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NewsHigh Court dismisses struck off solicitor's appeal
Mr Justice Macdonald found ‘no basis for concluding…that the decision of the tribunal was wrong’.
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NewsMrs Justice Cockerill to be deputy head of civil justice
Announcement follows appointment of Lord Justice Birss as chancellor of the High Court.
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NewsSupreme Court judges clash over sanctions appeal
'Extraordinary' dissenting judgment condemns an 'Orwellian... serious invasion of liberty'.
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NewsSlater and Gordon raises £30m in share issue as underlying profits climb
National firm reports 225% rise in operating surplus as it refocuses on high-value services and group actions.
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NewsTravers and Mishcon boost NQ pay
Mishcon partner says higher salary will make firm an 'attractive destination' as salary war in the City continues.
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NewsMagistrate who upset court staff member sanctioned
Office holder who was issued with formal advice for misconduct said his ‘intention was to help’.
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NewsCriminal bar says 'no' to curbs on jury trials
Criminal Bar Association survey reveals overwhelming opposition to more serious cases being heard by judge alone.
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NewsComplaints: Society warns of regulatory overreach
Little evidence has been produced to demonstrate the necessity for reforms proposed by SRA, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsSolicitor convicted of child abuse struck off
Imprisoned former senior associate at international firm was not represented at tribunal.
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NewsProfits dip on flat revenue at Kingsley Napley
Firm reports 'year of consolidation and transition' paving the way for new growth plans.
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News'Dieselgate' documents will be unredacted 'forthwith'
Judge sets 'clear precedent' by ruling that documents will be considered in open court and not subject to reporting restrictions.
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NewsTribunal strikes out disability claim against global firm
Employment judge finds former Simmons & Simmons employee’s evidence was ‘unreliable’.
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NewsSports firm in £60m venture not entitled to fees
Judge says firm took risk of working unpaid to recover a multi-million-pound dividend from group claim.
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NewsLow-value RTA claims will go to automatic mediation
Ministry of Justice will begin one-year trial for lower-value road traffic accident claims issued via Online Civil Money Claims service.
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NewsLaw Society 'not confident' SRA has learned its lesson over Axiom Ince
Council only 'partially assure' of regulator’s commitment to rebuild trust in wake of consolidator’s spectacular implosion.
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NewsMore City traders to appeal their convictions
Hickman & Rose confirms clients intend to appeal following last week's Supreme Court judgment.
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NewsEmployment judge expresses 'considerable sympathy' for losing LiP
'For the uninitiated, litigation must seem like an opaque barrier to having one’s claims aired and considered', says judge sitting in Wrexham.
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NewsSenior coroner sanctioned over four-year inquest delay
Inquest has since been completed, Judicial Conduct Investigations Office reports.
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NewsMinistry of Justice eyes law firms’ client account interest
Legal aid providers invited to participate in discussions on possibility of Interest on Lawyer’s Client Account scheme.
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NewsMining giant allowed to make full claim against City firm Dechert
Judgment with reasons will follow order granting permission for ENRC to amend its claim.