Latest news – Page 189
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NewsBank alleges that firm conspired with client to deny payment
Firm and solicitor fail with application to have key part of proceedings struck out.
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NewsSolicitor's dismissal while he was off sick was unfair, tribunal rules
Judge finds firm should have waited until Bedfordshire solicitor was back at work.
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NewsListed firm owner warns of £4m hit after litigation funder losses
Shares in Rosenblatt Group plunge after chief executive says she is 'very disappointed' with subsidiary's position.
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NewsDefence crowdfunding 'exacerbated' libel damage
Defendant's 'whole attitude to these proceedings... has been one of contempt', judge rules.
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NewsDelays plague civil justice with trials taking months to come to court
No let-up in waiting times for claims to come to court, according to latest statistics.
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NewsClimate clauses to support conveyancers with 'duty of care'
Environmental analytics business says microsite will help solicitors understand legal obligations.
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NewsIncompetent solicitor a 'serious and continuing' risk to the public
SDT bans solicitor after he failed to take appropriate action to stop a property fraud.
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NewsDivorce action funder failed to carry out checks before lending £232k
Ombudsman finds that Novitas, which charged 18% interest on loan secured against borrower's house, acted unfairly.
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NewsSDT chief quits in wake of costly eviction
Resignation confirmed two weeks after it was announced tribunal would have to move at a cost of over £1m.
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NewsNo more 'sir' or 'madam': Obsolete DJ titles axed
Judges should be addressed in court or tribunal hearings simply as ‘judge’, senior judiciary says.
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NewsSheikh and fakes: 159-page judgment probes Asian 'antiquities'
High Court finds misrepresentation but not fraud by London dealer in $4.9m claim.
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NewsLSB to seek a budget rise of 9% next year
Solicitors to pay an extra £2.11 a year to fund new projects for the oversight regulator.
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NewsJudge praises solicitor subject to ‘intense, personal’ abuse from LiP
Court hears that father in family court proceedings used litigation as an extension of domestic abuse.
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News'Reckless' legal aid reforms put 'futures in jeopardy'
Practitioner groups join Law Society and bar in condemning government response to Bellamy review.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for 12 years after private prosecution for fraud
Crown Prosecution Service failed to act despite direction by a High Court judge.
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NewsMetamorph ditches Quality Solicitors as network bought out
Struggling consolidator sheds law firm network as management buy-out is completed.
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NewsConveyancing giant consults on redundancies
Simplify says 'roles within central, support and management teams' are at risk due to market slowdown.
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NewsDon’t double compensate for the same claim, defendants tell CoA
Master of the rolls set to give long-awaited clarification on the issue of compensation for non-tariff injuries.
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NewsBarristers taking 'financial hit' to tackle race inequality
Bar Council publishes update on race-based activity undertaken by chambers since landmark report was published a year ago.
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NewsCourt to decide if NHS waiting time pledge is legal obligation
High Court hears claim was brought after people who identified as different gender to that assigned at birth had waited years for specialist treatment.