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NewsPost Office settles mammoth group action
After 'respectful, challenging, and ultimately successful mediation' Post Office apologises to its former postmasters.
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NewsMcKenzie friends giving ‘biased and misleading’ advice, university study finds
Leeds Law School and Birmingham City University find that McKenzie friends often give biased suggestions reflecting anti-court views.
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NewsFirm’s £10m fund ‘resets the bargaining position’ with defendants
Royds Withy King will offer more clients the opportunity to take claims to trial.
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News'Heir hunter' agrees £40,000 damages over defamatory emails
Behaviour bears 'all the hallmarks of a serious attempt to pervert the course of justice', High Court hears.
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NewsBaker McKenzie boss 'dictated' apology note to HR chief
Former London managing partner Gary Senior continues to be cross-examined at start of second week of tribunal hearing.
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NewsConsultant solicitor model expands into Europe with double acquisition
Global firm Pinsent Masons strikes a deal with two German entities.
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News'Delay and expense': High Court quashes disclosure orders
Lord chief justice says defence representatives must ensure expert reports are reliable and admissible.
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NewsMisconduct ruled out after claim value quintuples to £25k
Solicitors had not tried to mislead court when they issued at a lower estimate, deputy master rules.
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NewsJudge calls for review over failure to protect Joseph McCann victims
Mr Justice Edis imposed 33 life sentences on McCann, of Aylesbury, at the Old Bailey yesterday.
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News‘Dear Party Leaders’: last ditch call on Human Rights Act
British Institute for Human Rights asks next government to ensure the 1998 act 'remains an integral part' of constitution.
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NewsCounty court trial waiting times at 10-year high
Waiting times have been longer for each quarter in 2019 than the same periods in 2018.
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NewsElon Musk defamation jury ‘wrong in law’
Solicitor acting in cave diver's claim says California federal judge could be asked to vacate the verdict and order a retrial.
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NewsAI revolution could cost 35,000 UK legal jobs - Law Society research
Legal sector employment boom dating back decades could be coming to an end, according to the Institute for Employment Studies.
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NewsNews focus: Lawyers line up for parliament
Dozens of solicitors and barristers are after your vote in this week’s general election, but the impact of Brexit and tactical voting mean that nothing can be taken for granted.
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NewsWhite collar crime prosecutions reach five-year low – despite rise in fraud reports
Almost 700,000 fraud and computer offences were reported in 2018/19, but the number of prosecutions stands at 6,669.
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NewsPrivate prosecutions to cause surge in professional negligence work
Experts warn increase in actions against solicitors expected where their conduct caused collapse of prosecution.
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NewsCosts recovery ruling hits translation company
Upheld appeal by defendant in RTA claim leaves businesses questioning their position in PI market.
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NewsForum shopping in spotlight as divorce battle reaches Supreme Court
Charles Villiers filed for divorce in Scotland but Emma Villiers applied for maintenance in England.
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NewsBaker McKenzie lawyer questions Gary Senior over emails
Former London managing partner acknowledges that correspondence read cold several years later 'looks odd'.
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News'New breed' firm rescued after rapid expansion backfired
April King stays in business after director’s buyout and now looks to develop new business model.