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NewsDivorce that wife did not know about for 12 years is set aside
Judge concludes that purported signature on acknowledgement of 2010 service form was a forgery.
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NewsFresh calls for overhaul of ‘creaking’ power of attorney system
Consumer group sets out obstacles still hampering registration of an LPA.
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NewsJailed Khan loses appeal against 'manifestly excessive' sentence
Soophia Khan appeared via video-link from prison to watch Court of Appeal hearing.
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NewsCosts assessment sent to wrong address struck out
Costs Judge Jason Rowley: ‘There is nothing within the rules to require one party to assist the other.’
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NewsCourt allows later medical reports despite failure to disclose first
Judge rules sanctions should be about costs in RTA case rather than admissibility.
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NewsMPs 'concerned' at Herbert Smith’s involvement with Post Office scheme
Committee demands safeguards that compensation scheme will not repeat mistakes.
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NewsBoss of failed CMC spent company money while debts piled up
Nottingham-based PI claims management company owner fined for failing to preserve company records.
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NewsInspectors tell CPS to 'significantly improve' disclosure
Report reveals assault trial could have been adjourned because initial disclosure was completed eight months late.
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NewsOmbudsman proposes to slash time limit for complaints
New plan for cutting the backlog would also allow cases to be dismissed without an investigation.
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News'Step in right direction': Freshfields solicitor appointed to highest bench in Bahrain
Amani Khalifa hopes her new role will inspire next generation of women lawyers.
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NewsHungary and Poland’s rule of law case dismissed by CJEU
Compliance with the EU’s values ‘is a condition for the enjoyment of all the rights’ deriving from membership.
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NewsMatrix offers ‘unreserved apology’ for breaching judgment embargo
Sir Geoffrey Vos warns that ‘in future those who break embargoes can expect to find themselves the subject of contempt proceedings’.
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NewsHigher SRA fining powers would increase risk of miscarriages of justice – SDT
SDT says there is a risk that wrongdoing will be 'swept under the carpet' if more cases dealt with in-house.
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NewsMoJ lays bare full extent of court closures
List of courts and tribunals closed since 2010 published as minister details judicial drive to clear backlog.
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NewsSuspect under investigation has reasonable expectation of privacy, SC confirms
Supreme Court dismisses appeal over publication of information about investigation into allegations of corruption, bribery and fraud.
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NewsRosenblatt parent's litigation funder in £20m deal with investor
RBG Holdings says the arrangement will ‘support our move away from our current model of selling participation rights in cases to investors’.
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NewsGood Law Project does not have ‘carte blanche’ to bring JRs, High Court says
Group cannot draft objectives so ‘just about any conceivable public law error by any public authority falls within its remit’.
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NewsLitigation funding giant forecasts hefty loss
Burford Capital blames court delays for slow case resolutions but reveals strong pipeline of new business.
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NewsCriminal barristers welcome remote hearings guidance
Lord chief justice says Crown court hearings should be remote ‘where it is lawful and in the interests of justice to do so’.
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NewsTech entrepreneur puts £1.3m into case-preparation software
Mike Washburn says he was inspired by his own paper-heavy experience with solicitors.