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NewsLitigation deluge set to follow record forex fines
Pension funds in vanguard of civil litigation after banks fined for rigging forex market.
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NewsCourt rules successor firm responsible for complaint
Kerman & Co sought judicial review after being informed the LeO had jurisdiction to deal with a complaint about firm it acquired.
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NewsMax Clifford loses sex abuse sentence appeal
Disgraced PR guru Max Clifford has lost a challenge to his eight-year jail sentence for sex offences.
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NewsLord chief justice attacks court secrecy
Lord Thomas calls for greater guidance on issue of anonymous defendants.
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NewsWatchdog bans ‘offensive’ clinical negligence ad
Advertisement featured a diagram of a pregnant woman surrounded by the labels ‘birthing injury’, ‘cerebral palsy’ and ‘forceps injury’.
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NewsPrisoner-lawyer calls recorded, Grayling admits
Investigation promised into recordings of conversations made from prison.
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NewsDoctors ‘concerned over whiplash panel’
MedCo set to be operational next year but details still to be resolved.
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Bar accused of taking ‘cheap shots’ at solicitor-advocates
‘We shan’t pander to elitist notions that we are not able to bat for the first 11,’ says criminal solicitors leader.
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NewsLord chancellor denied relief over missed deadline
Although delay did not affect any pre-existing court timetable, delay in service prevented start of the pleadings process.
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NewsDrinking during pregnancy could be made illegal
A local authority in the north-west of England appeals a ruling that drinking during pregnancy does not constitute a criminal offence.
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Quindell’s value slides after AIM correction
Share price fell by nearly 23% in early trading after correction on director purchases.
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NewsGovernment rules out hybrid DBAs
Civil Justice Council commissioned to review DBAs – but hybrid arrangements off the agenda.
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NewsBar Conference: Moses targets Grayling on ‘rule of law’
Retired appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses berates government over dearth of legal knowledge and law officer sackings.
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NewsMcKenzie friends body lays down law
New trade association for McKenzie friends wants all members to be insured and meet minimum standards of qualification and experience.
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NewsNew targets for women partners
Taylor Wessing announces a programme of initiatives to help it reach a minimum of 25% female representation by 2018.
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NewsPI lawyers urged to take mediation ‘leap of faith’
Zurich head of PI says there is currently too much mistrust of mediation on both sides.
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Prof helps law firm predict future
Hodge Jones & Allen teams up with academics to asses viability of personal injury cases.
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Legal aid form to be amended
Aid agency rolls out new electronic form after lawyers flag up problem.
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NewsTaskforce set up over holiday pay ruling
Vince Cable sets up a taskforce to assess the impact of the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.