Last 3 months headlines – Page 245
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NewsBan for firm owner who acted in cemetery investment scheme
Sale of exclusive burial rights 'bore common characteristics' of fraud.
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NewsFirm fails with claims against ex-staffers who set up on their own
Court finds any preparatory steps by outgoing employees to set up another company were lawful.
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NewsStudents 'locked out' as BPP hit by cyber attack
Systems 'accessed by an unauthorised third party', law school reveals.
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NewsLaw's coming home: 125-year-old firm opens in Chancery Lane
New City office for Hanne & Co is latest sign of post-pandemic revival of Legal London.
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NewsSolicitor fined for drink-driving granted anonymity
SDT agrees that publication of an agreed outcome which identified the respondent would 'violate' her human rights.
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News'Steady year' for Charles Russell Speechlys despite 'significant headwinds'
PEP flat as income grows sharply outside the UK.
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NewsPlexus collapse: 100 staff walked, while creditors stand to lose millions
Administrators publish first report into affairs of closed defendant firm sold for £1.1m.
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NewsCivil restraint order barrister is reprimanded
Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service’s sanction, decided by a five person panel, is open to appeal.
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NewsEviction prevention advice scheme goes live
Government-backed scheme will give people facing homelessness access to free expert legal help.
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NewsObituary: William Rose, Sharpe Pritchard
Law firm Sharpe Pritchard, where William Rose spent his whole career, mourns the loss of a 'beloved colleague and partner'.
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NewsRegistry’s annual report paints mixed picture
Award for visually stunning annual report by government department or agency once again goes to HM Land Registry.
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NewsBLM tieup holds partner profit steady at Clyde & Co
International firm added over 100 new partners in 2022-23.
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News'Historic win' in Court of Appeal over same-sex parental rights
Judgment clarifies and simplifies the way children resident abroad can receive English family law justice.
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NewsMail sting: SRA asks government for unlimited fining power
Regulator cites the case of immigration lawyers intervened in following newspaper report.
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NewsClaimants lose bid for disclosure over Trustpilot reviews
Granting of a Norwich Pharmacal order requires balancing of rights, head of the media list rules.
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NewsChildren waiting a year for legal decision on living arrangements
Law Society calls on government to restore funding for early advice to ease pressure on ‘creaking’ family justice system.
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NewsObituary: Paul Watchman
Paul Watchman had a 40-year legal career that embraced a passionate commitment to pro bono work and promoted ethically responsible investment.
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NewsSolicitor who repaid £147,500 after resigning is struck off
Private wealth solicitor admits to backdating document and authorising loans from client account.
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NewsKingsley Napley profits slide in ‘challenging’ year
London firm attributes fall to cost of new office and series of partner hires.
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NewsSRA shuts down firms and solicitors named in Mail sting
Regulator acts within days of call for urgent action from justice secretary.