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NewsNews focus: What happened when a solicitor challenged a defamatory review
Disputes over defamatory reviews highlight difficulties of making comparison websites a key element in monitoring quality in the profession.
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NewsNews focus: A tale of two offices
Stephenson Harwood’s decision to cut the pay of staff who choose to work from home full-time has recharged the debate over accommodating new perspectives on employment.
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NewsAcoustic shock claim back on after ‘fundamental error’
Appeal judge says reliance on ‘non-existent’ evidence undermined application for summary judgment.
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NewsUpbeat Fladgate reports record revenue growth
Top 100 firm posts 30% growth in revenue to £66.5m for 2021/22, unaudited results show.
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NewsLegal services escape latest Russia sanctions
New restrictions cover consulting, accountancy and PR but not law firms, Gazette understands.
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NewsKhan seeks to appeal High Court order over files
Soophia Khan has asked for order requiring her to hand over files by 4pm today to be stayed.
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NewsDating service latest to breach judgment embargo
Muzmatch may face indemnity costs for ‘serious breach’, judge indicates.
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NewsCourt of Appeal considers whole-life order appeals
Former police officer Wayne Couzens is one of two killers appealing against a whole-life order.
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News‘Several hundred billion’ at stake in bitcoin case
Digital currency exchanges are the latest legal targets of academic claiming to be 'Satoshi Nakamoto'.
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NewsHoward Kennedy fighting property negligence claim
Developer alleges London firm negligently drafted local authority deal.
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NewsFirm to pay £17,000 to unfairly dismissed solicitor
Tribunal last month found a series of failings over employee with cancer diagnosis.
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News'Loss-making' rates behind decline in community care work
Firms tell social care charity they are reluctant to take on cases because the work is financially unviable.
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NewsJudge declines recusal despite being owed £7,700 by claimant
International firm’s claim for £1m in unpaid fees is heard by judge still owed money for past work.
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NewsBigger four: KPMG to double size of UK legal practice
Firm says expansion will create 'a different type of law offering' with a global reach.
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NewsSlaughters appoints first ‘responsible business’ director
Magic circle firm’s appointment follows similar move by Hogan Lovells last week.
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NewsAppeal court shows mercy to LiP over ‘unless’ order
Judges say ‘relatively venial’ mistakes were not enough to kill off claim in breach of contract case.
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NewsExemplary damages ‘never appropriate’ as negotiating strategy
Senior privacy judge clears NHS hospital in claim over breach of newborn infant’s data.
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NewsEquity investors flex muscles in merger flurry
Firms and WIP being snapped up by firms enjoying new backing from investors.
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NewsFirm loses bid to identify ‘toxic environment’ reviewer
BW Legal Services sought Norwich Pharmacal relief against review website Glassdoor.