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News‘Embarrassing’ state of court buildings deterring bench applicants - LCJ
Lord Burnett says high-achieving solicitors are used to working IT and toilets that do not leak.
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NewsNine Insulate Britain activists jailed for contempt
'None of the defendants has demonstrated any contrition or understanding of the seriousness of deliberately breaching a court order.’
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NewsPacific trade deal raises IP law concerns
Accession to CPTPP would threaten membership of European patent regime, Lords report suggests.
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NewsTodner fails to quash SRA prosecution
Tribunal rules that case brought against criminal defence specialist is not an abuse of process.
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NewsDrunkenness no basis for avoiding contributory negligence, Court of Appeal rules
Courts assessing contributory negligence should apply standard of 'a reasonable and prudent man', Court of Appeal holds.
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NewsHigh-profile solicitor seeks to get SRA prosecution thrown out
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is hearing abuse of process application brought by Karen Todner.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner to explain how mobile phone was stolen
Neil Gerrard and/or international firm are alleged to be ‘ultimately behind’ attempts to hack a firm of solicitors representing a Jordanian lawyer.
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News‘Stocktake’ requirement before heading to court discussed by civil rule-makers
Consultation proposes ideas for reform of pre-action protocols, including giving ‘due leeway’ to litigants in person.
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NewsClaimant solicitors 'told clients to delete' holiday social media posts
Defendant solicitors in sickness claim say more wasted costs order bids could be incoming.
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NewsLawyer’s anger as £27m NHS claim is settled two days before trial
QC says it was ‘unacceptable’ that issue of damages following clinical negligence 12 years ago took so long to resolve.
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NewsMaugham apologises for Good Law Project’s procedure rules mistake
Campaigning legal group pledges to admit ‘promptly and fulsomely’ when it has made an error.
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NewsJudicial misconduct findings should be ‘more detailed’, but no public hearings
Lord chancellor and the lord chief justice say public hearings could 'undermine' confidence in the disciplinary system.
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NewsLegal aid for Windrush victims 'would save taxpayer money'
Legal thinktank says direct engagement between caseworkers and legal representatives would reduce errors and delays.
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NewsEx-DWF solicitor alleges he faced discrimination as wife’s carer
Firm said former associate did not earn the right to be promoted further and blamed others for his own failings.
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NewsCosts in pension divorce case a ‘shaming indictment’ of our legal system
Family court judge critical of husband who pursued post-divorce litigation ‘to the bitter end’.
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NewsUnion ballots HMCTS staff over Common Platform rollout
PCS union says new case management system is ‘not fit for purpose’ and has sent work-related stress ‘through the roof’.
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NewsDisclosure of audit files would ‘undermine the purpose’ of disclosure pilot
An application for Grant Thornton’s audit files has been refused by the High Court.
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NewsLeaitherland back as strategic adviser for fast-growing firm
Insurance firm Horwich Farrelly plans to move into different sectors as it hopes to double in size.
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NewsRyanair barred from changing jurisdiction choice in PI claim
Airline wanted to pay smaller damages by applying English law rather than Irish, as stipulated in contract.