Last 3 months headlines – Page 251
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NewsUncertainty mounts as partner profits slip at US firms
Slowing demand, falling productivity and inflation among ‘multiple headwinds’ faced by partners.
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NewsCourt is not 'playing field' for disputes, judge says in libel hearing
Judgment reserved in amendment hearing over Conservative party donor's libel case against former MP.
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NewsNew bar chief concerned about LSB overreach
Nicholas Vineall KC uses inaugural speech to invite Ministry of Justice to review oversight regulator.
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NewsJunior sues her old firm for hacking ‘intimate’ WhatsApp messages
Unnamed firm used private messages as part of defence to solicitor’s sexual harassment claim.
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NewsMinisters refuse to budge on civil legal aid timetable
Ministry of Justice highlights spending constraints after being told to bring forward review.
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NewsStruck off solicitor made bankrupt by former firm
Further reports were made to regulator by second firm about conduct of solicitor.
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NewsConveyancing forms updated to reflect building safety reforms
Revised forms expected to improve efficiency and accuracy of conveyancing process.
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NewsBack to the future? Costs lawyers see Belsner solution in the past
Organisation puts forward alternative solution to expensive costs disputes ‘clogging up’ courts.
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NewsKPMG forges ahead with legal expansion
Big Four firm hopes to increase the number of lawyers in the UK to 400 by the end of 2024.
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NewsParalegal dismissed after nine days loses ADHD claim
New recruit was late for work on seven out of eight days and colleagues raised issues about behaviour.
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NewsEpic costs assessment ‘unprecedented’, says judge
Court heard arguments over 97 days - for 44-day trial - as virtually every item was contested.
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NewsRetired solicitor agrees to quit roll over conflict of interest in defending bishop
Former registrar to the Diocese of Gloucester acted for Anglican bishop accused of sexual abuse.
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NewsSRA hires Ofwat director
New strategy and innovation chief will focus on technology in the legal sector.
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NewsIran hangings followed sham trials, say rights campaigners
Islamic Republic 'using executions and lethal force against street protesters to instill terror in the hearts of the population.'
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NewsUK 'destination of choice' for mass actions
Value of class action claims over breaches of competition law rose six-fold last year.
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News'Work with us': Land Registry renews plea over requisitions
Deputy chief executive says 'avoidable errors' in applications one of the main obstacles causing delays.
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NewsCalling all mariners
There are spaces available on three of the Law Society Yacht Club's trips this year.
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NewsNews focus: Metamorph - anatomy of a collapse
Metamorph Group said it was ‘revolutionising legal services’. So what went wrong?
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NewsBarristers encouraged to join review pilot
Comparison site latest to join Bar Standards Board's 'digital comparison tool' scheme.