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Britain's costliest divorce: Oligarch can keep £360m yacht as Dubai judge overrules High Court
A Sharia court in Dubai has ignored an order from the High Court that an oligarch must hand over a £350m yacht to his ex-wife as part of the UK’s biggest divorce settlement. Lawyers say the development further underlines the difficulty of enforcing UK divorce orders abroad. A Dubai judge ...
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NewsCo-op Legal claims to get divorce process down to eight weeks
The alternative business structure is participating in two HM Courts & Tribunals Service pilots.
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NewsBritish-Afghan barrister 'overwhelmed' by support after 'white male' request
Law Society says solicitors should refuse a client's instruction if it leads to unlawful discrimination.
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NewsJob losses possible as Slater and Gordon closes department
Closure comes as plans also unveiled to relocate staff based in Leeds to new office.
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NewsCPS getting names wrong in letters to crime victims, inspector finds
Inspectors criticise lack of empathy in letters sent by liaison unit set up to ensure people receive empathetic letters.
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NewsApprentice latest: solicitor's airline struggles to take off
(Spoiler alert) It’s a good thing Apprentice hopeful Sarah Ann Magson is not an intellectual property lawyer. This week’s task on the reality TV show challenged contestants to come up with a new airline; complete with a name, TV advert and air steward uniform. Magson’s team came up with a ...
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NewsNo basis for face-to-face justice, says digital court guru Susskind
'Online is not an alternative to the courts system, it is the courts system,' Richard Susskind tells conference.
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NewsRevealed: New super-exam for solicitors could cost up to £4,500
Regulator estimates SQE will cost between £3,000 and £4,500 - and confirms start date has been delayed.
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US class action firm offshoot off to a flyer with £5bn claim
SPG Law will seek compensation on behalf of victims of the 2015 Samarco dam collapse.
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NewsGauke: we need to tackle diversity gap in senior law firm roles
Justice secretary says there are fewer women in the pipeline of candidates to join the judiciary.
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NewsPractice reforms: consumer watchdog urges SRA to take responsibility
Relaxing the rules to allow solicitors to practise in unregulated businesses must be accompanied by more information, says the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
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Employment tribunal fees may be resurrected, MoJ confirms
‘Proportionate and progressive’ fee system will be reintroduced, says permsec Heaton.
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NewsGovernment backs property logbooks to speed conveyancing
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government wants more information to be provided up front to ease a homebuying process that takes 'a hell of a long time'.
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News‘Big boys play by different rules’, anti-bribery probe hears
Lawyers report ‘sense of unfairness’ that smaller companies more likely to face prosecution.
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NewsCity firm's AI tool 'will help in-house counsel decide on disputes'
Clear/Cut programme will allow for extensive review that would be ’prohibitively large and costly’ to evaluate with humans.
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NewsChancery Lane brands green light for freelance solicitors 'a serious error'
Concerns about client protection are played down as handbook changes are approved.
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NewsStudent wins fees appeal against closing firm that 'left him in the lurch'
Court finds firm on brink of closure did not give reasonable notice about ending its retainer.
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NewsSRA insists avoiding conveyancing conflict 'fundamental' as firm fined £2k
Greater Manchester practice admits systems did not work in handful of cases.
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SFO drops case against mining chief
Benedikt Sobotka had been wanted for questioning but his prosecution is now discontinued.
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NewsJudges' pensions: dispute could run long into 2019, court hears
Dispute over transitional pension provisions being heard by Lord Justice Longmore, Sir Colin Rimer and Sir Patrick Elias this week.