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NewsVideo-witnessed wills extended until 2024
Law Society says temporary measure has been useful option for solicitors during pandemic.
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NewsEvery lawyer will require familiarity with crypto, says MR
New guidance published for lawyers advising on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies.
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NewsMinister dismisses concerns about City firm’s role in Post Office compensation
MP says Post Office package is ‘strikingly similar’ to largely discredited Lloyds HBOS scheme worked on by same law firm.
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NewsPent-up demand will see lawyers’ wages rise across the board
Professional services firms are planning pay rises of 10-15% this year, recruitment consultancy reports.
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NewsBennell victims lost case to Manchester City ‘on a technicality’
Claimants’ lawyers say they will appeal limitation decision following High Court ruling.
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NewsCriminal bar explores appetite for action over legal aid
Representative body asks if barristers should take action if the government fails to make Valentine's Day commitment.
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NewsMishcon loses 18 lawyers to Greenberg ahead of planned IPO
Greenberg Traurig ‘expect to announce additional hires this year’, international firm’s white collar head in London says.
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NewsLawyer demands e-scooter reform as illegal rider makes injury claim
Case should go some way to determining riders’ rights to compensation if they are injured on public roads.
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NewsPeers urged to back 'health needs screening' for remote proceedings
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to be debated in House of Lords today.
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NewsListed Gateley announces 11th acquisition
£2.5m acquisition of patent and trade mark attorneys will broaden range of business services.
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NewsAccident victim signed up to CFA within two minutes, transcript shows
National firm Slater and Gordon offers £4,000 refund to sister of late client as gesture of goodwill.
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News'Hillsborough Law' seeks to curb legal spend by public bodies at inquests
Labour mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram urge government to support new campaign.
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NewsFormer publican makes legal history with abuse of process claim
Local authority will pay Geoffrey Monks ‘substantial’ damages for an ‘abusive’ food safety prosecution more than two decades ago.
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NewsSussex firm moves into 'house of brands'
Mayo Wynne Baxter has joined legal and professional services group Ampa.
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NewsGrowing Yorkshire firm hands ownership over to employee trust
Ison Harrison eschews other merger options to offer staff chance to buy stake in the business.
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NewsUse of secondary legislation ‘dangerous for democracy’, peers warn
A lack of legislative scrutiny is ‘turning parliament into a graveyard of democracy’, the House of Lords hears.
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NewsCounsel’s fee stripped back for claim settled two weeks before trial
Claimant had argued for small reduction on basis of ‘lost opportunity’ to take on other work.
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NewsJoint practitioner group mooted to fight legal aid cuts
Edward Henry QC says Criminal Practitioner Association could wield the 'hard stick' during government negotiations.
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NewsIncrease in judicial retirement age could help diversity, MPs told
Raising the mandatory limit would present ‘a huge opportunity’ for women and late starters, former lord chancellor says.
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NewsFiduciary duty breaches do not need to go to High Court, costs judge rules
‘An argument that a contract should be set aside [does not] of itself’ mean the case ought to be dealt with by the High Court.