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NewsDBAs ruled unenforceable in high-value probate dispute
In Reeves v Frain and McKinnon, Costs Judge Brown found the DBAs did not meet requirements under the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined £15,000 for failing to check client
Firm had contacted SRA after discovering property sales were a vendor fraud.
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NewsClaims firm on brink of administration after winding up order
'All options are currently being considered', says managing director of Manchester based Sandstone Legal.
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NewsIntermediate courts not the answer, Society tells Leveson review
Chancery Lane says some of the ideas Sir Brian Leveson has been asked to review merely shift the burden from one place to another.
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NewsLLP faces potential £200m tax bill after HMRC appeal
Court of Appeal finds first-tier tribunal and upper tribunal erred in law when considering wording of condition in relation to LLP members.
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NewsCourt orders £750,000 payment to fund wife’s divorce costs
Judge says solicitor and client cannot be ‘beholden’ to each other by significant debt.
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NewsFirm joins with neurodiversity specialist to reduce tribunal claims
Solicitors say more employees are disclosing their diagnosis but employers are struggling to understand.
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NewsSolicitor’s withdrawal of tribunal claim ‘left no room for doubt’
Solicitor was ’competent…to understand what he was doing’ when withdrawing claim he later tried to resurrect.
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NewsRedundancies likely as Mishcon offshores business support
London firm is planning to set up an operations centre in India.
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NewsOffice manager bought wine and champagne on firm’s credit card
SRA removes non-solicitor from the profession for dishonesty and lack of integrity.
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NewsThree-year time limit to be removed for child sexual abuse claims
Lord chancellor says changes recommended by Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are long overdue.
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NewsAppeal court to rule on funding agreements as post-PACCAR stays are lifted
Judges lift stay on appeals that were put on hold awaiting legislation to resolve PACCAR issues.
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NewsSolicitors Act ‘a relic’, says Court of Appeal judge
Court of Appeal’s costs expert says Solicitors Act needs replacing to adapt to modern litigation.
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NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
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NewsWatchdog entitled to dismiss complaint against Court of Appeal judges
A judge will often need to make findings that are ‘unwelcome or even offensive to parties’ but judicial independence must be safeguarded.
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NewsWelfare benefits decision prompts firm to drop legal aid JR
Lawyers will be able to claim total costs at hourly rates when costs exceed three times the £208 fixed fee.
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NewsFour more firms hit with SRA fines for AML failings
Fines issued as new research shows smaller practices more likely to get an SRA visit.
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NewsMoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot
Government data shows cases are being resolved 11 weeks more quickly in pilot areas and case backlog has halved.
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NewsPrivate equity house adds £20m firm to its roster
Fifth acquisition of a regional firm will take PE-backed group’s turnover past £100m.
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NewsExclusive: Pre-tax profits dip at Freshfields as revenue surges
Magic circle outfit no longer publishes details of its trading performance, but the firm’s statutory accounts also reveal an 18% rise in income.