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NewsSolicitor appointed to Grenfell Tower inquiry team
Inquiry names lawyers who will assist chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick in the process.
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NewsGovernment tight-lipped over 'death tax' resurrection
Profession fears new government could re-introduce controversial fee reform.
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NewsLeigh Day paralegals resign over Grenfell Tower poster
Individuals had been suspended over the weekend after reports of the ‘touting’ emerged.
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NewsCourts grapple with honesty and liability issues in holiday claims
Liability case first since Court of Appeal ruling that claimants must prove contaminated food had made them ill.
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News'Sanctions ladder' proposed for disciplinary action against conveyancers
Council for Licensed Conveyancers consults on guidance to ensure consistency when members face disciplinary action.
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NewsCourt closures: Judge warns of impact on youth justice
Judicial lead on youth justice says closure programme ’not appropriate for access to justice’.
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NewsDoNotPay 'chatbot' scales up to 1,000 legal queries
Student Joshua Browder says service will work across 50 US states, as well as UK jurisdictions.
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NewsTaylor review: solicitors warn of 'gargantuan' legislative burden
Solicitors welcome review of employment law - but warn of reality of implementing new legislation.
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NewsGordon Dadds set to float after £18m takeover
Acquisitive firm will list on the London Stock Exchange if negotiations with shell company Work Group are successful.
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NewsGateley seeks expansion after second year of growing profits
Listed firm is now seeking to make further acqusitions as it enters a third year since going public.
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NewsBrexit blamed for PEP dip at Travers Smith
Silver circle firm says ‘significant investments’ have increased cost of running firm.
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NewsDigital 'statement of truth' to replace oath-swearing
Online process for probate applications is undergoing private tests, HMCTS reveals.
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NewsPublic considers barristers 'too expensive' for family advice, regulator finds
Just one in ten family law clients choose to go directly to a barrister for advice, partly due to a widespread belief that barristers charge more than solicitors.
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NewsLawyers 'overly cautious' anonymising family judgments
Campaign group the Transparency Project issues guidance to help families understand when, why and how their case might be published.
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NewsInsurer blames injury claims industry for data thefts
Former employee of insurance giant Aviva convicted of bribery offences after selling information about customers.
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News'Alternative was insolvency': Slater and Gordon investors settle for £21.6m
Company makes ’in principle’ agreement to settle shareholders’ claims without admitting liability.
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NewsTaylor review seeks new status for 'gig economy' employment
Government-sponsored report recommends reclassifying 'workers' as ‘dependent contractors’.
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NewsFirm acts against cloning attack from Russian hackers
Fraudsters have set up website with similar domain name and stolen details of legitimate fee earners from Ashtons Legal.
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NewsSecret evidence shoots down arms trade judicial review
'Sufficient to record' that closed judgment confirms government's decisions were 'rational', High Court judgment states.
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NewsConveyancing 'still pretty busy' despite Brexit concerns
A third of respondents see little change in volumes according toregular survey conducted for the Gazette.