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NewsUnderlying profits rise at Knights - along with redundancy costs
Listed national firm also reveals that 'churn' of fee-earner staff has more than halved in a year.
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NewsMaster of the rolls announces retirement
Sir Geoffrey Vos, 70, is to retire on 31 October after five years in the role.
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NewsSolicitor cleared of telling client to fabricate defence in cricket match-fixing case
No evidence to show that criminal lawyer Shahid Ali encouraged his client, a former professional cricketer, to lie.
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NewsBill found to repeal 'presumption of parental contact'
Celebratory event hosted by Right to Equality given update on family court reform.
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News20 things for solicitors to look out for in 2026
Imperialism, SLAPPs, juries, PACCAR, Mazur and more.
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NewsEmployment tribunal judge sanctioned over late orders
Judicial watchdog says the judge had written to the complainants in both cases and apologised for the delay.
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NewsUS giant ordered to pay £8,000 for ‘unreasonable’ disclosure delay
Judge also criticises Quinn Emanuel's aborted attempt to have employment claim struck out.
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NewsOutrage grows over Lammy’s ’backdoor tax raid’ on solicitors
Controversial proposals to seize client account interest ’will result in law firms failing and place an unmanageable burden on SRA’ .
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NewsThousands more cases to be piled onto creaking ET system
Volume of new cases going through arbitration and tribunal predicted to increase by 17% under Employment Rights Act.
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NewsSolicitor lied to judge about appearing from Germany
'To mislead a judge in court is a serious misconduct,' SDT rules in strike-off decision.
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NewsMinister admits jury trials would be curbed regardless of courts crisis
MPs call out comment by courts minister Sackman during fiery debate on jury reforms.
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NewsSFO returns £400,000 to victims - 24 years after email fraud
‘Groundbreaking’ case means victims in the UK, US and France have the ‘vast majority’ of their stolen funds returned to them.
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NewsFormer London coroner to face SDT over allegedly misleading conduct
Solicitor was removed from coronial office in 2023 for 'downplaying misconduct allegations'.
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NewsLammy: 'US will continue to lead the free world'
Lord chancellor hails special relationship at event to mark 250 years of US independence - ahead of fact-finding trip to Canadian judge-only court.
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NewsWatchdog sanctions claims firms for misleading ads
Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country’s leading insurers.
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NewsSociety cautions government over conveyancer track record
Government mulls requirement to publish data on speed and quality of service to improve home buying and selling process.
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NewsHand over client account interest, firms to be told
Ministry of Justice opens consultation on proposals for ‘sustainable justice system’.
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NewsAxiom Ince insurers sue SRA over failure to stop £64.5m client losses
Firm went into administration in October 2023 leaving hundreds of clients out of pocket.
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NewsFirm sees off multi-million-pound negligence appeal
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against strike-out of claim against Lupton Fawcett.
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News'Stubbornly uninterested': MPs lambast MoJ on legal aid
Department should be renamed 'Ministry of Justice (for Certain People)', says Public Accounts Committee chair.