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NewsOne-hour oral judgment in family case ‘plainly irregular’
Court of Appeal says family judge should have explained his reasons in written ruling.
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NewsSolicitor’s ‘deep sadness’ at retiring with a strike-off
Practitioner amended the date on a property charge after spotting that she had missed a deadline.
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NewsT Level widening access to 'prestigious' career path - DfE
Post-GCSE vocational course in legal services will begin this month at schools and colleges.
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NewsCourt closed for up to nine months after RAAC discovery
Harrow Crown Court among 150 public buildings shut down due to safety concerns.
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NewsSource of funds frustration prompts 'conveyancing rant'
Rose Davis says firms not really interested in conveyancing should stop messing about with it.
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NewsLiP who tweeted recording of tribunal hearing avoids jail
Court finds litigant showed ‘deliberate defiance’ by publicising her audio recording.
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NewsPI firm had no contact with clients referred by claims farmer
SRA fines Manchester firm which failed to carry out required client identity checks.
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News'Cheap gesture politics': lawyers react to sentencing plan
Prime minister told to focus on reducing case backlog rather than seeking to force offenders to court.
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NewsLaw firm cuts deal to slash debts to partner CMC
Claims management company owed £2.3m by businesses with the same management.
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NewsCILEX civil war: SRA makes its pitch for legal execs
Consultation says the transfer of oversight from CILEx Regulation would benefit the public - but the Law Society disagrees.
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NewsSRA hit with £75,000 costs bill for 'speculative' prosecution
Tribunal penalises regulator for 'inordinate delay' and damage to solicitor's reputation.
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NewsDatabase helps lawyers track enforced disappearances
Human rights activists say practice has 'trickled down into ordinary policing tactics' - including in the invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsSuspended solicitor struck off for lying to client
Practitioner continued to hold himself out as a solicitor and made 11 false statements to client about progress of her case.
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NewsOffenders refusing to attend sentencing will spend longer in prison
Prime minister says powers will allow judges to order offenders to attend - and custody officers to use 'reasonable force'.
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NewsBar watchdog halts university's training course
University of Hertfordshire must defer next bar course intake to January 2024.
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NewsRevised corporate governance code 'should explicitly mention GCs'
Lawyers say financial reporting watchdog's consultation is a critical opportunity to address historical omission.
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NewsFirm's tweet should have mentioned fee deduction, watchdog rules
Airline complained to Advertising Standards Authority after tweets from flight delay claims firm.
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NewsJudge with 'unremitting workload' fell asleep during trial
Parties offered a retrial by judge after he admitted nodding off in a hearing.
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News'Think very carefully' before calling court, lawyers warned
Staff cuts are piling pressure on Manchester Civil Justice Centre, according to designated civil judge.
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NewsCourt shows mercy to widow left ‘high and dry’ by solicitors
Case was resurrected more than five years after firm had said the claim was being dropped.