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NewsFletchers adds 100 fee earners with latest acquisition
Private equity-backed group says it is keen to talk to other firms that want to sell up.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor slams national firm's 'toxic environment' in parting shot
Regulator does not endorse comments made by solicitor who lied to clients about case progression.
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NewsFull steam ahead as shipping colleagues launch new firm
New firm will ditch billable hours model for a fixed fee arrangement.
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NewsGLD lawyer on career break entitled to £1,500 payment
Government Legal Department had no legal basis to exclude those on a career break from ‘pressures of pay year’ award.
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NewsParalegal barred for trying to cover up missed emails
Employee was supposed to send client trade mark reminders but had not completed this task.
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NewsAppeal refused in barrister’s dispute with Liberal Democrats
Former party member’s appeal applications showed ‘fundamental misunderstanding’, judge rules.
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NewsUncertainty surrounds Labour's rape courts pledge
Impact on other offence types and lawyer capacity part of government assessment of how best to fast-track rape cases.
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NewsLCJ’s open justice body proposes livestreaming of judicial reviews
Transparency and Open Justice Board invites comments on proposals for making proceedings accessible to public and media.
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NewsEmployment tribunal dismisses paralegal's claims in flexible working dispute
Law firm staff member returned from maternity leave wanting to work from home three days a week.
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NewsCouncil lawyers raise concerns over remote meeting limitations
Local government body tells Whitehall that limiting remote attendance could lead to legal challenges.
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NewsSolicitor suspended for a year over accounts rules breaches
‘Client money is sacrosanct,’ agreed outcome judgment states.
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NewsClyde continues US expansion with Dallas merger
International firm now has 19 offices and more than 100 attorneys in US and Canada.
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NewsHM Land Registry staff vote to strike over compulsory office attendance
Industrial action will not affect conveyancing transactions, agency says.
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NewsPost Office: Lawyers making millions from faulty redress schemes in spotlight
Payments to sub-postmasters take so long that some die before they receive a penny, MPs report.
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NewsNew year brings extra fees as hourly rates uplifted
Master of the rolls also reveals that future rates may depend on work rather than location.
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NewsJudge praises lawyers for helping end 'significant' delay in adoption case
Family court judgment says delays were result of local authority's 'failure to understand its statutory obligations in respect of adoption support'.
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NewsCity solicitor fined £27,500 over AML compliance failings
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said financial penalty was ‘appropriate and proportionate’.
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NewsJudge throws out libel and data misuse claims over Olympic boxer documentary
High Court finds both libel and misuse of private information claims had ‘no realistic prospect of success’.
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NewsKnighthood for former magic circle chief leads legal honours list
Recipients of honours include former CJEU advocate general Eleanor Sharpston KC and Dana Denis-Smith, founder of the First 100 Years initiative.
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NewsStrike-off for solicitor who asked clients to pay fees into personal bank account
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal allows respondent to be anonymised in agreed outcome judgment.