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NewsLondon firm wins latest High Court battle with former client over £3m bill
Court upholds Howard Kennedy’s position that interim bills were properly explained and invoiced.
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NewsNew guidance for conveyancers on HMRC registration
Law Society pubishes advice for practitioners who file SDLT returns for clients ahead of 18 May deadline.
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NewsBarrister who collapsed after arriving at court drunk fined £1,000
Bar Standards Board says practitioner has abstained since and received support from chambers.
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NewsMPs urge MoD to consider letting lower ranks sit on courts martial
Commons Armed Forces Bill select committee points out that civilian juries are made up of randomly selected members of public.
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NewsRebel MPs defeated on specialist rape courts
Courts minister Sarah Sackman says suggested amendment to Courts and Tribunals Bill would not drive down outstanding caseload or waiting times in the longer term.
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NewsFletchers creates new 200-strong business with double acquisition
Leaders of private equity-backed group say they have created one of the most powerful Court of Protection teams in the country.
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NewsPI sector continues to shrink as firm buys up rival
Latest acquisition takes headcount at Express Solicitors to nearly 1,000.
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NewsLegal aid first for school exclusions
Exceptional case funding granted for the first time since High Court litigation opened the door to the safety net scheme.
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News‘Overworked’ solicitor cleared over allegations of sending misleading emails
Senior associate was ‘firefighting’ and ‘did not mislead by omission in her emails’, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds.
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NewsDeputy High Court judge’s ‘excessive intervention’ leads to misconduct sanction
Office holder interrupted and raised his voice to a barrister while she was making submissions.
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NewsBSB reveals multiple live investigations into Post Office barristers
Decisions likely to be made this year about whether to prosecute individuals.
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NewsLaw Society proposes below-inflation PC fee increase
Chancery Lane says it will draw on reserves to limit the impact of cost pressures on solicitors.
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NewsMale applicants for Supreme Court 'more confident', says president
Lower courts inundated by 'tidal wave of claims' prompted by AI, Lord Reed also tells Lords Constitution Committee.
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NewsFCA urges firms fighting motor finance redress scheme to ‘consider their clients’
Claims firms should give clients the option of exiting the contract and 'strongly consider' waiving fees, says City watchdog.
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NewsAdoption orders are final, Supreme Court finds
Judges find the position of an adopted child is no different from that of a child and their natural parents.
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NewsUN rapporteurs demand answers on UK’s ‘intimidation’ of Hamas case solicitor
Letter raises ’serious concerns as to the independent exercise of the legal profession and the confidentiality of lawyer–client communications’.
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NewsCJC aims to end court costs disputes in Solicitors Act overhaul
Working group says landscape has been transformed since 1974 legislation that is no longer fit for purpose.
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NewsSports firm wound up over non-payment of £421,000 order
Petition had been presented by sports consultancy which had been engaged in legal battle with firm.
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NewsIgnoring Leveson on magistrates justified, Sackman tells MPs
Courts and Tribunals Bill will enable government to increase sentencing powers via secondary legislation.
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NewsMagistrate removed from office over public criticism of court judgment
JCIO says the office-holder's conduct amounted to gross misconduct.