Last 3 months headlines – Page 227
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NewsFirm's negligence in Sheffield United deal did not cause loss, court rules
Judge finds mistakes were made in drafting sale agreement but they made no material difference.
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NewsMoJ stays on TikTok - for security purposes
Ministry of Justice has zero followers, follows zero accounts and has zero likes.
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News'Dr Bitcoin' challenges admissibility in embargo contempt case
Court hears that law firm was acting without instructions from client when it submitted report to court.
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NewsNews focus: Multiple questions on the SQE
Nearly half of candidates who sit the ‘gruelling’ new super-exam fail and there are fears employers are too quick to axe them as a result. But the SRA is satisfied with the outcomes of the SQE so far.
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NewsDivorce reform: work finally begins on finances review
Law Commission aims to publish a scoping paper in September 2024.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell call centre employee banned
SRA found Rachel Saunyama ‘acted without integrity and honesty’ in holding herself out as legal representative.
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News‘Cultural transformation’: Beleaguered bar watchdog unveils turnaround plan
Bar Standards Board’s budget climbs 13% as regulator also pledges probe of solicitor referrals.
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NewsLawyers at risk in Azerbaijan, Society warns
Submission to UN Human Rights Council review highlights attacks on lawyers.
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NewsRestoration application refused 10 years after strike-off
40 hours of continuing professional development 'not sufficient’ rehabilitation, tribunal rules.
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News'I swear by Almighty God': research reveals juror bias
Humanists UK calls for end to defendants and jurors swearing an oath in court.
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NewsMagistrate warned over 'politically sensitive' radio interview
Office-holders should ensure they are not described by their judicial role when taking part in media interviews.
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NewsLawyer 'fundamentally dishonest' over car accident symptoms
Activities undertaken by claimant included Four Waterfalls Walk in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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NewsAuthor loses dragon copyright claim against John Lewis
Fay Evans conducted a media campaign alleging retailer’s 2019 Christmas ad featured a dragon ‘strikingly similar’ to one of her own characters.
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NewsEmployees take ownership of employee ownership boutique
Postlethwaite Solicitors changes hands via employee ownership trust.
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NewsRestrictions on law firm staff who misappropriated funds
Regulator found two workers at different firms were dishonest.
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NewsYou should have read the CPR, judge tells litigant in person
Court turns down request to extend one-year limitation period applicable to libel claims.
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NewsSuper-regulator launches new workstreams with 9% budget rise
Access to justice, market analysis and consumer vulnerability are on the programme for 2023/24.
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NewsJudge warns of 'very strict criteria' for non-molestation orders
Significant increase in applications for orders since pandemic, says judge.
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NewsNews focus: LASPO at 10 - can the damage be undone?
Ten years on from the implementation of LASPO, legal aid practitioners continue to bemoan its impact on clients and society. Has the time come for an NHS-style National Legal Service?
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NewsMemory Lane
A prime minister visits the Law Society and estate agents are muzzled. A stroll down Gazette memory lane.