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NewsAxiom administration set to cost £3m and last four years
Administrators reveal they have reached a confidential agreement with the SRA to use some asset realisations to cover expenses.
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NewsFormer criminal bar chair Sidhu 'not a predator', tribunal hears
Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service enters deliberations after hearing closing submissions from counsel for Bar Standards Board and Jo Sidhu.
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NewsMahmood confirms whiplash tariff uplift - but lawyers left disappointed
Personal injury lawyers leader says injured accident victims continue to be the ‘whipping boys’ for car insurance costs.
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NewsMore ‘dither and delay’? Government issues timetable for leasehold reform
’Ambitious’ Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will be brought forward late next year.
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NewsFirm denies profiting from Post Office victims’ misery
HSF has received £51m for work on compensation scheme that is not working fast enough.
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NewsSidhu sees off some misconduct charges - but others remain
Lawyers for Jo Sidhu KC argued there was 'no case to answer' and bar tribunal should be cautious about ruling on matters in personal relationships.
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NewsFirm’s tribute to gifted young lawyer who died after car crash
Thompsons chief says firm is mourning a 'remarkable young lawyer who left an indelible mark'.
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NewsJudge attacker given extra five months for contempt
Litigant in person told one recorder: 'I don’t want to listen to your rubbish and I will not abide by it.’
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NewsBarrister who ignored suspension 'not fit' to stay in profession
Peter Wareing said sanction was too severe but judge upholds tribunal decision.
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NewsJudge throws out solicitor's claim over 'AVOID AVOID' Google review
Poster had said solicitor was ‘rude, abrasive, unhelpful and bitter’ - but serious harm was not proved.
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NewsCredit hire reform could take 100,000 cases out of court
Revised general terms of agreement includes annual hire rate review and compulsory arbitration in disputes.
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NewsJudge approves GLO to control mass Jaguar claims
Litigation order followed presentation of 42,000 claims against car giant.
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NewsCourt interpreting inquiry: government contractor corrects profit 'assumption'
Global managing director tells inquiry thebigword makes a cashflow profit of 2 pence in every £1 from Ministry of Justice payments.
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News'Immovables rule' has not moved, Supreme Court rules
Judgment blocks the enforcement of Russian bankruptcy order by the English court.
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NewsSRA tells in-house lawyers they must report wrongdoing
Post Office scandal fallout prompts new ethical guidance for the 34,500 in-house solicitors.
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NewsFirm to pay solicitor £11,500 over unfair dismissal
Remedy hearing after Manchester tribunal found lack of trust between solicitor and firm.
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NewsFirm targets more acquisitions despite debts of £50m
Statement to London Stock Exchange reveals expectation of underlying half-year profit growth.
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NewsLaw centre group takes £33k hit from employer NI hike
South West London chief says it would be 'wonderful' if charities were to be exempted from chancellor's tax raid.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry costs climb past £50m
Lawyers for core participants charged more than £6m for the last financial year.
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NewsSRA to be urged to go further on AML crackdown
Legal Services Board expecting a ‘step change’ in effort to clamp down on lawyers’ involvement.