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NewsPost Office witness statement left out ‘unhelpful’ details, inquiry hears
Auditor denies she was ‘encouraged’ to tailor statement to support Post Office case.
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NewsMPs demand answers on delays and backlogs in whiplash portal
Average time to settle cases has reached 250 days and is set to rise further.
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NewsCommonhold 'about control, not service charges'
Conveyancing Association director says leasehold alternative can give home owners transparency.
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NewsNational firm collapses
Youngs Law employed around 60 people but is now in the hands of administrators.
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News'It's killing me': conference hears leaseholder distress
Consultant says leaseholder's struggles are not unusual and calls for greater promotion of commonhold.
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News£80,000 costs bill for litigant who attacked judge’s honesty
Litigant goaded lawyers and questioned their competence in failed personal data claim.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry: lawyers face questions over prosecutions
Proceedings resume today as government makes £600,000 offer to wrongfully convicted postmasters.
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NewsSolicitor faces tribunal over ‘plainly extremely offensive’ tweets
Five-day hearing opens into ‘alleged…discriminatory, racist and offensive’ social media posts.
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NewsNews focus: Upfront property information - a jungle of words
The Digital Property Market Steering Group aims to align the residential market with the commercial sector to speed up digital change. But regulation and poor communication could impede reform.
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NewsSRA investigators worked on up to 40 cases at a time
Regulator commits to faster turnarounds as staff drafted in to reduce case handling delays.
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NewsWithheld JAC information already published online, tribunal hears
General Regulatory Chamber reserves judgment on FoI requests brought by solicitor judge.
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NewsSecond court forced to close over RAAC safety fears
Preston Magistrates’ Court closed over the weekend after concrete damaged by rainfall.
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NewsMonthly invoices were not statutory bills, costs judge rules
Georgian businessman had paid firm £12.8m over six years but wanted right to challenge the sums charged.
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News'No one will believe you': child in care encouraged to plead guilty
Young people brought up in care highlight importance of new legal guide to end unnecessary criminalisation.
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NewsProfits bounce back at upbeat Keystone
Interim results show profits up 29.3% amid 'strong market and recruitment momentum'.
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NewsFixed costs on most lower-value clin neg claims from April 2024
New protocol introduced to streamline the process for claims worth up to £25,000.
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NewsBank in negligence case says French court is correct jurisdiction
Société Générale claims Clifford Chance Europe was negligent in its handling of a dispute over gold bullion.
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News'Layering' of PI claims encouraging fraud, say defence lawyers
Forum of Insurance Lawyers tells Commons justice committee of warning signs that false claims are on the rise.
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NewsExodus from troubled Axiom Ince ramps up
International firm Mezzle hires former head of property and her entire six-person team.