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NewsBar watchdog allows university to resume training course
University of Hertfordshire's bar vocational course has been on hold since last September.
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NewsPure Legal collapse bill tops £7m as SRA probes firm
Administrators from insolvency firm Kroll state that fees since their appointment in 2021 have reached almost £2.5m.
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NewsCrumbling courts exacerbate CC delays
Small claims matters are taking more than a year to reach trial in the county courts, Law Society reveals.
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NewsHigh Court declines to hear Ukraine aircraft claim
Claimants argued that Ukraine courts could be hit by power outages caused by Russian shelling.
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NewsFirm defeats bid to slash legal aid fee for cracked trial
Costs judge finds firm’s ‘substantial case management' was justified, concluding 'the trial had begun in a meaningful sense’.
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NewsNational firm fails to overturn £10m negligence award
TLT had appealed Scottish court's order in case that has lasted years.
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NewsDisgruntled conveyancers demand Law Society special meeting
Meeting would discuss a no-confidence motion over updated TA6 property information form.
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News£175,000: latest move in NQ salary war
US-based international firm is the latest to announce a big increase in salary for newly qualified solicitors.
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NewsThree years in prison for man who threw radiator at judge
Assault last year at Milton Keynes Family Court raised widespread concerns about court security.
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NewsDishonest claimant hit for £323,000 costs after being filmed playing golf
Costs were agreed before issue of fundamental dishonesty allegation even went to trial.
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NewsPost Office former chair says lawyer held back full picture on Horizon
Alice Perkins tells Post Office Inquiry she felt ‘badly let down’ after legal advice was not shared with board.
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NewsCPS ticked off over criticism of last-minute counsel
Defence barrister had been instructed at 4pm on the day before the beginning of sexual offences trial.
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NewsDisputes Week: CAT inundated by ‘class action’ surge
With the Competition Appeal Tribunal hosting a ‘glut’ of multi-billion-pound claims, proposed reform of the UK’s collective action regime may need to be resurrected.
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NewsLawyers contribute £1.25 trillion to global economy
Only 54% of the public believe lawyers have a positive economic and social impact - compared with 78% of professionals themselves.
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NewsFee boost for court-appointed lawyers in domestic abuse cases
Law Society welcomes fee increase but warns it is not enough to keep domestic abuse advocacy scheme sustainable.
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NewsWife ordered to pay as divorce costs reach 'monumental' £3m
‘Egregious and persistent litigation conduct’ leads to £256,000 costs order.
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NewsPost Office live: Former chair feels 'badly let down' by general counsel
Alice Perkins, who was chair of the Post Office board from 2011 to 2015, appears before statutory inquiry.
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NewsSuspension for ‘power trip’ partner who entered colleague’s hotel room in 2012
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds all allegations proven against solicitor who refused to leave recently promoted partner’s room.
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NewsSociety pledges better communication over conveyancing form
Chancery Lane acknowledges members were surprised by the number and nature of amendments in latest version of TA6 property form.
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NewsPost Office fought litigation 'to resolve key questions', says refusenik ex-GC
Jane MacLeod, who refused to appear at the inquiry, denies any conspiracy to withhold documents from claimant sub-postmasters.