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NewsSRA preparing employer guidance to support in-house solicitors
Employers will be told legal teams need time and budget to help meet competence and regulatory requirements.
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NewsRule of law fears over new Rwanda legislation
Lawyers express concerns over prime minister’s announcement of emergency legislation following Supreme Court ruling on asylum policy.
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NewsCharity calls for volunteers to help unrepresented parties in court
Support Through Court is looking for more people to donate their time as demand for service increases.
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NewsAxiom Ince: questions multiply after extraordinary week
Ince acquisition 'should have triggered discussion as to how what was essentially a high street firm was going to manage a top-100 international practice'.
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NewsFamily solicitor banned for misconduct committed at three different firms
Karen Nicholson found to have lied to her employers and to clients for personal gain.
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NewsDisability History Month: Society unveils guidance for disabled students
Law Society president Nick Emmerson says disabilities should not preclude entry into the legal profession.
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NewsK J Smith Solicitors opens new office in Oxfordshire
Senior chartered legal executive Sofie Corbin will lead the family law specialists' Summertown office.
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NewsThree firms receive first SRA fixed penalties
Chief executive says new regime saves everyone time, cost and stress.
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NewsExclusive: Chief executive takes CPS to tribunal alleging discrimination
Employment tribunal hearing on claims of age and sex discrimination is listed for five days.
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NewsHundreds of ex-clients continue costs fight with Slater and Gordon
Proceedings rumble on but costs judge cites ‘difficulty’ with approach of claims over deductions from personal injury damages.
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NewsSurge in corporate collapses aids litigation funder
Manolete reports sharp rise in income and posts first-half profit as insolvencies climb to a 15-year high.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses commercial lender’s appeal over PPI claim
Justices agree unanimously with Court of Appeal over time limitation on PPI claim despite ‘respectful disagreement with the reasoning’.
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NewsAmendment to undo PACCAR judgment 'does not work'
Proposed measure will not reverse Supreme Court’s ruling on damages-based funding agreements.
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NewsJunior lawyers 'want right to refuse work for ethical reasons' - report
Report suggests environmental, social and governance is becoming an increasingly important metric to measure success.
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NewsEighteen firms win fight against rival over MoD group claim
Ministry of Defence supported group litigation order for hearing loss claims, warning of ‘whack-a-mole’ risk from separate claims.
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NewsNow clear the asylum backlog, Law Society says following Rwanda judgment
Chancery Lane says today's Supreme Court ruling calls into question the entire Illegal Migration Act.
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NewsSolicitor convicted of tipping off client on SFO investigation
SFO says the conviction of the solicitor, who will be sentenced later this month, is a first of its kind for the body.
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NewsUnlawful: Supreme Court rules on Rwanda deportations
Unanimous judgment finds 'substantial grounds for believing that a real risk of refoulement existed at the relevant time'.
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NewsClaimant firm’s TikTok ads ruled to be misleading
TMS Legal admitted actors who appeared to be genuine clients featured in advertisements.
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NewsUS Supreme Court bows to calls for ethics code
Code of conduct follows row over conduct of long-serving Justice Clarence Thomas.