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NewsPost Office solicitor rejected disclosure request due to £2,500 cost
Public inquiry hears that sub-postmaster was offered plea bargain on the basis he did not blame the Horizon computer system.
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NewsChief coroner calls for new bout of modernisation
Some coroner areas are not getting the minimum in resources they need to function, says His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC.
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NewsCILEX claims 'strong support' for SRA regulation switch
Representative body for legal executives says consultation questions on regulatory proposal received at least 60% positive response.
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NewsTweeting barrister’s employment tribunal appeal dismissed
High Court judge finds appeal over dismissal of Jon Holbrook’s claim to be without merit.
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NewsClyde fined £500,000 after admitting due diligence failure
Top-50 international firm admitted failing to carry out due dligence on a corporate client for more than five years.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry: Solicitors wrote my court statement, investigator says
Cartwright King named during high-profile evidence session with Post Office investigator.
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NewsCivil legal aid review: MoJ issues call for evidence
Government data shows provider numbers have steadily fallen in nearly all of the contracted categories of law.
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NewsLosing party in Belsner coughs up £267,750 final costs
Ex-client had tried unsuccessfully to claim back money deducted from her damages.
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NewsBill to exonerate Post Office victims an ‘exception’, says government
Legal profession welcomes announcement of legislation – but with the caveat that it must not set a precedent.
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NewsJudge takes statutory consultation battle to Court of Appeal
District judge challenging legality of controversial judicial recruitment tool has applied for permission to appeal High Court ruling.
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NewsWild camping case to go to Supreme Court
Supreme Court ‘will determine once and for all this important issue’ of whether the public has a right to camp on the Dartmoor commons.
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NewsBar chair: Next PM should emulate Thatcher on pay rises
In inaugural address, Sam Townend KC calls for investment in justice and warns of collapse in early guilty pleas - and of the cost of legal regulation.
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NewsSSB Law finally enters administration as creditors wait
Questions remain about the finances of the firm which had borrowed £30m in one year.
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NewsPost Office scandal: SRA unlikely to fast-track action against solicitors
Regulator says it wants to wait until end of the public inquiry to have all available evidence.
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NewsSRA probes solicitor advocate Makin over alleged misconduct
Revelation follows the Court of Appeal's lifting of an anonymity order last year.
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NewsTop 20 firm and former senior solicitor admit AML failings
Tribunal hears that documents provided for former client at Clyde & Co were six years old in 2014.
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NewsSRA proposes earlier English language check for foreign qualified lawyers
Practitioners may have to spend £200 to prove to the SRA that they are proficient in the English language.
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NewsBarrister ordered to pay over £155k for harm to assistant’s mental health
Barrister’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ caused former employee’s ‘health collapse’, employment tribunal rules.
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NewsSolicitor 'motivated by compassion' fined £10,000 for misleading court
The lawyer, a former employee at a City firm, told county court that she could act as a sole practitioner.
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NewsTech platform to boost social mobility
Legal recruitment chief says platform could be an aspiring lawyer's first access to a senior legal professional.