Latest news – Page 487
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NewsCrimestoppers aids fraud fight as conveyancers seek protection
Land Registry figures show £25m was lost through property hijack in the year to April 2017.
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NewsConsultant lent client £30k then acted in parents' house sale
SRA notice outlines how experienced solicitor was involved in transaction where conflict was possible.
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NewsCMC owner jailed for staging crashes to profit from claims
Director of Briton Claim Services also tricked a doctor into validating personal injury cases.
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NewsDirect Line shrugs off discount rate to post bumper profits
Discount rate review decision imminent as one of UK’s top motor insurers reports bumper surplus and hikes shareholder dividend on back of higher premiums.
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NewsWatch: Lord Neuberger and Lord Clarke valedictory remarks
Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, and Lord Clarke’s final sitting in the UK Supreme Court.
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NewsRebuke for divorce lawyer who backdated court letter
SRA says £2,000 penalty is sufficient and it is not necessary to pursue further punishment for isolated incident.
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NewsMoJ admits fate of five courts is still 'TBC'
Campaigners in one city put forward fresh proposal to keep civil work administered locally.
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NewsUpdate on clinical negligence fixed costs: No update
Still no decision on whether to press on with fixed costs for claims against the NHS.
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NewsBristol court still out of action after car park flood
Users report contingency arrangements are working well while the court is restored.
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NewsChief ombudsman quits £105k job for parliamentary role
Kathryn Stone will leave after just two years in the post.
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NewsFirms settle for one PII broker - but many clueless about commission
Results of the annual indemnity insurance survey show stable levels of activity in the market.
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NewsExtended court pilot is back - with 8am starts and 8pm finishes
HMCTS chief names six court buildings that will be tested over six months.
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NewsSolicitors left 'high and dry' on civil tenders
Process for securing civil legal aid contracts taking toll on lawyers.
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NewsMoD intent on keeping combat claims out of court
Labour accuses government of abandoning its duty of care to service personnel wounded in combat.
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NewsJudicial diversity stats show barristers' stranglehold increasing
Snapshot of figures also reveals scant improvement in recruitment of BAME judges.
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NewsNet closes on solicitors involved in bogus holiday claims
Claims management regulator reveals fresh efforts to stamp out rogue elements of industry.
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NewsMoJ backs 'current framework' for regulation
Legal Services Board told to address perception it has over-extended its remit.
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NewsBBC reveals top lawyer paid the same as Danny Dyer
Three legal advisers appear on list of corporation’s highest earners.