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NewsPost Office disclosure could be used against lawyers before SDT
The SRA can use documents provided by the Post Office ‘in any disciplinary proceedings issued in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’.
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NewsFirms with offices in Kyiv ready to act as Russia crisis escalates
Foreign Office has advised that British nationals in Ukraine should leave the country.
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NewsRecord year for Hogan Lovells as PEP surges to £1.8m
International firm says total global revenues up 5.5% last year to nearly £1.9bn, pushing profits per equity partner up by 17.5%.
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NewsJudges told to stay ‘above the fray’ in cases with LiPs
Appeal court says judges cannot take 'inquisitorial role' to help unrepresented litigants.
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NewsCBA prepares to issue ballot papers on legal aid action
Jo Sidhu QC says barristers and solicitors cannot afford to wait until 2024 for an increase in fees.
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NewsEntrepreneur in contempt over £200,000 dispute with Farrer & Co
Julie Meyer, 55, has ‘shown herself in these proceedings to be a selfish and untrustworthy person’, Mr Justice Kerr says.
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NewsCouncillor struck off after housing fraud conviction
Solicitor jailed for unlawfully holding on to his council house for seven years.
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NewsNightingale courts bill up to £34m, justice minister reveals
The Ministry of Justice will provide an update on future use of Nightingale courts ‘in due course’, James Cartlidge says.
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NewsTodner issues JR proceedings over SRA prosecution
Criminal defence solicitor is challenging disciplinary tribunal's decision not to stay proceedings on abuse of process grounds.
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NewsPeers to run the rule over government’s JR reforms
The Judicial Review and Courts Bill faces amendments from opposition parties and leading lawyers in the House of Lords.
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NewsCommercial firm to accept crypto payments
Gunnercooke expects option to be popular with clients in the cryptoasset sector.
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NewsKeep EU law or face ‘unpredictable consequences’, former GLD chief warns
Sir Jonathan Jones tells MPs to ‘beware of the unintended consequences’ of removing EU law’s supremacy, which ‘will provoke litigation’.
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NewsHigh Court makes promptness reminder in benefits uplift ruling
Mr Justice Swift says lateness of challenge to government decision on universal credit might have significantly influenced outcome.
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NewsSacked law firm receptionist suffered pregnancy discrimination
Employment tribunal finds manager had ‘no intention’ of continuing to employ pregnant employee.
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NewsHigh Court overturns tribunal's dishonesty finding
Solicitor believed he had authority to sign a mental health re-accreditation form, appeal rules.
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NewsOperating profits soar 30% at Harbottle
City firm says it is ‘performing ahead of both budget and prior year’, despite the ‘initial uncertainty’ of the impact of the pandemic.
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NewsPeers seek views on lord chancellor’s role
Inquiry will examine the extent to which law officers are able to remain impartial given their position in the executive.
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NewsCall for reform of ‘cumbersome’ rules on email service
Current reliance on paper service can encourage uncooperative and opportunistic behaviour, solicitor says.
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NewsAfghan evacuees face legal limbo, Society warns
Interim immigration papers for last summer’s refugees are set to expire in the coming weeks.
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NewsStorm Eunice: court users may experience 'some disruption'
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says it has been working with the judiciary to review court and tribunal lists.