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NewsCouncil of Europe body acts to safeguard judicial independence
Consultative council of European judges issues recommendations as politicians seek to silence or sack judges for their decisions.
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NewsSRA ordered to pay £184k costs after botched prosecution of City lawyer
Regulator admits it ‘should have done better’ after waiting over a year to tell solicitor of internal report that undermined its case.
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NewsFirm to appeal negligence finding over property dispute
Solicitors had argued in court that not all mistakes constituted professional negligence.
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NewsKC wins appeal for extra legal aid money
Determining officer did not consider worklog supplied by barrister, costs judge rules.
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NewsCourt interpreting: MoJ rebuffs peers' plea to halt procurement process
Justice minister tells Lords inquiry areas requiring improvement can be built into current retendering process.
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NewsWhat next for the Post Office Inquiry?
We answer the key questions following last week’s conclusion of live hearings at the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal.
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NewsZahawi solicitor fined £50k, but tribunal dismisses ‘SLAPP’ framing
SDT finds one allegation proved, but Osborne Clarke lawyer 'made no attempt to prevent scrutiny' of former chancellor’s tax affairs.
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NewsFive Axiom Ince executives charged by Serious Fraud Office
Charges including fraud and forgery brought following 15-month investigation into collapsed firm.
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NewsNational firm's travel manager banned for fiddling Delay Repay scheme
Fraudulent travel compensation claims resulted in prosecution of office worker.
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NewsCriminal legal aid rates rise by further 12%
Increase takes total uplift to 24% - but Law Society warns this may not be enough to halt the exodus of duty solicitors.
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NewsSRA shuts down Liverpool firm amid dishonesty concerns
Intervention into GW Law carried out last week as director Christopher Williams suspended.
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NewsPro bono charity welcomes first solicitor-trustees
Free Representation Unit changed governance arrangements to steer the organisation into becoming a '21st century business'.
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NewsFake 'Satoshi' gets suspended sentence for ‘flagrant’ contempt in bitcoin case
Dr Craig Wright appears in contempt hearing remotely, telling the judge only that he is ‘in Asia’.
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News‘Huge win for open justice’ as Crown court documents released
Anti-corruption charity ‘must surely…be free to publish the contents of what was said in open court’, judge rules
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NewsDivorces wrongly approved due to computer error will stand, High Court rules
Application brought by the lord chancellor would not have been necessary had HMCTS investigated the issue when first alerted, says judgment.
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NewsNational firm sells minority stake to private equity
HF on acquisition trail as external investor buys 30% of the business.
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NewsCourt of Appeal to hear challenge to judges’ anonymity in Sara Sharif case
Journalists brought a challenge to anonymity order which prevents family judges being identified.
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NewsGallery: Law firms spreading Christmas cheer
A round-up of the good work being done by law firms this festive period.
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NewsBlow to class action sector as CAT rules on landmark case
Tribunal’s decision in phone charges claim could have dampening effect, specialist lawyer predicts.
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NewsEuropean court delivers potentially fatal blow to alternative business structures
In a closely watched dispute, the CJEU rules that safeguarding the independence of lawyers justifies banning ‘purely financial’ investment in law firms.