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NewsSolicitors in conflict of interest case ordered to pay £70k
Eric Christopher Evans and David Alan Whiteley admitted to selling the freehold of four sites despite having financial interests in the transaction.
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News127 courtrooms 'doing absolutely nothing'
Barrister Jonathan Dunne's snapshot is based on courtrooms that usually handle crime cases.
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NewsFirst probate registry closes as application delays drag on
Birmingham probate register office is the first to shut under HMCTS' £1bn reform programme.
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NewsFCA found to have discriminated against chronically ill lawyer
An associate lawyer suffered ‘considerable’ discrimination after developing chronic kidney disease.
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News£3.5m up for grabs in new lawtech competition
Innovate UK offers money for data access ideas while business information giant has cash for 'regtech'.
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News'Severe issues' crash legal aid billing system
Legal Aid Agency said the client and cost management system was unlikely to be fixed before the weekend.
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News'Morally bankrupt' law firm ruled by 'fear and bullying', tribunal hears
Personal injury lawyer Helen Clifford takes McMillan Williams and its CEO to employment tribunal.
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NewsBurford governance change fails to impress critics
Litigation funder attacked for 'laughter-inducing' governance as it replaces its chief finance officer.
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NewsState of criminal justice ‘far worse’ than new figures show, says Bar Council
Statistics revealed the lowest number of prosecutions since records began.
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NewsNewcastle stab victim named as in-house solicitor
Family pay tribute to ’devoted father, husband, son, brother, uncle and friend and loved by all who knew him’.
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NewsCourt interpreters in limbo after sub-contractor 'ceases operations'
Bolton-based Debonair Languages said it placed interpreters into Crown court bookings every day.
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NewsIgnore emails after 6pm, family court tells lawyers
The Central Family Court said barristers should have an hour for lunch and court days should end at 4.30pm.
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NewsCentralised hubs delivering 'swifter' justice, HMCTS claims
Waiting time for 30,000 callers dropped from as long as five minutes to 30 seconds.
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NewsUS legal profession lags on race and gender equality
Figures collated by American Bar Association show slow progress compared with England and Wales.
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NewsSolicitor embroiled in dubious investment scheme fined £25k
Mark Andrew Fallon admitted to allegations of acting recklessly and failing to adequately monitor funding arrangements.
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NewsNDA? Find a solicitor to help you, Society advises public
New public information leaflet tells employees what they need to know.
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NewsMembers join queue of collapsed Ince creditors
Administrators remain circumspect about possible dividends for unsecured creditors.
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NewsWales' codified law plans will not face Supreme Court referral
Decision 'should not be taken as an indication of the UK government's position', attorney general says.
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News‘Depressing’ super-exam reports fail the test, say law teachers
Reports on SQE1 pilots ’raise more questions than they answer’, says the Association of Law Teachers.
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NewsRegistered European lawyers given until 2021 to requalify
RELs will be able to requalify as UK lawyers under existing routes until 31 December 2020, according to government guidance.