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NewsFormer Stobart boss disqualified over unpaid legal aid fees
Legal aid payments were distributed under contract but not transferred to expert witnesses, SRA says.
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NewsHermer: Don’t fear discussing ECHR reform
International institutions must always evolve to retain public confidence, attorney general tells a friendly audience.
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NewsClarke Willmott well set for growth after solid year’s results
Chief executive says ambitious 110-partner firm will not rest on past success.
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NewsTop Liverpool chambers merge
Joint heads of the new Hundred Court Chambers say merger is ‘huge opportunity’.
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NewsLeveson review: end 'perverse incentives' for solicitors
In wide-ranging 378-page criminal courts review, Sir Brian Leveson says legal aid fee systems discourage early guilty pleas.
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NewsLegal scepticism over government’s NDA ban
Move could give victims less control over what information makes it into the public domain.
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NewsTop-100 firms abandon merger talks
Cripps and Michelmores employ over 1,000 at offices across southern England.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA secures intervention costs order against ex-boss
Costs of the intervention have reached £5m ‘so far’, court hears in granting an unsecured creditor order.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry: Chair says employees covered up Horizon faults
Report says postmasters were victims of 'wholly unacceptable behaviour' by Post Office.
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NewsJury trials could be curbed, Mahmood hints
Ahead of publication of Leveson review, Shabana Mahmood says jury trials take five times longer than cases heard in the magistrates' court.
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News'Indefensible': Post Office Inquiry chair slams lack of legal support for victims
Sir Wyn Williams submits long-awaited first report after conclusion of statutory inquiry.
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NewsRulemakers to prevent solicitors refusing service by email
Civil Procedure Rule Committee also anticipates demise of the fast-disappearing fax machine.
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NewsBona vacantia list taken offline following scams
List of unclaimed estates 'temporarily removed' Ministry of Justice reveals after media reports of probate fraud.
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NewsHarassment NDAs to be outlawed
Clause in Employment Rights Bill will require parties signing non-disclosure agreements to be offered independent legal advice.
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NewsJudicial Appointments Commission rejects 'secret soundings by back door' claim
Court of Appeal reserves judgment following two-day hearing over statutory consultation process.
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NewsCosts recovery leaders unite as court orders firm to answer questions on £750 transfer
High Court judge says it would not be disproportionate to ask firm about Gibraltar company which received payment from damages.
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NewsCourt of Appeal ruling is a boost for litigation funders
Judges unanimously dismissed challenge to validity of deals involving returns based on multiples of funding provided.
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NewsRelief for class actions as CoA backs funding enforceability
Ruling on seven collective action appeals approves funding agreements amended following PACCAR ruling.
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NewsBarrister failed to ensure client's funds were held safely
Practitioner fined £4,000; six-month suspension ‘reflects seriousness of breaches’, says BSB.