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NewsFirm on hiring spree to handle surge in mis-sold energy claims
Winn Solicitors moves in on energy market after discovering bills were allegedly too high.
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NewsSociety issues guidance on juniors as lockdown eases
Trainees must be appropriately supervised and supported in flexible or hybrid working arrangements.
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NewsCourt retains freezing order against ex-client over unpaid fees
Judge finds 'real risk' that assets could be dissipated while solicitors wait on payment.
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NewsBan proposed on phoenix CMCs cashing in on past failures
In one case, a banned director’s wife claimed £5m from a firm that had been led by her husband.
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NewsFrustration with disclosure pilot shows no sign of easing
Most lawyers report that the business and property courts scheme has made litigation more adversarial.
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News‘Litigation extravaganza’: MoR denounces six-year jurisdiction saga
Claim concerning an alleged oil trading fraud has yet to reach its substantive phase despite multiple hearings.
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News‘We’re not closing!’: Firm's fury after SRA appears to read the last rites
West London practice assures clients it is not shutting down despite suggestion in regulator's decision notice.
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NewsScotland's legal aid solicitors boycott courts over Covid-19 support
Scottish Solicitors Bar Association says further action 'will not be ruled out' if government dispute not resolved.
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NewsMagic circle accelerates technology drive
Disruption caused by Covid-19 has increased demand for digital legal products, says Clifford Chance.
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NewsLitigant stopped after ‘absurdly far-fetched’ claims against 10 judges
Court issues restraint order against litigant who failed to show any evidence to back up claims.
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NewsNews focus: Queen’s speech - what solicitors need to know
The Judicial Review Bill dominated professional concerns in the wake of the Queen’s speech, but there were many other measures of interest to the legal profession.
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NewsBlue-tick visionary Vos’ civil justice push
Master of the rolls sets out details of his proposed ‘cohesive online funnel’ for civil, family and tribunals cases.
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NewsLeO complaints delay now 14 months
New head of the Legal Complaints Service Paul McFadden makes fresh pledge to tackle delays.
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NewsConman jailed for posing as CMC to sell fake claims to solicitors
Using a pseudonym and different bank accounts, Londoner made £26,000 in referral fees alone.
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NewsAdvisory panel to prepare housing market for commonhold
Law Society among members of Commonhold Council that will advise government.
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NewsCourt cracks down on ‘Traveller injunctions’
Judgment will cause ‘widespread concern' among local authorities trying to prohibit the unauthorised occupation of land, lawyers claim.
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NewsConfidence up as small and medium firms report strong first quarter
One in six have reduced their office space, new Law Society quarterly pulse survey shows.
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NewsThree in 10 Covid prosecutions wrongly charged
Crown Prosecution Service says errors typically involved wrong iterations of rules that frequently changed.
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News‘Presenteeism is a curse’: Cherie Blair backs flexible working post-pandemic
Junior lawyer representative also urges those wanting flexible working to speak up and request it.
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NewsCrown court backlog starts to stabilise
Number of outstanding cases now hovers at around 58,000, up from 41,600 in May last year.