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NewsIraqi claims firm ‘misled court’ for months
Mr Justice Leggatt questions the integrity of Birmingham and London-based Public Interest Lawyers.
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NewsSRA seeks answers from firms linked to Panama Papers
UK firms named in documents leaked from Panama firm Mossack Fonseca.
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NewsProbate should not be treated as a profit centre – Law Society
Chancery Lane says plans for a 129-fold increase in probate fees to fund the court service ‘unfair and discriminatory’.
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NewsFormer Sidley Austin partner charged over tax scheme
Firm says Matthew Cahill has now left Sidley Austin for personal reasons.
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NewsLAA acts after firm’s withdrawal leaves legal aid gap in Hull
Legal Aid Agency invites firms to submit 'expressions of interest’ even if they do not meet contractual requirements.
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NewsGovernment changes domestic violence evidence requirement
Ministry of Justice is working on amended regulations following Court of Appeal judgment.
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NewsM&A activity shrinks after 2015 high
The value of deals in the first quarter of 2016 has halved year on year, figures reveal.
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NewsUnsecured creditors actually owed £78m from Parabis collapse
In total the limited company and LLP post a deficit of around £211m.
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NewsPanama Papers could lead to more divorce challenges
Leaked documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal tactics used by wealthy divorce litigants to hide their fortunes.
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NewsFirms line up to join P2P lender panel
So far Folk2Folk has appointed 19 firms to its legal panel and received 149 expressions of interest.
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NewsSolicitor claims he was tortured in Dubai jail
David Haigh, former managing director of Leeds United FC, returned to the UK last month after serving a sentence for financial misappropriation.
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NewsGlobal firm must pay £118k over negligent advice
King & Wood Mallesons says it was vindicated by judgment requiring it to pay only 5% of the original claim.
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NewsCo-op Legal back in profit, quits legal aid
Business posts £700k surplus for 2015 despite reduced income for the year.
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NewsScots voice ‘forum-shopping’ fear over employment claims
The Scottish government is committed to abolishing tribunal fees – a move that could have repercussions for jurisdictional choice.
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NewsShared privilege threat at forefront of Anglo-French bar tie-up
Lawyers' leaders share concerns about government attacks on client confidentiality.
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NewsCommercial pressures could lower quality, bar regulator warns
Pressure to win business could lead barristers to compromise ethical principles, according to the BSB.
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NewsMagic circle firm to build ‘global centre’
London-headquartered Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer says new hub in the works following client demand.
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NewsRevealed: Slater and Gordon’s UK shakeup plan
City centre office closures ahead as Australia-listed firm battles to recover from £493m losses.
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NewsNew wave of council ABSs expected
Essex Legal Services has been granted a licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsCyber-criminals alarm insurers as law firms lose £85m
Major insurer speaks out over the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks on law firms.