Last 3 months headlines – Page 677
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News'Waiting for Godot': Ex-client on the hook for costs after ignoring solicitor's advice on offer
Judge says solicitors can’t wait 'like Vladimir and Estragon' for opponent to make offer that might never come.
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NewsMoD hit with £80k costs penalty after ignoring disclosure duties
Mr Justice Fraser says department should have voluntarily handed over documents to unsuccessful bidder.
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NewsNew firm taps soaring demand from lawyers for advice on regulatory maze
Bennett Briegal says instructions from lawyers have increased as rules become more complex.
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NewsInternational Women's Day: is partnership a postcode lottery?
Thousands of women lawyers reveal what is holding them back at work in landmark Law Society research. One factor is where they live.
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NewsIT failure knocks out courts for second time in two months
HM Courts & Tribunals Service said it is experiencing problems with the Crown Court Digital Case System.
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NewsLegal bills for KWM administration treble
Progress report also reveals £18m owed to unsecured creditors.
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NewsOn yer bike: ex-Law Society boss bids to ride into record books
Catherine Dixon will attempt a world record tandem cycle across five continents for charity.
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NewsLord chancellor hits back at bar's Crown court concerns
Lord chancellor says case numbers and waiting times are falling.
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NewsLondon firm with dozens of fee-earners ceases trading
Seth Lovis & Co says it is not accepting any new client matters.
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NewsTaylor Wessing says more to do on pay gap despite improvement
International firm includes ethnicity data for the first time in its gender report.
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NewsLawyers drawing up NDAs could be breaking the law, MPs told
Academic tells select committee that some solicitors ‘out of kilter’ with professional duties.
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NewsPre-trial hearing to consider ‘defeat device’ in VW group action case
High Court says early determination could be beneficial to main trial.
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NewsFinancial crime enforcement 'outsourced to US'
Campaign group calls for new offence of failing to prevent economic crime.
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NewsSimpson Millar hires 90 to build 'Open Lawyers' brand
National firm to try out informal dress code and flexible working after staff consultation.
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NewsCourt of Appeal discharges injunction banning firm from VW group action
Harcus Sinclair had been in dispute with Your Lawyers regarding the VW emissions litigation.
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News'Must everything be smashed to bits?': Fury as judicial training days scrapped
Circuit events discontinued following Judicial College review.
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NewsJunior lawyers demand review of approval process amid SQE row
Legal Services Act should make room for an appeal process, says Junior Lawyers Division.
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NewsHMCTS delays £1bn courts reform by a year
Programme needs more time if government is to meet ambitious targets.
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NewsDWF in Australia expansion drive
Firm is currently preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsICAEW loses appeal to regulate all legal services
Accountancy body cannot convince High Court judges to overturn Lord Chancellor’s decision.