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NewsFormer MoJ chief gets £250,000 ‘exit package’
Sir Richard Heaton was paid £262,185 for ‘loss of office’ – on top of at least £125,000 in salary, fees and pension-related benefits for 2020/21.
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NewsPractitioners reminded to wear face masks in court
Judicial guidance reissued as coronavirus cases continue to surge.
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NewsData watchdog consults on its regulation style
Information Commissioner’s Office looks to update ‘action policy’ as government ponders law reform.
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NewsTop-10 firm’s top earner receives £1.8m as profits soar
Further signs of a bumper pandemic year in the City as Norton Rose Fulbright reveals positive results all-round.
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NewsAbsolute failure: direct access bar service goes under
Uncertainty for clients as Absolute Barrister, which offered unbundled services online, calls in administrators.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules police ‘hate incidents’ guidance unlawful
College of Policing’s guidance on recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’ violates Article 10 of the ECHR, court rules.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner used ‘self-destructing messaging’, court hears
Communications were allegedly made with an emirate ruler during a Jordanian lawyer’s allegedly unlawful detention.
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NewsCreditors out of pocket after firm owing £1.3m sold in pre-pack deal
Alternative business structure folded after talks to join with accountancy business failed.
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News‘Safety should be the priority’ - Society warns on Covid case rise
Criminal defence solicitors at risk after calls to revert to remote police station advice were rejected, Chancery Lane warns.
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NewsLiP’s recusal application against former solicitor dismissed
The claimant’s recusal application on the basis that the judge was a former solicitor was ‘fundamentally misconceived’.
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NewsCourt stops Irwin Mitchell claiming £95k costs ‘shortfall’ from client
Judge says firm claimed for 'substantial amount of unreasonable time' on settled personal injury case.
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NewsSupreme Court has jurisdiction to hear SC appeals, SC rules
Barrister’s appeal against a £5,000 fine for contempt of court is unanimously dismissed.
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NewsMicrosoft offers 3% bonus to panel firms hitting diversity targets
Tech giant announces new initiatives as part of ongoing programme and singles out two firms for their achievements.
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NewsInformation Commissioner's Office challenged over Whitehall JR submissions
Public Law Project is appealing to the first-tier tribunal the ICO's decision not to uphold its complaint.
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NewsSRA demands summary strike-off for Khan
Mr Justice Leech reserves judgment after Soophia Khan's legal team objects to regulator's submission on sanction without a tribunal hearing.
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NewsChancery Lane attacks bill of rights plan
Most damaging proposal is the ’serious disadvantage’ test, Law Society says.
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NewsKhan loses bid to adjourn committal hearing
Prominent civil litigation solicitor sought to adjourn today's proceedings on several grounds.
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NewsListed funder’s shares slide after director sacked
Litigation Capital Management said it dismissed its executive vice-chair for alleged breaches of its expenses policies.
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NewsFirm and owner fined for failing to complete undertakings
Tribunal says undertakings must be binding even if they are outside a solicitor’s control.
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NewsDirect access to barristers 'could improve justice outcomes' for ethnic minorities
Cross-party thinktank revisits Lammy Review recommendation to improve trust in criminal justice system.