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NewsSolicitors taking risks with NDAs but not complicit in cover-up, finds SRA
Awareness of the risks of drawing up non-disclosure agreements could be increased.
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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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NewsSolicitor who hid convictions from new employer struck off
Lawyer signed expenses forms and agreed contracts without mentioning driving convictions.
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NewsClaims costs to blame for record motor premiums, say insurers
Average premium for comprehensive cover tops £500 despite sharp fall in claims numbers.
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NewsNational firm set for recruitment drive to meet demand
Howes Percival plans to add more fee earners and support staff.
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NewsLeeds to host solicitor admissions ceremony
Society hopes regional event will help more lawyers celebrate their success with family and friends.
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NewsSRA denies it is under pressure to hammer immigration sector
Regulator says meeting with government this week was ‘professional and robust’.
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NewsUniversity of Law reports 63% lockdown profit rise
Accounts for 18-month period show revenue from course fees reaching £225m.
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NewsRising evictions 'highlight critical need for legal aid'
Law Society renews call for further investment after government figures reveal surge in housing possession actions.
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NewsLitigant in person made ‘unacceptable’ threats to judge
Judge records that he was threatened verbally during a remote hearing as soon as he delivered judgment.
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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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NewsChancery Lane reveals legal heroes shortlist
Nominees picked for making a ’lasting, tangible difference to society and bringing distinction to the profession’.
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NewsSolicitor who backdated loan document rebuked by SRA
Regulator accepts family head had no intention to mislead and was acting on counsel’s advice.
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NewsCounty court freezes disbarred barrister's assets
Housing association applied for order to support claim against tenant's McKenzie friend.
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NewsAnother big firm to face SDT over alleged money laundering
SRA says prosecutions relate to a number of historical rule breaches over a four-year period.
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NewsMonopolies watchdog approves searches sell-off
Disposal follows finding that Dye & Durham’s acquisition of TM Group 'substantially lessens competition'.
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NewsRelief for claimant firms as appeal judges block costs challenge
Permission refused to appeal Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors in Supreme Court.
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News'Conflict of interest': Watchdog berates Holyrood plan to keep Law Society as regulator
UK Competition and Markets Authority wants to see fully independent regulation - which Scotland’s professional bodies fiercely oppose.
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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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NewsBrighton doesn't rock: where law firms go to die
South-coast resort is a graveyard for new practices, according to new research. Much better to set up shop in Leicester.