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NewsCourt throws out arbitration award over email error
Judge rules that recipient took part in dispute leading to legal proceedings, but was not authorised to handle the proceedings themselves.
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NewsInternational Court of Justice to have no UK judge for first time in history
Sir Christopher Greenwood gives way to Indian Dalveer Bhandari after deadlock in voting process.
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NewsLeeds leads: 'Northern Powerhouse' plan for Government Legal
Regional centre will house employment, commercial law and litigation solicitors.
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NewsJail for fraudster pair who conned law firms
Email would encourage recipients to change bank transfer arrangements.
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NewsFault-based system 'inherently biased' to PI claimants - Sumption
Judge suggests liability principle in tort will be ‘eroded at the edges’ by legislation and judicial intervention.
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NewsConveyancing market 'bounces back' - but more help needed in Budget
Land Registry data highlights steep upturn in cases since the four-year low recorded earlier this year.
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NewsHacking suspect jailed over €10k law firm blackmail
Nathan Wyatt, sentenced after admitting to fraud, had been questioned over Pippa Middleton photo hack.
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NewsFormer partner Simon Speirs dies in round-the-world race
Experienced yachtsman dies at 60 after falling overboard during headsail change in Southern Ocean.
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NewsLaw firms yet to embrace SQE, survey shows
Research commissioned by BPP Law School shows law firms are yet to take to SRA proposals.
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NewsBudget preview: Digging up the ‘death tax’ would damage law firms
Chancellor could use ‘death tax’ to fund courts revamp
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NewsBudget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor's sights?
Chancellor could unveil plans to increase accessibility to housing market for young professionals.
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NewsMoJ reveals massive budget cut as new advice deserts open
The deeply worrying scale of the budgetary pressures bearing down on the Ministry of Justice is laid bare in new figures which will dampen already faint hopes of public funding reform. In a written parliamentary answer, justice minister Dominic Raab revealed that the MoJ will have suffered a cumulative 40% ...
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Wheels come off fundamentally dishonest minibus claim
Multiple claims notification forms appeared to give completely different accounts of collision.
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NewsPatent professionals reassure Chinese over Brexit
Delegation from Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and UK Intellectual Property Office visits China.
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NewsPeers fear government power grab in post-Brexit bill
Bill will introduce new regulations for detecting, investigating and prevent money laundering.
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NewsLAA pledges to improve IT reliability with 'challenging targets'
Chief executive Shaun McNally expects the agency to remain under strong pressure to reduce its budget.
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NewsFirm ordered to withdraw from VW group action case
Harcus Sinclair was in dispute with Chesterfield-based Your Lawyers over progression of case.
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NewsLeave GCs caught up in accountability regime alone, City watchdog told
Law Society uses Financial Conduct Authority consultation to repeat concerns about senior managers regime.
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NewsFine for national firm that treated missing money as 'internal issue'
Duncan Lewis Solicitors rebuked by the SRA for non-compliance with regulatory principle.