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NewsClaimants waiting six months to settle whiplash portal cases
Portal was supposed to provide quicker and more efficient routes to justice.
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NewsBaker McKenzie latest to announce Russian spin-off
International firm says Moscow and St Petersburg offices to ‘launch as an independent law firm by October’.
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NewsPost-offer lender queries 'major drain' on conveyancing process
Conveyancing Association's latest lender survey identifies bottlenecks slowing down home buying and selling.
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NewsMoJ adds to ministerial lineup
Stuart Andrew, Sarah Dines and Simon Baynes given junior ministerial roles.
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NewsSolicitor-judge struck off for skimming £300,000 from employers
Misconduct continued over 16 years and resulted in solicitor being sued by former firm.
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NewsJudge lambasts ‘feral’ divorce proceedings
Case ‘a disgraceful example of how financial remedy proceedings should not be conducted’.
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NewsKnights shares rebound despite profits slide
Listed firm had progress checked in 2022 but says business is ‘highly resilient’.
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NewsBelsner off until October after counsel catches Covid
Second attempt to hear crucial personal injury costs appeal is thwarted.
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NewsHacker uploaded Ward Hadaway documents after injunction, court hears
Top-100 firm blackmailed for up to $6m (£4.75m) in bitcoin after cyber attack in March.
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NewsAustralian subscription law firm opens to UK
Owners say they want LegalVision to exploit lack of tech-driven providers in this country.
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NewsBar protesters stress diversity message
Criminal barristers use media spotlight to highlight the impact of insufficient funding in the makeup of the profession.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rejects defendant’s fixed costs challenge
Judges rule that ‘detailed assessment’ is not to be applied to level of fixed costs.
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NewsCourt support still threatened despite funding update
Ministry of Justice says details of new grant arrangements for Support Through Court are close to being finalised.
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NewsCourt throws out attempt to have junior solicitor jailed
Disgruntled father who tried to bring contempt proceedings found to have ulterior motives.
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NewsAkin Gump pushes NQ pay to £179,000
US firm breaks its own record for newly-qualified salaries in London.
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NewsMerger firms allowed to keep their names
Deals affecting firms in Cheshire and Bedfordshire announced this week.
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News£5bn claim over Brazil dam collapse revived by Court of Appeal
Lawyers representing more than 200,000 claimants hail ‘monumental judgment’.
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NewsUpdated sentencing guidelines to cover new driving offences
Sentencing Council says minor examples of bad driving can have tragic and long-lasting consequences.
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NewsGovernment plugs two justice resignation gaps
Barrister Edward Timpson named as solicitor general.
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NewsSolicitor fined for allowing £68,000 deposit payment to fraudster
West Yorkshire practitioner admitted he did not scrutinise transaction closely enough.