Last 3 months headlines – Page 493
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NewsEx-client pursued for £1,800 costs years after halting RTA claim
Bill of costs included litigation executive charging £250 an hour for work on minor RTA claim.
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NewsQuindell successor sues PwC for £63m over Slater and Gordon deal
Big Four firm denies allegations of illicit communication affecting 2015 negotiations.
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NewsDiscount for early guilty pleas 'could be abolished' - report
Criminals currently get up to a third off their sentences if they plead guilty at the first opportunity.
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NewsFamily affair: Father and sons work almost 170 years at same firm
Anthony and John Miller Last month Obiter reported on south east firm Thomson Snell & Passmore being recognised as the world’s oldest legal practice. Middlesex firm Miller Clayton can’t quite claim such longevity, having been founded in the 1930s, but its unbroken record of family service ...
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NewsIrwin Mitchell puts 110 jobs at risk of redundancy
Firm says move to digital processes has changed requirements of the business.
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NewsClyde & Co retains 90% of trainees – but trims NQ pay
Newly-qualified solicitors will now receive £68,000.
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NewsCity giant self-reports to SRA after trial streamed live on Zoom
Clients from different countries were able to access trial last month in contradiction of court order.
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NewsManchester Crown Court shut after suspected Covid outbreak
Reports say the court centre reopened at 2.15pm today after deep cleaning.
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NewsSacked lawyer handed cash through car window wins appeal
Paul Greenberg insisted the money was a gift and not a top-up of legal aid payments.
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NewsHigh Court denies journalist access to files on flawed adoption
Local council had sought to remove girl from her mother ‘on the slimmest of evidence’.
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NewsPlanning law overhaul aims to fast-track housing projects
Government hails ‘once in a generation’ opportunity - but critics point to sidelining of local communities.
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NewsOdds of securing pupillage through gateway widen to 14-1
White candidates more than twice as likely to receive offer than BAME applicants.
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NewsDAC Beachcroft celebrates sixth year of profit growth
Firm is as ‘strategically, financially and operationally resilient as possible’.
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NewsBig firms recall most furloughed staff - but job losses loom
Furloughs and freezes part 2 - Firms are braced for 'unpredictable year' despite tentative signs of recovery.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell to run helpline for 1,500 rugby clubs hit by Covid
Firm using link with England Rugby to provide legal and financial advice during difficult times.
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NewsBlack lawyers leaving firms to go in-house, says diversity recruiter
White solicitors stay at firms 18 months longer than black colleagues, according to new data.
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NewsTop firm takes on 86% of trainees to defy Covid concerns
Retention rates across City remain high despite Covid-19 challenge.
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NewsFirm offloads clin neg and PI practice as 25 staff switch
Blake Morgan says it wants to concentrate on developing its healthcare work.
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NewsCourt shortage: ‘Dozens of suspects may have to be released’
Crown court judge lambasts lack of investment to ensure cases come to trial.