Last 3 months headlines – Page 85
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NewsFunding regulation fails to reflect ‘commercial realities’
Class representatives respond to Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding saying urgent reforms are needed.
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NewsIs the billable hour bereft of life?
Perhaps the billable hour is not ‘bleedin’ deceased’, but merely ‘resting’?
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NewsPeers to probe state of rule of law
Inquiry 'seeking to understand the rule of law as a constitutional principle and what the state of the rule of law is in the UK'.
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NewsInternational firm condemns HR manager’s offensive tweets
Local election candidate made offensive posts through a profile listing CMS as his employer.
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NewsSRA overturns Dentons acquittal in AML case
International firm will face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal again as High Court quashes SDT’s decision.
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NewsSRA chief: 'My decision to quit has nothing to do with Axiom Ince'
Chief executive tells journalists he had been planning retirement 'for quite a number of years'.
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NewsCity watchdog acts to thwart motor claims bonanza
Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for FCA-led compensation payouts, cutting out lawyers.
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NewsFines imposed on SQE provider will fund disadvantaged candidates
SQE Access and Reinvestment Fund pump-primed by £360,000 of 'financial penalties' paid by Kaplan since exam was introduced.
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NewsIn depth: Benchmarking survey - client interest profit warning
Law firms buoyed by interest on client money must ‘wean themselves off’ this lucrative income stream. That is a key message of the annual Law Society Financial Benchmarking Survey.
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NewsSolicitor cannot claim victimisation for firm’s report to SRA
Employment tribunal rules that firm’s report to regulator was privileged and immune from legal action.
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NewsPre-recorded evidence has no impact on rape conviction rates, MoJ claims
Independent research found 20% drop in convictions in trials relying on pre-recorded evidence.
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NewsThousands of documents disclosed in ‘unprecedented’ lottery litigation error
Claimants should not be able to take advantage of Hogan Lovells' ‘inadvertent disclosure’ mistake, court is told.
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NewsHigh profile solicitor to quit UK after SRA fine
Legal commentator Kerry Underwood hits out at ‘frankly oppressive’ AML regime after agreeing to pay financial penalty.
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NewsKershaw conundrum
LSB chair Alan Kershaw, who still had more than half of his four-year term to serve, steps down with immediate effect.
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NewsLAA concedes pages of prosecution evidence after calculations go 'awry'
Costs judge awards legal aid firm the additional payment, £1,250 costs and the £100 paid on appeal.
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NewsIn depth: Arbitration Act - new rules put UK ahead
An updated Arbitration Act not only ‘safeguards the UK’s reputation for excellence’, but also reinforces its international credentials. With a wary eye on the competition, practitioners welcome the act’s clarity.
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NewsDozens of jobs lost as Home Counties firm shuts suddenly
Lennons Solicitors, with offices in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, closes following a 'series of difficult circumstances'.
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NewsIn depth: Litigation funding - does the cap fit?
As the Civil Justice Council completes its review of litigation funding, the Law Society’s preference for self-regulation is at odds with the clamour elsewhere for statutory oversight and caps on returns
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NewsMagistrate who was 'rude' to duty solicitor sanctioned
JCIO says magistrate was found to have behaved in a way which served to undermine the legal adviser and duty solicitor’s standing in court.