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NewsHMCTS apologises after heating packs up
Hearings moved as courts close due to 'heating issues'.
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NewsLast-minute service of claim is ‘courting disaster’, lawyers told
QC says issue brought into sharp focus by opposition not needing to flag up a mistake.
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NewsLondon's lead in lawtech is fragile, new study finds
Comparative analysis published by the Law Society says lawtech less mature than other fields of digital disruption.
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NewsFlexible operating hours must stop, says incoming Bar Council chair
Amanda Pinto QC condemns ‘rigid and imposed’ hours which threaten diversity at the bar and in the judiciary.
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News‘Not my finest hour’: Solicitor fined after taking 14 years over estate
Tribunal finds Bedford-based veteran practitioner 'lost control of his administrative workload'.
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NewsAdministrative backlog behind drop in divorces
Office for National Statistics predicts numbers will rise as regional centres process cases.
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NewsMore foreign firms coming to Hong Kong, says region's Law Society
The president of the Hong Kong Law Society said ‘public order events have not impacted legal work’.
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NewsNews focus: Key questions remain as new AML regime looms
With new directives coming into force and little guidance for firms on compliance, even anti-money laundering experts are struggling to stay on top, as a Law Society conference heard last week.
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NewsBeneficial owners of firms to face DBS checks
SRA director of anti-money laundering stresses checks are required for regulator to comply with EU’s fifth Money Laundering Directive.
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NewsBaker McKenzie boss 'gave junior colleague unwanted kiss' in hotel room, tribunal hears
International firm faces SDT over allegations of sexual misconduct and the investigation that followed.
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NewsBrexit: ‘England and Wales will remain jurisdiction of choice’, says Law Society
Law Society president Simon Davis says he is ‘full of optimism’ that legal status will not be damaged if UK leaves the EU.
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NewsTributes pour in for justice campaigners who died at London Bridge
Friends and fellow Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones attended the same conference on prisoner rehabilitation.
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NewsEast Anglia firm targets French market despite Brexit fears
Ashtons Legal, which has offices across the East of England, has acquired a team of eight French law specialists.
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NewsFinal warning for legal aid recipient in Wimbledon tickets case
His Honour Judge Freedman tells Luke McKay he is being given one last chance to purge his contempt.
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NewsRecord year for UK solicitors seeking Irish ‘Brexit backstop’
Applications have been more than double the previous post-referendum record set in 2016.
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NewsMore barristers to skip court security – but solicitors still have to queue
The professional access scheme for barristers has been rolled out in 30 more courts in England and Wales.
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NewsCriticism deterring medical specialists from being expert witnesses
Working group set up by family president publishes 22 recommendations to tackle shortage.
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NewsFormer partner ordered to pay £182k costs of shutting down his firm
First case of its kind where High Court asked to order former partner to stump up costs of closing his firm.
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News‘Obsessional’ CPS solicitor was not victimised at work, rules tribunal
Employment judge dismisses claims of bullying, victimisation and discrimination.
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NewsHigh Court blow for client challenging Carter-Ruck bills
London firm helped Vivek Rattan secure $500,000 in damages from a bank over a potential mis-selling claim.