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NewsSRA goes after another City firm over historical payments
Charges relate to alleged use of Teacher Stern's client accounts with no underlying transaction.
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NewsMagistrates' sentencing powers to be doubled - again
Government claims allowing justices to hear more serious cases will reduce the prison population in the 'mid-to long term'.
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NewsMagistrate advised over comments betraying ‘unconscious bias’
Magistrate denied her comments were antisemitic and was found not to have acted maliciously but to have ‘demonstrated a lack of awareness’.
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NewsSolicitor who made misleading declaration ordered to pay £40,000
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal accepts declaration was not a deliberate attempt to mislead government loan scheme.
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NewsEquality duty will not undermine cab rank rule, says BSB chief
Ewan MacLeod urges chambers not to select candidates who stand out for their ‘polish’.
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NewsCampaigners call for resurrection of standalone SLAPPs bill
Event in parliament hears pleas for legislative vehicle to prevent abusive legal threats after general election thwarted last attempt.
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NewsNational firm reports £14m loss on £19m turnover
Staff numbers cut amid 'challenging' market conditions at personal injury firm.
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NewsHuman oversight of AI is doomed, master of rolls predicts
Technological developments will leave lawyers and judges 'no choice but to accept the advice or verdict of the machine'.
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NewsJudge stops mother’s court action after children refused to see her
Estranged mother applied to see her children but judge said children’s wishes must come first.
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NewsLawyers still waiting for outcome of whiplash tariff review
Almost five months since the last government’s pledge, lawyers have yet to be updated.
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NewsManaging partner asked junior to lie in client email
Tribunal finds solicitor acted ‘dishonestly’ in instructing junior colleague who was only three weeks’ qualified.
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NewsQuinn Emanuel ordered to reveal ‘middleman’ in alleged arbitration forgery
Russian billionaire granted application for disclosure as he ‘genuinely seeks lawful redress of a serious wrong’.
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NewsMetamorph chief back in business with new director post
Tony Stockdale reveals first directorship appointment in almost two years.
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NewsFresh legal risk guidance for government lawyers
Attorney general Richard Hermer KC wants lawyers advising ministers to feel empowered to stand up for the rule of law.
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NewsSlater and Gordon in court over settlement deduction claim
The High Court costs hearing is dealing with test cases over personal injury settlements.
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NewsSRA probes conduct of rugby brain injury claim
London law firm Rylands Garth took former client to court over repayment of fees.
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NewsEx-MP secures costs cut over Sunday Times libel claim
Victoria McCloud rules that losing a phone with key information was a ‘serious matter’.
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NewsSDT lifts solicitor’s suspension with ‘stringent conditions’
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal accepts lawyer had 'insight into, and remorse for, his misconduct'.
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NewsIn depth: SFO's settlement with ENRC is not the end of the saga
Serious Fraud Office settles with ENRC on the courtroom steps – but the use of a confidential order to keep secret details of the deal raises questions about transparency and the public interest.
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NewsPost Office discussed charging fees to claim Horizon compensation
Lawyers involved in ‘hatching’ a plan to restrict postmasters’ chances of securing redress.