Last 3 months headlines – Page 79
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News'In awe of you all': Conveyancers praised for beating stamp duty deadline
Law firm bosses praise teams for completing transactions before new stamp duty land tax thresholds came into force.
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NewsFundão dam collapse: a catastrophe that led Monica Dos Santos to take up law
Monica Dos Santos lost everything in Brazil’s Fundão dam collapse – then trained as a lawyer to fight for justice.
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NewsSentencing Council v lord chancellor: 'two-tier' guidance shelved
Lord chancellor is preparing draft bill that would make new guidelines unlawful.
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News'Wagatha Christie' saga rumbles on in costs appeal
Court hears allegations - and denials - of misconduct by legal team in preparing a costs budget.
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NewsRegulators urged to fix access to justice crisis
Report for consumer watchdog reopens potential for biggest law firms to pay access to justice levy.
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NewsSupreme Court showdown begins in car finance case
Lawyers stand on brink of multi-million payouts if appeals are dismissed.
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NewsMinistry of Justice finds £6m for legal support
Justice minister says access to early legal support can stop housing, welfare benefits and debt problems spiralling.
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NewsIn depth: Spring statement - HMRC targets tax avoidance enablers
While Rachel Reeves’ spring statement was devoid of a ‘proper investment plan’ for justice, it did propose a crackdown on advisers who promote tax avoidance schemes – with fines running into millions.
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NewsEmployment judge sanctioned over comments to tribunal members
Tribunal judge recused himself after litigant in person raised concerns about comments.
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NewsCAT president slashes 'wholly disproportionate' costs in Mastercard case
Akin Gump billed at up to triple guideline hourly rates - including £1,120 for Grade B solicitors - for application costs.
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NewsJudges block Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ crackdown on law firms
Two firms fight back as Skadden Arps strikes pre-emptive $100m deal with US president.
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NewsLegal training manager who lost her team was not forced to resign
Claimant alleged she was forced to quit following changes to her role and lack of team responsibilities.
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NewsLegal Services Board slams SRA failings in damning report
Regulatory performance assessment by oversight watchdog also questions effectiveness of the SRA’s leadership team.
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NewsBe ready to battle fake reviews, in-house lawyers told
New powers will make it easier for Competition and Markets Authority to take direct action on consumer law breaches.
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NewsJudge demands proof before cutting 'duplication' costs
Paying parties cannot expect to secure costs reductions based on a single-paragraph objection.
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NewsCCRC sets up case study hub to 'assist potential applicants'
Review body says it hopes the new hub will support its work investigating possible miscarriages of justice.
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NewsExceptions to the cab rank rule
In 25 years of practice, I never met a clerk who, if he or his master did not want a case, could not evade it.
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NewsIt ends as it began
Richard Nelson, who applied for a trainee position after seeing an advert in the Gazette, retires after 42 years with the same firm.
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NewsFighting talk
Hopes for a debate between the AG and his opposite number on their widely divergent visions of the rule of law received a boost last week.
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NewsStamp duty sing-a-long
Conveyancing director ends a busy and stressful period on a positive note.