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Companies owned by Axiom Ince boss go down with £3m debts
Two companies solely owned by Pragnesh Modhwadia made subject to winding up resolutions.
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Government hints at action on ‘unregulated experts’
Commitment on use of regulated psychologists in Family Court follows Gazette article.
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Rule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution
Parents will be informed of various mediation models and judges can ask parties to set out their views on non-court dispute resolution.
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Probate manager jailed for taking £640k from wills
Trusted member of staff targeted wills from which few family members were due to benefit.
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CoA judges concerned at Arctic cruise couple’s 11 days in court
Claimants urged to settle and told 'the time has come when they would benefit from professional legal advice’.
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Firm leading claims against MoD dismisses bankruptcy talk
Hilary Meredith Solicitors says funding has been secured to stay in business.
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'Stop dragging your feet': Society's criminal legal aid demand ahead of Chalk meeting
Chancery Lane to meet lord chancellor three months after High Court handed down judgment on decision-making process.
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Court shows mercy on application three minutes before deadline
Lawyers for company in administration wanted a last-ditch extension to an unless order.
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Post Office lawyer 'silenced’ widow through incentive payments
Public inquiry hears that lawyer drafted NDA with deceased sub-postmaster’s family to prevent publicity.
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SRA seeks to protect client anonymity at SDT
There is a public interest in maintaining legal professional privilege at the expense of open justice, counsel for regulator tells the High Court.
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Lawyers held back damning advice from me, says former Post Office director
Convictions were deemed to be potentially unsafe - but that was not relayed to top brass, public inquiry hears.
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SQE results fiasco: £250 'goodwill payment' on its way
Regulator says payment not in lieu of compensation and candidates will be reimbursed for losses incurred.
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Law Society calls for civil legal aid increase over unrepresented parties in family court
Society president says more action is needed as ‘rise in litigants in person [creates] further pressure on system already in crisis’.
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Legal privilege used to ‘cloak’ messages, key Post Office figure admits
Public inquiry sees lawyer’s emailed instruction to ‘structure’ documents to invoke privilege.
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Magistrate who ‘ranted loudly’ at court staff issued with formal warning
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the office holder apologised at the time over ‘comments which were considered inappropriate or threatening’.
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Claim for £68m dismissed as losses ‘were not attributable to firm’s alleged negligence’
High Court also refuses amendments to claim, centred on a failed investment scheme, against another firm which ‘lacked clarity and coherence’.
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Supreme Court allows government appeal over ‘limbo’ asylum seeker
Court finds secretary of state’s decision over Belarussian’s status ‘struck a fair balance’ between his individual rights and general interest of community.
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SRA fights costs order in ‘flawed from top to bottom’ prosecution
Solicitors Regulation Authority argues SDT’s £74,950 order should not have been made as case was not improperly brought.
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Government reviewer hails ‘enormous benefits’ of early disclosure for criminal justice
Jonathan Fisher KC publishes preliminary findings of Home Office-commissioned review of disclosure and fraud offences.