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NewsSupreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others
Lawyers say the ruling in Lloyd v Google is 'likely only to be the beginning in this hotly contested area'.
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Supreme Court kills multi-billion-pound Google data claim
Justices rule that damages for breaches of s13 of the Data Protection Act can be claimed only where the breach caused ‘material damage or distress’.
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Solicitor sacked after refusing move to Walsall wins ET claim
Firm had told solicitor she would have to switch from Dudley office on the next working day.
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Raab promises scorecards by Christmas
Lord chancellor says publishing performance data will improve effectiveness of the justice system.
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Major litigation funder goes into administration
Regulator confirms that Affiniti Finance Limited has stopped taking on new business.
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Law Society welcomes £2.7m Loughborough ‘supercourt’
Refurbished magistrates’ court will host trials with a large number of defendants.
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Legal aid practitioners to retain choice over court-assessed bills
Ministry of Justice decides to continue hybrid system until November 2022 following unanimous response to consultation.
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Post Office inquiry chair seeks waiver on legal privilege
Sir Wyn Williams gives government, Post Office and IT supplier a week to respond to proposal.
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Solicitor who misappropriated £164,264 then lied to SRA and court is struck off
Sandra Campbell, who practised at now-closed London firm Campbell & Co Solicitors, did not attend SDT hearing.
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Land Registry announces first mandatory digital process
'Digital applications will be game-changing – for you and us', says chief executive.
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Clinical negligence reforms ‘could prevent infant deaths’
Former health secretary says England and Wales should follow Sweden by taking negligence out of the compensation equation.
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Tribunal rejects bid by formerly suspended solicitor to run own firm
East London practitioner argued lifting of conditions would complete his professional rehabilitation.
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Open justice reminder for judges after reporters barred from court
Bureau of Investigative Journalism report prompts master of the rolls to write to all civil judges.
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Expert evidence ‘expressing opinion’ in JRs inadmissible, High Court rules
Lord Justice Bean says requiring the court to consider opinion evidence on all issues would lead to ‘a public inquiry without oral evidence’.
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Government asks for lawyers’ role to be left out of Post Office inquiry
Preliminary hearing reveals that BEIS has said sub-postmasters should seek redress another way.
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NQ pay at White & Case hits £140,000
Rise of 7.7% 'demonstrates position as a leading law firm globally'.
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Parents could face costs order for clogging up family court
Dominic Raab reportedly drawing up plans to bolster mediation by making it the default in most cases.
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Lawyers for princess feared international incident over phone hacking
Payne Hicks Beach partner Ben Parry-Smith said his colleagues knew the allegations were ‘really serious’.
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High Court refuses permission for judicial review of CPR changes
Applicant argued that 2016 revisions to rules governing permission to appeal were unfair.
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Ombudsman proposes outsourcing and higher pay to beat backlog
Unopened caseload set to persist for years, complaints handler reveals in business plan.
