Last 3 months headlines – Page 670
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NewsUpsurge in costs challenges looms after court rules on 100% success fee
Master of the rolls rejects starting point of 100% uplift without assessing risk of litigation.
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NewsSolicitor banned for excessive £400p/h bills considers appeal
High Court this week found Andrew Good had acted dishonestly by charging what he knew to be too much.
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NewsGauke: Legal aid review timetable 'realistic and sensible'
Justice secretary tells MPs that, going into the next spending review, he will have the evidence he needs.
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NewsAllen & Overy solicitor prosecuted over Weinstein NDA
SRA chief executive reveals disciplinary process moved forward last week.
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NewsThanks a bundle!
Twitter reacts to controversial news that hard copy court bundles must now be printed double-sided.
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News‘Fire sale’ firm now cash-rich and takes £15m investment
Four years after its sale by collapsed firm Parabis’ owners, Plexus Law takes £15m from private equity.
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NewsHearing delays lengthen despite judicial recruitment pledge
Justice minister Lucy Frazer says additional capacity will reduce waiting times for appellants.
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NewsFemale partners paid more than male counterparts at two leading firms
Hogan Lovells also joins list of firms reporting an ethnicity pay gap.
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NewsFake barrister pursuing ‘dream career’ jailed after working in chambers for months
Scott Willey passed off practising certificate as his own and obtained a legal aid account.
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NewsAGO opens direct line to Twitter and Facebook over problem posts
Solicitor general says growth of inappropriate comments could jeopardise the integrity of the court process.
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NewsBarrister fined for exiting case without telling client or chambers
Matthew Boyden did not inform clients to take alternative steps.
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NewsFirm in 'clear breach of trust' over multi-million-pound property deal
Law firm paid out money ‘in clear breach of trust’, High Court concludes.
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NewsManchester mainstay JMW to finally open London office
New location to open next month with 13 London-based partners set to move in.
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NewsTop criminal lawyer facing £6m court showdown over buyout
Solicitor issued with legal proceedings over alleged disclosure failings during sale of her practice.
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NewsLate guilty plea diktat 'smacks of naughty corner'
Law Society committee chiefs say solicitors should not reveal client discussions without express consent.
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NewsCompare conveyancers: Registry publishes error figures
15-column tables reveal how many requests for further information were made for the top 500 customers.
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NewsPI firm ready to acquire as market stands on brink of 'exodus'
Consolidation expected as government grapples with how best to look after unrepresented claimants.
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NewsCMCs begin new regime with regulators seeking cowboy clampdown
Financial Conduct Authority confirms 900 companies want to continue operating in sector.
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NewsSolicitors join Nigeria trade mission despite concerns over practice rights
Visit is latest initiative in government's 'Legal Services are GREAT' campaign.
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NewsLaw firms report higher profits for ninth year in a row - but work is slowing
Annual benchmarking survey shows majority of practices in good health, but this year income is not expected to rise by much more than inflation.