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NewsFirm wins refund judgment after mistakenly paying client £177k
South west practice claimed the difference back after defendant did not repay whole sum.
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NewsBurford profits climb as litigation funding market keeps growing
International financier Burford says it has captured 60% of fast growing market.
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Munby reissues adoption guidance after reading tweet 'with considerable concern'
Family division president says adoption visits should take place outside normal court sitting hours.
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NewsChoice of English court 'bizarre', billion-pound oligarch row told
Representatives for Igor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Bogolyubov trying to have case thrown out.
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NewsPolice chief explains 'justice by algorithm' tool
Opening evidence session of technology and law commission hears from academics, lawyers and a controversial chief constable.
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NewsCriminal legal aid fragility putting rights at risk - MPs
House of Commons justice select committee says an independent review must be completed by March 2020.
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NewsSolicitor MP charged with perverting course of justice
Peterborough MP set to appear in court next month.
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Firms on notice after record reports of links to dodgy investment schemes
Solicitors Regulation Authority says solicitors cannot afford to be complacent about the risks they face.
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NewsSRA names new non-solicitor chair
Anna Bradley, a former chief executive of the National Consumer Council, succeeds Enid Rowlands in January.
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NewsKit Kat trade mark crumbles, 16 years after initial ruling
Court of Justice of the EU says decision on Kit Kat shape must be reconsidered.
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News'Uneasy feelings are of no consequence' - SC throws out Owens divorce appeal
Widely awaited ruling renews calls for parliament to urgently reform law on irretrievable breakdown.
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NewsRegulators dodging issue of workplace harassment say MPs
House of Commons women and equalities select committee also calls for tribunal changes to ensure victims are not priced out of justice.
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NewsCity urged to ‘cherry pick’ solicitors for High Court roles
City of London Law Society attempts to address ‘barrister bias’ in judicial selection.
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NewsHale enters court closure debate with 'imaginary' scenario
Supreme Court president also says government is unlikely to do more than rearrange funds following legal aid review.
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NewsCourt of Appeal states vicarious liability laws have moved on
Independent contractor test now ‘firmly rejected’ for liability issues.
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NewsLSB plans new rules to establish independence boundaries
Oversight regulator wants to reduce number of disgreements between representative and regulatory bodies.
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NewsProsecutors told to consider unused material in proposed changes to code
Alison Saunders, director of public prosecutions, says the CPS is taking strong action to tackling disclosure problems.
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NewsHMCTS confirms seven courts will close, with one saved
Lord chancellor says money raised from sale of buildings will be reinvested in the justice system.
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NewsSARS regime overwhelmed by low-level 'noise'
Law Commission says ‘noise’ of low-level suspicious activity reports distracts attention from serious or urgent cases.
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NewsFormer criminal bar chief appointed DPP
Max Hill QC will take over from Alison Saunders to lead the Crown Prosecution Service on 1 November.