Headlines – Page 8
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NewsSRA makes emergency compensation payments to PM Law clients
Intervention spanning 24 offices could be the biggest ever undertaken by the regulator.
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NewsMoJ cautions against proposed 'drill music' safeguard
Lawyers concerned that creative and artistic expression is being misused as evidence in criminal proceedings.
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NewsClient to pay costs after failing to cut lawyer's bill by 20%
Costs judge finds the one-fifth rule for assessment costs should apply, despite £28,000 reduction.
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NewsRecord number of solicitors call mental health charity
‘Need for trusted, accessible and sector-specific support has never been greater’, LawCare chief says.
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NewsComplaint numbers rocket to record high
Legal ombudsman figures likely to exceed worst-case projections for the current year.
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NewsSolicitor who covered up late arrival in court is struck off
Advocate panicked after case had to be adjourned because he was 30 minutes late.
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NewsNew-look lender handbook for conveyancers paused
Banking trade association UK Finance says delay not connected to shelved £50 access fee.
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NewsOatly’s 'post milk generation' trade mark sours in Supreme Court
Judgment shows the UK will 'take a strict approach to the use of protected dairy terms closely aligned with the EU'.
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NewsJudgment reserved in first SLAPP strike-out bid
Defendants say £8m action brought by tax barrister bears hallmarks of abusive litigation.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills joins flight from Canary Wharf to the City
International firm set to bring together London staff from 2030 onwards.
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NewsJust two in 10 law firm leaders are women - global report
Law Society deputy vice president calls for greater public commitment to gender equality.
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NewsSolicitor convicted of stalking court observer
Lawyer’s conduct ‘involved aggressive threats of litigation and uninvited sexual innuendo’, district judge rules.
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NewsCoroner’s two-year adjournment amounted to misconduct
Conduct did not place deceased family at the heart of the inquest, JCIO says.
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NewsNot-for-profits cool on client account interest raid
MPs told lack of named beneficiaries and having the government administer the scheme is unusual and worrying.
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NewsLSB’s effectiveness under scrutiny in new review
Justice minister says review should ensure super-regulator is providing robust and proportionate oversight.
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NewsNationwide becomes first lender to accept e-signature
HM Land Registry hopes building society's announcement will prompt other lenders to follow suit.
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NewsCourt rejects abuse claim in Capita data breach case
Clients gave informed consent to proceed with group claim following 2023 cyber attack, judge finds.
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NewsSolicitors reject client account 'windfall' claims
‘Flawed' scheme to seize interest sets a 'damaging precedent' and conflicts with government growth agenda, says Law Society.
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NewsNovice solicitor lied about university career to get City job
Former in-house practitioner ‘created a persona that he thought was required for a role in private practice’.
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NewsWindrush commissioner to probe legal support
Reverend Clive Foster says he is in a 'hurry for justice' for victims without immigration status or compensation.