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NewsConveyancers urged to be transparent over fees as stamp duty deadline looms
Estate agent says solicitors quoted £6,500 and £2,500 for the same work on a London property.
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NewsCCRC admits it lacks funds to handle glut of Post Office cases
Hundreds of people convicted in the past 20 years could seek to have their case reviewed.
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NewsConsumer clients say they are happy to Zoom with their lawyer
New survey finds positive feeling about remote consultations even after the pandemic.
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News‘Conspiracy theories’: Dechert rebuts negligence claim
Mining company's allegations are a story made up by ‘ingenious lawyers’, QC tells commercial court.
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NewsScotland considers fast-tracking legal aid fee increase
Holyrood consults on Covid support while Westminster awaits review findings.
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NewsBar Council speaks out against remote juries
Jurors risk becoming spectators rather than participants at trials, warns representative body.
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NewsEx-City partner ‘turned' on client to boost workload, court hears
Former Dechert partner is accused of drip-feeding information to the Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsSurveillance regime contravened privacy rights, ECtHR rules
Ruling relates to powers conferred by the now-superseded Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
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NewsUpbeat DWF announces Canadian and training acquisitions
Listed pioneer says profits are due to beat market expectations after strong year of trading.
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NewsNo dividend from claims firm after pandemic profit plunge
National Accident Helpline ’optimistic’ about coming year - but mulls sale of conveyancing business.
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NewsVexatious LiP made himself ‘bomb-proof’ from £200k unpaid costs orders
Serial litigant’s latest claim against a liquidator found to be an abuse of process and struck out.
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News'Enough is enough': Patel's message to deportation disruptors
Government says home secretary was talking in 'broad terms about a range of groups'.
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News‘Cash cow’ mining company accuses City firm of inflating bills
ENRC claims former Dechert partner Neil Gerrard had to justify his $3m salary by needlessly expanding his investigation.
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NewsSociety opens annual PC fee consultation
Chancery Lane proposes to maintain its share of the overall fee at same level as in 20/21.
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News'Safe space': judge highlights benefit of office returns
Family law conference discusses impact of working from home for junior lawyers.
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NewsSRA votes to keep online exams after lockdown
Feedback on remote proctoring has been positive despite one-off issues, says regulator.
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NewsNews focus - Bar: ‘no end to justice emergency’
Dire predictions of the bar’s demise may not have come to pass but chambers must address the long-term effects of the pandemic, relating to remote hearings, court backlogs and a pupillage crisis.
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NewsRemote hearings ‘fragmented’, say civil court users
Civil court users have criticised the use of remote hearings as ‘fragmented’ and inconsistent, calling for improvements as the pandemic abates.
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NewsBar chief vexed by super-regulator’s mission creep
The Bar Council has suggested that the Legal Services Board is exceeding its remit, citing the super-regulator’s ‘surprising’ plans to reshape the justice sector.
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NewsFirms finalise office return plans
Top City firms are cautiously preparing to fully reopen their offices next month, with desk-booking apps, flexible working pilots and weekly team meetings.