'sufficiently far out of the norm and unreasonable' to make indemnity costs order appropriate.