Latest news – Page 52
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NewsTribunal dismisses appeal in Slater & Gordon bonus dispute
EAT judge upholds decision in case between national firm and its former costs resolution manager.
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NewsFormer SSB clients dumped again as lawyers back away
Cavity wall claimants moved on to third set of solicitors since January.
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NewsUS firm Armstrong Teasdale pulls the plug on London
Several dozen staff and trainees made redundant at one day’s notice by top-200 US firm.
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NewsJustice in Wales: Law Society warns against ‘sudden devolutionary spasm’
Part or full devolution of justice offers ‘significant opportunities’ - but new discussion paper opposes creation of a separate jurisdiction.
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NewsHigh Court throws out Swiss lawyer’s libel claim over Wikipedia page
High Court finds England ‘not most appropriate’ jurisidiction to bring Matthew Parish’s libel claim against Wikimedia over forgery conviction published on site.
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NewsClinical negligence going in 'wrong direction', NHS review finds
Increasing rate of clinical negligence claims is indicative of the poor state of the NHS in England, Lord Darzi concludes.
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NewsSupreme Court blocks Tesco's fire and rehire of warehouse workers
Justices find unanimously in favour of union in landmark judgment protecting ‘retained pay’ workers from forced contract changes.
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NewsChallenger firm Keystone hails first-half profits rise
Listed remote-working outfit now has 557 fee earners on its books.
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NewsBar legal aid champion Sidhu to face tribunal
Former Criminal Bar Association chair denies sexual harassment claims.
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NewsBarrister Slaughter to chair Commons justice committee
Long-serving MP had urged committee to focus on issues including SLAPPs and the courts crisis.
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NewsLocal authorities select 15 firms to share legal work
Eight new firms among those brought on board by North West Legal Consortium for the next four years.
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NewsRenters' Rights Bill: lawyer predicts surge in eviction cases
Property disputes specialist expects county court to be flooded with section 21 notices ahead of bill becoming law.
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NewsSRA charges two more solicitors after immigration sting
Solicitors from London and Birmingham will face hearings before SDT.
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News'No fault' evictions back on parliamentary agenda
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says proposed legislation will rebalance relationship between tenant and landlord.
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NewsCity firm IT worker took two laptops and sold them for £500
Ashurst service desk analyst claimed he had retrieved missing items.
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NewsPro bono scheme drafts in costs lawyers
Lawyers can request help from costs specialist to apply for costs order in cases where client is being represented pro bono.
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NewsGo West: Transatlantic giant in new US merger
Womble Bond Dickinson announces plan to combine with Arizona-based Lewis Roca to create 1,300-attorney firm.
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NewsLaw Society Council members to be paid for first time
Unless Council members are remunerated, solicitors including junior lawyers and in-house counsel ‘may feel unable to stand for election’, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsIn-house input sought for phase two of ethics project
Solicitors wanted for focus group discussions and one-to-one interviews to inform content for ethical practice framework.
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NewsPrisons crisis: early release scheme begins
Some 5,500 offenders will be released earlier than planned in September and October to ease prison overcrowding.