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NewsInvestigators probe collapse of Pure Business Group
Multiple lines of enquiry pursued as it emerges staff will miss out on money owed to them.
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NewsSDT asks for extra £1m from profession after sudden eviction notice
New premises being sought as tribunal considers keeping just one permanent courtroom.
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NewsAutumn statement: Real terms cut for justice spending
Treasury announces lower than inflation increase for MoJ, following chancellor's autumn statement.
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NewsEx-AA boss warned he had 'less than 50%' chance of success
Rosenblatt denies negligence when acting in conspiracy claim brought by Robert Mackenzie.
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NewsJudicial salary review put on hold until next year
'Important that you have regard for government inflation target,' lord chancellor reminds review body chair.
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NewsCommission to probe status of blockchain-based organisations
So-called decentralised autonomous organisations often rely on cryptography-based blockchain technology.
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NewsSRA fines firm that took ‘unfair advantage’ of client
Bolton practice did not make it clear it was acting for the other side in a development agreement.
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News'Crunch time': Society tells Hunt to protect justice spending
Law Society highlights importance of legal aid for those hit by cost of living crisis ahead of autumn statement.
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NewsCity partner rebuked over 'driving at pedestrian' conviction
Conduct 'failed to behave in a way that maintains the trust the public places in him and in the provision of legal services'.
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NewsRosenblatt sued: AA sent former boss 1p coin for company shares
High Court hears evidence in negligence claim against law firm.
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NewsPM agrees to investigation of complaints about Dominic Raab
Lord chancellor wrote to Rishi Sunak calling for independent probe.
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NewsNew restraint order for 'out of touch with reality' litigant
There must be finality in litigation, judge tells claimant 'unable to see anything but an ever-growing conspiracy'.
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NewsConveyancing regulator freezes practising fees
Chief executive says regulator's job is to fully understand the pressures firms face.
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NewsBar Council makes 'special pleading' ahead of autumn statement
Mark Fenhalls KC says reversal of improved funding over last two years will cause irrevocable damage.
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NewsListed firm takes £7m hit on selling loss-making business
Ince Group says it wants to focus on legal service division and needs to dispose of subsidiary.
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NewsMilitant solicitors better than quiet quitters, Society tells MPs
Chancery Lane's justice chief says prospect of industrial action shows practitioners desperately want to continue doing legal aid work.
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NewsLegal aid: Firm paid £1,387 less than psychologist it instructed
House of Commons justice select committee hears directly from frontline solicitor on remuneration issues.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor may face civil restraint order after 'misconceived' appeal fails
Farid El Diwany must also pay £13,000 in costs to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsKPMG pays £5m to settle Quindell audit claim
Claim against PwC is still ongoing, Watchstone Group confirms.
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NewsNHS trust warns staff about solicitors 'coercing' vulnerable patients
Employees at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s alerted to alleged incidents of patients lacking capacity being pressured to sign documents.