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Woman owing firm unpaid fees loses final ‘hopeless’ appeal
Firm has been trying for almost two years to enforce fees for professional services.
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Legal revenues drop sharply in first quarter
Official figures show revenues were hit by Covid-19 as early as March.
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Law centres invited to apply for grants from £5m coronavirus pot
Community Justice Fund set up to help social welfare specialists includes £2.4m from the government.
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LCJ: ‘No going back’ to pre-Covid ways
Lord Burnett sounds positive message about the rapid introduction of technology to courts.
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£14bn Mastercard claim not suitable for collective action, Supreme Court hears
Mastercard stresses the enormous scope of the claim, which spans ‘all the sectors of the UK economy’.
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Probate applications halve during lockdown
HMCTS is preparing for a surge in applications for grants of probate once government restrictions are eased.
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Conveyancers cautiously welcome housing market reboot
Firms fear transactions will remain difficult to complete despite government announcement.
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Jury trials to resume in up to eight courts next week
The Old Bailey, Cardiff, Bristol, Reading, Warwick, Winchester, Manchester Minshull St. and Nottingham are considered suitable.
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SRA offers extra 90-day window to firms suffering PII crisis
Firms can try to negotiate an extra policy period with their insurers in order to secure cover.
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Mastercard appeal goes before Supreme Court
Five judges will decide whether the biggest damages claim in UK legal history can proceed.
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Taylor Wessing cuts hours and pay
City firm says it is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future operations.
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Land Registry investigating service outage cause
Business e-services portal among areas hit by access issues.
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Society welcomes extension of furlough scheme
'Necessary support for firms as they seek to retain employees.'
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Back to work? New advice for office social distancing
Government issues advice for businesses that require people to come into the office.
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Law school creates coronavirus master’s course
The law and health programme is aimed at both lawyers and doctors.
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'Justice will collapse': Barristers urged to lobby MPs
‘We need you to help us make the case to government,’ Bar Council tells members.
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Freed Chinese lawyer plans to take on Beijing in court
Wang Quanzhang says courts violated criminal procedure law following his arrest in 2015.
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City giant Eversheds tells less busy staff to take 20% pay cuts
Flexing the Working Week scheme means firm can reduce hours and salary in affected practice areas.
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HMCTS to test 'block listing' in magistrates' court
Firms would be given dedicated amount of time for their cases to be heard in one go.