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Bill of Rights: 'Collision course with rule of law'
Law Society denounces measure ahead of introduction in parliament.
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Bill of Rights: Raab pledges ‘fundamental commitment’ to ECHR
Proposed measure will introduce a 'permission stage' to court claims.
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Tribunal was right to strike off blue badge cheat, High Court rules
Judge finds no procedural unfairness by the SDT when it banned a solicitor who was convicted of intent to deceive.
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Client ordered to pay firm’s fixed fee despite matter falling through
Judge says solicitors would not have 'bet the firm' on being paid solely on a contingency basis.
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Ed Sheeran and co-writers awarded £900,000 interim payment
Judge rejects losing party’s costs argument in Shape of You copyright case.
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Barrister appeals fine over ‘hysterical woman’ remark
Exchange with opposing counsel was part of routine ‘sparring’ outside court, veteran practitioner tells High Court.
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'Women still face bias,' firms reminded
Anniversary prompts fresh call for firms to tackle barriers stopping women progressing to leadership roles.
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Solicitors encouraged to join bar picket line
London practitioner group says it stands with colleagues at the criminal bar in legal aid fight.
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Stonewall sought barrister's removal, tribunal hears
Closing statements clash over campaign group's relationship with Garden Court Chambers.
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‘Cold and clinical’ lawyers making vulnerable clients’ problem worse
Legal Services Board research finds need for more consistent approach to dealing with vulnerable people.
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Whiplash doctor loses claim that insurers tried to ruin her
Aviva had written to solicitors questioning medical expert’s credentials and ability to practise.
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News focus: Legal profession finding new ways to treat trauma
A recognition that bearing witness to traumatic events can trigger mental health problems is prompting some law firms to take extra steps to safeguard the wellbeing of their staff.
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Bar urges funding to tackle access to justice ‘postcode lottery’
Mark Fenhalls QC says ‘we urgently need a political commitment to fund capacity across the justice system’.
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Gerrard dropped by his former firm's solicitors
Former head of white-collar crime was the subject of an excoriating ruling by a High Court judge last month.
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Football box was a business expense, Axiom fund solicitor tells jurors
Timothy Schools tells court that £45,000 Blackpool FC box was for ‘corporate hospitality’.
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Hillsborough investigation still open, says SRA
Solicitors’ regulator looking into potential misconduct almost 10 years after launching inquiry.
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Firms warned over loan advice
SRA continues to investigate complaints relating to firms that arranged client loans from Novitas.
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LiP support service under threat after government cuts funding
Support Through Court must raise £400,000 or face closing some of its regional doors.
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Courts ready to go remote as rail strikes loom
Cases may be moved online or adjourned if lawyers and other court staff cannot make it in.
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Litigation funders’ warchest reaches new record
Businesses are on the hunt for new cross-border class actions for investments.