Last 3 months headlines – Page 10
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NewsLaw firm manager barred for hiding £22m debt from SRA
High Street Solicitors went into administration weeks after downplaying the trouble it faced.
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NewsSRA hits central London firm with maximum fine
Firm admits failing to make source of wealth checks across 36 transactions.
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News'Intermediate courts' will complicate legal aid, Leveson review told
Practitioner group says solicitors will struggle to split their time between three sets of courts.
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NewsTop civil servants' union fires justice warning ahead of spring statement
FDA says headline savings announced by the chancellor will have significant ramifications for the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsParalegal barred after cheating on training contract assessment
Candidate accessed model answers and the mark scheme ahead of her test day.
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NewsHigh Court freezes assets of former law firm boss
Ex-fashion designer said to owe ‘substantial’ amount as part of deal to acquire Kent solicitors.
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NewsLaw Society attacks plan to curb ‘critical infrastructure’ JRs
Restriction in Planning and Infrastructure Bill 'could prevent legitimate cases from being heard', Chancery Lane says.
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News‘IBOR two’ appeal begins at Supreme Court
Supreme Court will hear criminal appeal brought by former City traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo.
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NewsDigital disclosure burden threatens to choke prosecutions, KC warns
Jonathan Fisher KC’s Disclosure in the Digital Age review recommends training and standards initiatives.
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NewsFormal warning for magistrate cautioned for slapping family member
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says magistrate accepted full responsibility for his actions which he ‘deeply regretted’.
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NewsSRA defends lack of action in warlord ‘SLAPP’ case
'Robust legislative solution' is needed, regulator says in letter to former chair of House of Lords committee.
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NewsBarristers to quit RASSO work, survey suggests
Barristers cite poor pay and emotional exhaustion for wanting to quit rape and serious sexual offences work.
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NewsRival firms exploited Trump ban, alleges Paul, Weiss chief
Firm chair rejects allegations that it capitulated, as Trump threatens further measures against 'frivolous' litigation.
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NewsFirm wins legal aid appeal over 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence
Legal Aid Agency’s determining officer conceded only 882 pages of the 10,000 claimed by Wakefield-based firm.
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NewsMacfarlanes announces largest cohort of partners for years
Two-thirds of the City firm’s nine new partners are women.
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NewsThree firms sanctioned in latest AML crackdown
SRA fines two firms while another agrees to pay a financial penalty for non-compliance.
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News'Hu She': office nicknames cost veteran solicitor £31,000
In-house practitioner accepted that emails sent to colleagues were offensive and unprofessional.
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NewsIn depth: Irish language to be used in Northern Ireland courts
In a ‘historic and monumental achievement’, Irish can now be used in Northern Ireland’s courts. But questions remain about how this will affect the administration of justice.
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NewsCourt interpreting system 'poses significant risk to justice'
House of Lords report reveals worrying disconnect between what the government hopes is happening and what frontline practitioners are reporting.
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NewsMemory lane
Penalties for tax evasion enablers, panel politics, courtesy among solicitors and illegitimate persons: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.