Last 3 months headlines – Page 151
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NewsAttack court is now secure - but we can’t know how
Milton Keynes County Court declines to reveal what improvements have been made following urgent review.
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NewsTwo City firms reveal bumper pay rises for bosses
Eversheds and Pinsent Masons are each paying top earners more than £3m, financial statements reveal.
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NewsMidlands mover already targeting more after latest acquisition
Plans underway to recruit more staff for new Worcester base for Talbots Law.
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NewsWill-writer firm hit with costs for unsuccessful challenge to charity bequest
Firm not ‘solely responsible for the whole problem’ - but judge finds ‘serious shortcomings’ in the way instructions were taken.
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NewsGordons LLP pays tribute to ‘unfailingly positive’ partner
Bryony Goldspink, a solicitor for 13 years, died just before Christmas.
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NewsAn honest crust(acean)
Still feeling peckish after the holidays? Here's a recipe (first catch your lobster).
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NewsSolicitor wins costs cap argument in game of ‘stick or twist’
Firm had written demanding payment of basic charges immediately after retainer was terminated.
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NewsGrenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim
Employment judge finds failure to consider possibility of an alternative role was ‘outside range of reasonable responses’.
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NewsMacfarlanes’ highest earner paid £3.6m in ‘challenging’ year
One of London’s most profitable firms ended 2022-23 with £88m in the bank.
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NewsUniversity of Law reveals £400,000 loss
Review of unpaid aged debts leads to income adjustment for year to 31 May 2023.
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NewsLegal team rebuked in run-up to marathon 'Satoshi' identity trial
'Unfortunate that Dr Wright’s team did not engage more constructively with my requests and attempts at active case management,' judge observes.
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NewsBarred paralegal had ‘casual’ approach to dating documents
Section 43 order imposed after judge described the practice of backdating documents as ‘frightening’.
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NewsFormal warning for speeding magistrate
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office panel said offences amounted to serious misconduct.
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NewsOkoro on list of solicitor honours
Former general counsel at World Bank receives OBE for services to diversity in international finance.
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NewsJudge dismisses disclosure application in Dechert case
Judge expresses sympathy with the difficulties of obtaining evidence but says disclosure could reveal a journalist's source.
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NewsMagistrate removed for withholding ‘important information’ from application
JCIO says applicants are required to disclose any information which might bring magistracy into disrepute.
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NewsLaw firm lender reports £84m annual loss
Novitas ceased lending in 2021 but continues to deal with loans arranged through solicitor firms.
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News‘Veil of secrecy’ to be lifted over trust ownership of land
Consultation proposals include ‘maximalist approach’ of making all information public by default.
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NewsCash seizure order valid despite court delay
Divisional Court judges dismiss judicial review application over lawfulness of re-seizure of £400,000 by HMRC.
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NewsHousing legal aid: early advice scheme handles 79 claims in first few weeks
Law Society says latest government data highlights need to address holistically problems faced by tenants at risk of eviction.