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Criminal justice commission on indefinite hold
Staff appointed to the promised royal commission have been reassigned, the Gazette understands.
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PI firm lost almost £8m ahead of restructuring
Simpson Millar says it now has the right model and teams in place to succeed.
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New Year honours: OBEs for solicitor MP and child abuse campaigner
Limited recognition for lawyers in first honours list of King Charles' reign.
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New Year honours: MBE for inclusion champion
LGBTQ+ networking group for real estate professionals has grown to more than 1,000 members.
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Slater and Gordon fined £82,000 for multiple historical breaches
SRA finds that dozens of clients with claims were left in the dark by previous owners.
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Jobs saved as big legal aid provider collapses into administration
Cartwright King acquired after a year in which the firm had to write off £625,000 in revenue.
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First KC round for 70 years - just one solicitor makes the grade
Nine legal figures become honorary KCs - including professor Richard Susskind - as 2022 silk round is announced.
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Ince suspends share trading after account reporting delay
Shares plummet close to all-time low after latest missed deadline for publishing results.
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Go-ahead for multi-billion pound Brazil dam claim - in 2024
Mrs Justice O’Farrell said it was time to make ‘substantive progress in determining dispute.’
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Contempt case against PI claimant given green light by court
Application succeeds despite judge admitting the delay in bringing it had been ‘significant’.
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'Wholly mistaken': judge's adverse findings on non-party set aside
Appellant challenges findings of a judge in a conspiracy case where he was not a party.
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Police widow pension scheme survives human rights challenge
Scheme ceases pension payments if the widow or surviving civil partner remarries, forms a new civil partnership, or cohabits.
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‘Dr Bitcoin’ to face court over alleged embargo breach
Ruling follows master of the rolls' warning about contempt proceedings.
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Solicitors waived lien on litigation costs, Supreme Court rules
Candey examined whether solicitors should take priority over creditors in client’s insolvency.
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Civil legal aid wait to continue into New Year
Ministry of Justice to announce terms of reference and process for major review in January.
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Metamorph auditor quits citing ‘concerns’ over management behaviour
Relationship broke down over ‘approach to compliance with law and regulations’, accountancy firm states.
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Healthy profits for Birketts in ‘strong year’
Firm started in the east of England but now growing into new areas.
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SDT ‘erred in judgment’ over £8,000 fine, court hears
Practitioner did not comply with a court order over fees in divorce proceedings after firm was closed down.
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Addresses of non-molestation order applicants disclosed in data breach
Ministry of Justice reveals 17 personal data incidents during 2021/22 that were reported to the Information Commissioner's Office.
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Magistrate sacked for public campaigning over Covid response
London magistrate also sent 'highly inappropriate' reply to court bosses after safety message.