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NewsAbsent businessman jailed over dispute with litigation funder
Guy Brooke sentenced to 21 months following dispute with Therium Capital Management.
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NewsProlegal pre-pack deal 'best possible' for clients, staff and creditors
Personal injury firm had ‘over-leveraged’ and needed immediate rescue, say administrators.
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NewsDigitisation only half the battle, says bar's next chair
Andrew Langdon says case must be made for further reform of justice system and stresses 'close cooperation' with Law Society.
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NewsIt's a deal: CMS confirms merger with Olswang and Nabarro
£1bn firm will trade as CMS following UK's biggest ever law firm merger.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell attacks tabloid's £29m NHS fees claim
Firm says media used ‘selective’ figures to suggest costs were almost as high as damages awarded.
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NewsLiberty director urges lawyers to speak out on immigrant detentions
Martha Spurrier threatens to come down on the government 'like a ton of bricks'.
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News‘Dumbing down’ fears over legal super-exam
The Solicitors Regulation Authority last week began its second consultation on the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
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NewsFixed fees popular among lawyers’ clients
Mini-bellwether report states that solicitors, under immense pressure to lower their fees, tend to equate value with price.
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NewsLaw Society custom posters promote brand – and profession
Posters will appear on 900 bus routes and 440 railway station sites across England and Wales.
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NewsIn-house lawyers should time-record to show value – ex-FA GC
Former legal chief at the Football Association acknowledges suggestion is controversial.
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NewsNews focus: ECHR comes under Tory fire
Plans to protect service personnel from ‘vexatious’ claims enthused the party conference. But the lord chancellor had little to add to grand rhetoric on prison reform.
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NewsAgency faces JR over ‘embarrassment’ clause
Public Law Project sends pre-action protocol letter over terms of new criminal legal aid contracts.
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Solicitors ‘conned Legal Aid Agency out of £600,000’
Trio on trial deny setting up fake agency to siphon off interpreters’ fees.
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NewsCPS criticised for ‘shocking’ disclosure failure
Crown Prosecution Service says it has agreed to settle Conrad Jones’s civil claim without admission of liability.
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IPO trademark boom ‘may be caused by Brexit vote’
Businesses taking ‘belt and braces’ approach to ensure UK right is protected.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency looking for extra £11m in cuts
Chief executive calls for ‘adult to adult’ relationship with solicitors.
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NewsOuter Temple Chambers hires solicitor after entity approval
New setup will help manage international queries.
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NewsChinese law firm eyes UK office
AllBright Law Offices hopes to set up office by end of the year.
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News70 firms sign up with LawBid tendering pioneer
Founder says auction site has far exceeded expectations, with 350 clients also registered.
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NewsLiP handed 114 pages of legal documents ‘at the door of the court’
Mr Justice Peter Jackson says the Family Division incident is not unusual.