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NewsProperty lawyers handling 40% fewer cases as market reverts to mean
Post-pandemic housebuying ‘frenzy’ generated a spike in transactions, but the average firm’s caseload is now on a par with 2019.
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NewsBench Book refresh: racism chapter 'tighter and full of practical guidance'
Judiciary declines to confirm if revised version will contain 'problematic' sentences brought to bench book editors' attention.
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NewsSolicitor handed record £13,836 SRA fine for drink-drive offence
Regulator continues to use new powers to link financial penalties to solicitors’ income.
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NewsNews focus: Rebooting justice - computer is not always right
Experts have long warned of the dangers of the ‘computer is always right’ presumption in law. The Post Office Inquiry has only added to calls for a new approach to the handling of IT-derived evidence.
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NewsTonic for IP lawyers as M&S gin battle heads to Court of Appeal
Appeal judges will hear the supermarkets’ arguments over a festive gin-based liqueur.
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NewsBarrister Robert Courts sworn in as solicitor general
Witney and West Oxfordshire MP appointed to attorney general's office during December mini-reshuffle.
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NewsPrison lawyers reveal shocking struggles to see their clients
Solicitor says report provides a 'small snapshot' of the widespread serious delays and lack of appropriate facilities.
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NewsBig firms under costs pressure as salaries rise faster than revenue
Analysis of newly published accounts at CMS and Trowers & Hamlins reflects wider sector trends.
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NewsWasted costs order refused against representative who 'did his client's bidding'
Employment judge blames client’s behaviour for lay representative's failure to deal with case appropriately.
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NewsPatent 'secret commissions' group claim set for trial
Court of Appeal rules that claim against IP firm may proceed as a representative action.
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NewsJustice committee chair appointed honorary KC
Sir Bob Neill MP awarded title for helping to uphold the rule of law, and advocating for the judiciary and legal profession.
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NewsTesco driver paid to stage crashes ordered to pay £18,000
County court judge describes case as 'fraud and conspiracy of unprecedented scale'.
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NewsFour in 10 civil legal aid providers intend to quit fragile sector in next five years
People facing eviction, abuse and needing care will suffer most from shrinking provider base, Law Society warns.
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NewsOnly one solicitor makes KC grade
KC Selection Panel announces 95 new silks ‘from a diverse range of backgrounds’.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for jury internet search suspended for eight years
Former Irwin Mitchell associate was ‘mortified’ by her momentary mistake which led to an aborted trial.
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NewsArbitrator in $14.9bn case jailed following intervention by Malaysia
Arbitrator’s sentence in Spain highlights need to be alive to risk from potential breaches of process, experts warn.
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NewsPublic not at risk from Post Office solicitors, says SRA
Regulator issues second statement in quick succession to clarify its position.
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NewsFormal advice for High Court judge over late judgment
JCIO says the judgment was issued more than a year after the hearing and no indication was given to the parties when it could be expected.
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NewsNews focus: LCJ sets out her stall before the Commons justice committee
Lady Carr wants to build public understanding of how the justice system works and make the judiciary more inclusive.
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