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NewsBorder force: Dentons enjoys Scottish merger lift
Global firm reveals success of Scottish tie-up while Clyde & Co also reports 2017-18 financial results.
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News‘No evidence’ that oligarch fishing row has London links, court hears
Vitaly Orlov and Alexander Tugushev are battling over stake in worldwide fishing company Norebo.
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NewsGovernment suffers another defeat over criminal records disclosure
Supreme Court judgment offers promise of a fresh start for thousands and could benefit children issued with cautions.
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NewsBBC loses 'open justice' bid for Shoreham disaster footage
Benefit of disclosure does not outweigh adverse impact on future safety investigations, High Court judge rules.
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News'Most unsatisfactory' expert evidence under fire from judge
Mr Justice Males says burden is now on claimants to come forward with 'proper and acceptable procedure'.
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NewsAccountants winning in 'rapidly expanding' alternative legal services market
Nearly a quarter of large firms say they have lost work to one of the Big Four.
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NewsUrgent campaign to save 'crumbling' criminal justice system
Likelihood of a fair trial is diminishing, says Chancery Lane, as new film highlights why everyone should care about rule of law.
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NewsLandlords should not call the tune on housing court, says Law Society
Solicitors’ representative body says the case has not been made for a specialist court.
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NewsProfit dip revealed at Berwin Leighton Paisner before US tie-up
Firm joined forces with Bryan Cave in April last year.
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News£13m Thames view apartment at centre of oligarch jurisdiction challenge
Battle for control of Norebo fishing group considers whether ownership of London assets are enough to establish jurisdiction.
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NewsGCs threaten to pull their millions from 'largely male and white' firms
Law firm partners are told that hiring a diversity and inclusion officer is not enough.
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NewsBaker McKenzie and Clyde & Co tough it out in Venezuela
Political and economic turmoil has caused two firms to retreat.
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NewsJack Shepherd solicitor receives death threat
Criminal defence specialist says letter threatens his family and to firebomb his firm.
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NewsHigh Court hears jurisdiction challenge in oligarch row
Hearing over ownership of Russian fishing company listed for three days.
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NewsYoung legal aid lawyers urged to take their MPs to work
Practitioner group wants politicians and the public to see what is happening on the ground.
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NewsCosts shake-up proposed for landlord-leaseholder disputes
Law Commission says each side in right-to-manage cases should bear its own litigation costs.
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NewsCleared former Tesco director to resume unfair dismissal claim
Slater and Gordon acting for Chris Bush following collapse of prosecutions.
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NewsJob losses as rescued legal costs firm back in administration
Practice had strong links with the PI sector but struggled as its law firm partners collapsed.
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NewsNews focus: MoJ nurses wounds after courts IT crash
The Ministry of Justice insists this month’s IT fiasco has nothing to do with its £1bn court modernisation plans. Unfortunately solicitors keeping the wheels of justice turning cannot afford to relax.
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NewsDPAs in the spotlight following failed Tesco prosecutions
Lawyers said Tesco case might embolden businesses to take chances in court rather than accept a DPA.