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News'Over-lawyering' hindering prosecution of economic crime - thinktank
New report from Institute of Economic Affairs calls for SFO to be replaced by new enforcer with wider remit.
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NewsCyber attacks on law firms jump by 77%
Law firms need stronger cyber defences than most businesses, accountancy firm warns.
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NewsCouncil under fire for ‘zealous’ pursuit of LiP houseboat-owner
Richmond council found by judge to have been ‘neglectful of its duties’ to unrepresented opponent.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses judicial review in asylum legal aid case
Judge finds refusal to grant exceptional case funding for asylum interview was lawful.
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NewsRenewed bid to tackle 'unacceptable' family court backlog
Family Division president wants to see more care proceedings conclude within the statutory 26-week timetable.
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NewsIran: concern at 76-year-old lawyer’s re-imprisonment
Mohammad Seifzadeh has been imprisoned 13 times over the past three decades.
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NewsCourt hits claimant who pitched up with 'unrealistic' budget
Master Thornett says lawyers must be prepared to account for the figures they claim for.
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NewsLong hours culture 'contributing to equality, diversity and inclusion failure'
Legal Services Board suggests regulators may need to become more active in tackling systemic barriers.
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NewsSRA shuts down two Liverpool claims firms on the same day
Managers of Langtons and BPS Solicitors also subject to intervention.
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NewsJudges' strike brings Mexico's judicial system to a standstill
Federal judges and magistrates would be appointed by popular vote under controversial reforms.
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NewsSolicitor received client fees directly to pay for his divorce
Practitioner struck off for misconduct at two successive firms.
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NewsLeigh Day praises appeal court’s Diego Garcia asylum decision
London firm represents 28 of the asylum seekers currently held in a camp on Diego Garcia, an island in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
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NewsJudge throws out applications by ex-solicitor who ‘lost all touch with reality’
Mr Justice Mellor advises litigant to ‘relinquish her obsession with the Law Society’s powers of intervention’.
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NewsA&O trainee sells AI business to mediatech giant
Cambridge graduate founded large language model startup in 2022.
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NewsNo mercy for litigant in person who had not bothered with the rules
Judge even went to the point of showing litigant the Civil Procedure White Book in court.
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NewsColleagues saved solicitor after knife-wielding client tried to kill him
Staff rushed to help after hearing shouts for help from solicitor being attacked in his office.
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NewsLocal government lawyers reignite campaign for virtual meetings
Primary legislation would be required to enable councils to hold certain statutory meetings remotely.
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NewsSolicitor suspended one month after losing counterclaim
Corporate transaction specialist and two of her related firms subject to SRA intervention.
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NewsVictims’ commissioner seeks views on criminal justice delays
Baroness Newlove urges victims to share their experience and ‘use their voice’ to influence recommendations she puts forward to the government.
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NewsFirm employee assaulted colleagues after staff party
Devon practice received a number of complaints after misconduct in a nightclub.