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NewsMen jailed for life for murder of Sheffield solicitor
Victim was 31 and had been a practising solicitor for just 18 months.
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News'Problems with your ex?': McFarlane suggests mediation rebrand
Family division president says some parents might get mediation confused with reconciliation or marriage guidance.
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NewsConservative conference: Lewis appeals for end to strike ‘brinkmanship’
New lord chancellor talks up importance of legal profession in his conference speech.
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NewsVardy to pay Rooney £800,000 now and cover 90% of her costs
Judge says indemnity costs should apply as Vardy was party to the destruction of evidence.
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NewsMagistrates' expenses system 'not fit for purpose'
Seven in 10 volunteer members of the bench say service left them out of pocket.
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NewsBelsner-type claims ‘ridiculous’ and driven by costs chasers, court hears
First day of long-awaited hearing into costs deductions from personal injury client.
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NewsLegal secretary barred for abuse of City firm’s air miles
Non solicitor employee was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2019.
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NewsBraverman to renew attacks on ‘abuse’ of asylum rules
Home secretary likely to pledge reforms to stop UK government immigration policy being blocked.
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NewsPinsents faces negligence claim for fielding ‘too junior' staff
Attempts to keep solicitor-client contacts out of public domain ‘quite impossible’, says judge.
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NewsCivil legal aid review in the pipeline, agency reveals
Practitioner group warns that more providers will quit while government carries out 'another long, drawn-out process'.
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NewsConvicted ‘swindler and cheat’ denied return to solicitor profession
Tribunal says it would undermine public confidence to allow former solicitor back on to roll after 14 years.
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NewsNew lord chancellor leads events to mark opening of the legal year
Brandon Lewis attends service at Westminster Abbey in London as Conservative party conference continues in Manchester.
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NewsCo-op Legal profits double as business continues to grow
An extra 100 staff have been taken on to work for the group’s legal services division.
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NewsGrowing firm adds another office with Liverpool move
Primas Law says latest expansion is part of big ambitions for the coming year.
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NewsSociety edges closer to nuclear option on legal aid
Chancery Lane demands government announce a 15% fee uplift for solicitors as barristers prepare to vote on £54m offer.
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NewsBelsner: Lawyers await ‘costs case of the decade’ ruling
Belsner v CAM Legal Services Ltd will be heard in the Court of Appeal this week.
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NewsThinktank puts ECHR withdrawal back on Tory agenda
Government was right to drop Dominic Raab’s proposed bill of rights - but must now go further, Policy Exchange argues.
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NewsNews focus: Consolidators are keen for firms to keep their identity
The ‘house of brands’ approach to mergers and acquisitions – purchasing a firm and then allowing it to keep its brand and identity under an umbrella group – is gaining in popularity.
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NewsInce to consolidate in UK and restructure in Europe and Asia
Listed law firm tells markets today that UK revenues ‘have continued to recover to near 2021 levels’.
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NewsDishonest solicitor ‘too embarrassed’ to tell bosses of her mistake
Experienced solicitor said she panicked when told she had missed court deadlines.