Latest news – Page 257
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NewsFirm’s £3m claim against former client reduced to £21,000
Retainer between a solicitor and client is 'not subject to a duty of good faith', High Court rules.
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NewsSolicitor named in Westminster ‘influence buying’ alert
SRA confirms that Christine Ching Kui Lee was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in February 2002.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Mr Justice Calver rules that the lord chancellor’s operation of a free legal advice scheme is not unlawful.
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NewsLaw firm worker was not entitled to his offered bonus, tribunal rules
National firm Simpson Millar had deferred payments due to issues arising from coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsLitigation funder went under owing £43m to its backer, administrator reveals
Main finance provider called in administrators after default on payment obligations.
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NewsIn-house solicitor found with 15,000 indecent images of children struck off
Solicitor of almost nine years was found with material 'of the highest category of seriousness' following an arrest at home.
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NewsSolicitor Soophia Khan jailed for contempt
Mr Justice Leech said Khan's conduct merited immediate custodial sentence of significant length.
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News‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts unlawful, High Court rules
Mrs Justice O’Farrell says the relevant companies’ offers ‘justified priority treatment on [their] merits’.
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NewsMishcon expects ‘very strong’ year as IPO looms
London firm says 2020-21 ‘significantly ahead of financial forecasts’, enabling pandemic mitigation measures to be reversed.
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News‘Self-interest’ of lawyers is blocking clin neg reform, MPs hear
Former health secretary continues to argue for non-adversarial system as used elsewhere in the world.
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NewsBalancing transparency and confidentiality ‘really difficult’ – McFarlane
Family Division chief Sir Andrew McFarlane tells MPs ‘there must be a way of allowing openness … yet maintain the anonymity of the individuals involved’.
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NewsEvery lawyer will require familiarity with crypto, says MR
New guidance published for lawyers advising on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies.
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NewsMinister dismisses concerns about City firm’s role in Post Office compensation
MP says Post Office package is ‘strikingly similar’ to largely discredited Lloyds HBOS scheme worked on by same law firm.
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NewsObituary: William (Bill) Nash 1948-2021
An 'exceptionally gifted advocate' who was equally commanding in the magistrates' court and Court of Appeal.
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NewsPent-up demand will see lawyers’ wages rise across the board
Professional services firms are planning pay rises of 10-15% this year, recruitment consultancy reports.
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NewsBennell victims lost case to Manchester City ‘on a technicality’
Claimants’ lawyers say they will appeal limitation decision following High Court ruling.
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NewsMishcon loses 18 lawyers to Greenberg ahead of planned IPO
Greenberg Traurig ‘expect to announce additional hires this year’, international firm’s white collar head in London says.
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NewsLawyer demands e-scooter reform as illegal rider makes injury claim
Case should go some way to determining riders’ rights to compensation if they are injured on public roads.
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NewsListed Gateley announces 11th acquisition
£2.5m acquisition of patent and trade mark attorneys will broaden range of business services.