Last 3 months headlines – Page 68
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NewsMcCloud cuts to Krapp at the last
Famous last words are often quoted, but maybe last judgments ought to be a thing too.
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NewsLady chief justice calls for sustainable funding and digital transformation
Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood also discussed ‘long-term plan’ for justice system at Mansion House dinner.
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NewsCriminal legal aid firms issue new contract warning to Mahmood
Over 100 firms warn justice secretary that they may not sign new legal aid contracts if the government fails to increase their remuneration.
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NewsSupreme Court rules PI clients must agree to deductions
Firms could be forced to overhaul charging models following ruling overturning Court of Appeal judgment.
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NewsLanguage services procurement sparks fresh court interpreting row
Interpreting body demands external review of outsourcing model as Lords inquiry gets underway with evidence from Law Society and Bar Council.
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NewsSRA fines firm 2% of turnover after AML spot-check
Stafford firm said risk assessments had previously been carried out on an ‘informal basis’.
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NewsMost lawyers are positive about the SRA - says the SRA
Poll also finds politicians are highly sceptical about the solicitors' regulator - if they have heard of it in the first place.
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NewsWarning for magistrate who used status to put pressure on company
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says magistrate, with unblemised conduct record, intervened in contractual dispute.
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NewsBHP ‘cynically and doggedly’ tried to avoid responsibility for dam collapse, court hears
Mining giant denies liability claim over Fundão Dam collapse brought against it in the English courts.
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NewsNational firm wins contact ban on litigant who harassed staff
Court finds it likely man made four abusive calls in 21 minutes to female staff of Foot Anstey.
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News'SLAPP' tribunal to hear evidence about 'highly unusual features' of Zahawi threat
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears dispute over evidence sought by regulator on industry practice in defamation matters.
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News'Underpaid' £225,000 equity partner loses tribunal claim
Judge rejects solicitor’s submission that he felt intimidated into agreeing inferior terms.
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NewsFour solicitors join new-look justice committee
Newly elected MPs join House of Commons Justice Committee, chaired by veteran Andy Slaughter, a barrister.
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NewsPrisons crisis: Gauke to lead sentencing review
Law Society welcomes review but says entire criminal justice system needs to be properly funded for government's solution to work.
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NewsAxiom Ince and Post Office prosecutions set for 2025
Tribunal gives the steer that high-profile cases are being brought imminently by Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsTop 10 UK law firms increase fees by 40% in five years
Global elite firms continue to pull away from the rest, though profit margins are up across the top-50.
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NewsJudgment reserved in fee test cases against Slater and Gordon
High Court hearing dealing with test claims comes to a close as Slater and Gordon denies that cap in conditional fee agreements is unfair.
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NewsBrazil dam collapse liability trial opens in London
Rolls Building hearing on liability, before Mrs Justice O’Farrell, is expected to last 12 weeks.
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NewsClimate risk and TA6: takeaways from the Law Society’s Property Conference
Helping conveyancers understand the ramifications of climate risk was among the topics discussed at the Law Society’s Property Conference. The divisive TA6 information form came up too.
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NewsCourt rules that claims survive despite personal injury dishonesty
Judge says intention of parliament was only to clamp down on personal injury dishonesty.