Last 3 months headlines – Page 845
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NewsLiverpool claims farmer fined for posing as law firm
‘Blagging calls’ made to secure confidential data from insurance companies.
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NewsManaging partner and brother jailed over sham legal aid company
Third man receives suspended sentence for conspiring to defraud Legal Aid Agency.
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News‘Nip rogue McKenzies in the bud' - bar
‘Opportunist and rogue’ paid McKenzie friends can and should be ‘nipped in the bud’, according to research for the bar due to be published today. The problems unqualified advisers pose during court proceedings may be only the tip of the iceberg, research by Cardiff and Bristol universities will say. The ...
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NewsNews focus: Three years on, has Denton brought civil obedience?
Denton was intended to provide much-needed clarity for civil litigation lawyers in the uncertain aftermath of Mitchell – it appears to have succeeded.
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NewsDavid Lidington - another non-lawyer - is new lord chancellor
Former Europe minister, who defended judges amid the ‘Enemies of the people’ furore, succeeds demoted Liz Truss.
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NewsClerk’s disdain echoes down the years
Yet another judicial colleague gets in touch with memories of first days in the law. Jeremy Cochrane, who describes himself as a ‘long-retired district judge’, recalls a sudden introduction to legal hierarchies: ‘Upon completion of my National Service in 1956, I began work for solicitors in central London as the ...
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NewsPlans to bin SFO 'sunk' by poll result, lawyers say
Reduced majority likely to dent plans to merge Serious Fraud Office with National Crime Agency.
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NewsTories urged not to forget personal injury shakeup in new government
Lawyers turn to reform agenda even while election results still being digested.
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NewsPublic access barrister suspended for second time in a month
Oliver White finds himself at bar tribunal for third time.
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NewsRich nations pledge 'nail in the coffin' for global tax avoidance
Improving dispute resolution and deterring companies from seeking tax havens among measures proposed.
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NewsChannel 4 preview: legal chief among new arrivals
Amali de Silva has been appointed controller of legal and compliance.
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NewsHung parliament deals blow to justice reforms
Truss strengthens personal majority but question mark over entire ministerial team.
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NewsForeign Office lawyer’s fears for war crimes tribunal
Serbia’s 'judicial non-compliance’ and genocide ’denial' are a threat to international justice, the UK says.
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NewsReport firms making fraudulent holiday claims - claimant group
Members 'sick of law firms that are happy to take on claims knowing that they are fake'.