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NewsLitigation funder sets aside £6m for client redress
Novitas Loans, a subsidiary of merchant banking group Close Brothers, announced last year it would stop all new lending to legal services customers.
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NewsLegal services boom continues despite sanctions
Sector’s turnover surged 19% in March alone, ONS data shows.
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NewsNews focus: Client 'sniff test' - London International Disputes Week
Following their hasty retreat from Moscow, law firms at London International Disputes Week learned about the growing importance of the client ‘sniff test’. And about their lawyers’ mental health.
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NewsJudge finds ex-managing partner was ‘not truthful’ in tribunal claim
Solicitor absent through illness for almost three years tried to argue he was excluded by fellow partners.
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NewsHFW moving to new ‘sustainable’ London offices
International firm hails new offices in capital’s ‘most sustainable tall office tower’.
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News'We will sue the pants off them': outrage over LAA announcement
Several practitioners worried they will lose out on much-needed work when new crime contracts commence.
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NewsSolicitors lose appeal over £2m invoice charged through DBA
Court dismisses firm’s appeal after it claimed a right to client’s shares preserved in litigation.
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NewsFilm scheme negligence case could yet reach Court of Appeal
Andrew Thornhill QC fought off a professional negligence case in March.
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NewsSlater and Gordon ordered to answer secret commissions allegations
Comprehensive victory for checkmylegalfees will ensure claims from former PI clients can continue.
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News'We're the litigation forum of choice': Boyce optimistic about future
Law Society president tells London International Disputes Week that benefits of choosing England and Wales are unchanged.
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NewsMedia silk pushes back on SLAPP legislation plans
Justin Rushbrooke QC says English libel law currently ‘strikes the balance in the right place’.
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NewsCosts bill struck out after it failed to give fee earner details
Judges agree that ‘opaque’ bill could not explain which solicitor carried out which bit of work.
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NewsSRA asks when solicitors' misconduct should be wiped from record
New consultation on how much information should be published and kept by solicitors’ regulator.
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NewsQueen’s Speech: Bill of Rights and Brexit freedoms
Government to ‘restore balance of power between legislature and courts’ with Bill of Rights.
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News'Reach out': lawyers highlight pressures of dispute resolution work
Senior figures share experiences and advice at dedicated session on mental health at London International Disputes Week.
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NewsFixed costs extension earmarked for April 2023
Ministry of Justice now looking at possible uplift where a party or witness is vulnerable.
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NewsBT collective proceedings to remain ‘opt-out’ claim
Court of Appeal dismisses telecoms giant’s appeal over second-ever CPO.
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NewsRopes & Gray launches social mobility scholarship scheme
International firm to offer work experience to 12 students this summer.
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NewsCriminal bar chief hails 'extraordinary' commitment to legal aid action
Jo Sidhu QC says 'no returns' is causing widespread disruption and time is not on the government's side.