Headlines – Page 229
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NewsSeven firms intervened in by SRA as parent network goes bust
Administrators working on selling trading names after collapse of Law Direct Limited, formerly known as Blackstone Law.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for lying to clients about cases
Essex practitioner said he was trying to ‘buy time’ by giving false assurances.
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NewsAccounts reveal LSB chief's bonus jumped 17% in a year
Total package for chief executive Matthew Hill now comes to more than £175,000.
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NewsNews focus: Customer reviews are catching on - but where's the data?
Lawyers appear to be warming to the use of online reviews as a means of attracting clients, but a pilot run by the legal regulators highlighted the glaring absence of meaningful comparators.
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NewsElderly no more: SFE re-brands
From September the organisation becomes The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.
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NewsFamily law solicitor makes fashion dreams reality
Young lawyer swaps clients for clothing in career change.
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NewsParliament must not become 'yes man', former top judge warns
Baroness Butler-Sloss tells podcast she has noticed 'distinct creep' to move away from parliamentary scrutiny.
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NewsCosts of case manager meetings cannot be claimed, master rules
Fee-earners attending meetings are not involved with progressing litigation in complex personal injury claim.
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NewsPure Legal: 150 ex-clients chase collapsed firm to recoup crippling losses
Initial letters of claim for professional negligence in two test cases sent by former clients of north-west firm.
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NewsMisconduct: 'No simple explanation' for race bias in complaints
Project commissioned by SRA to investigate over-representation of minority ethnic solicitors in disciplinary process publishes literature review.
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NewsSociety secures JR permission over criminal legal aid fees
Chancery Lane urges new lord chancellor Alex Chalk to settle dispute away from court.
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NewsDeprivation of liberty safeguards reform delayed
Care minister says liberty protection safeguards implementation will be matter 'for a future government'.
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NewsLitigation funder still upbeat despite huge annual loss
Return to normality in insolvency market will create 'fantastic return profile' in the next few years.
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NewsEight firms sign climate crisis pledges
Legal Charter 1.5 commits signatories to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsLaw firm named for not paying 10 workers the minimum wage
Bolton firm joins national retailers in list of companies breaching minimum wage requirements.
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NewsPart 36 benefits denied after claimant's 'perilously close' offer
Offer to settle at 99% of the value of the claim did not create meaningful chance of ending dispute.
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NewsSolicitor-deputy banned for overcharging vulnerable clients
Law firm’s former head of Court of Protection also admitted keeping Apple phone bought with client money.
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News'Pitiful' collusion claim against firm thrown out in High Court
Judge says claimant had three chances to advance his case and now 'enough is enough'.
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NewsAccess to justice 'should be every lord chancellor's mission', says Chalk
Legal aid barrister 'spending a little time in politics' promises parliamentarians that he will do his best.
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NewsControl your costs, Society tells SRA
Proposed 12% budget increase could impact firms already facing inflationary pressures.