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NewsMagistrate who provided reference for defendant given formal advice
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the magistrate apologised and took full responsibility for her actions.
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NewsListed financial adviser in £6.1m law firm deal
Purchase of DR Solicitors, which specialises in acting for healthcare professionals, is 'a game-changing acquisition'.
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NewsNo authority for claim over Nigeria pollution settlement against Leigh Day
Firm says judgment means it can ‘focus on progressing the ongoing clean-up claim’ in relation to Nigerian oil spills.
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NewsFamily Court transparency pilot extends to magistrates cases
Extension coincides with start of 'family court reporting week', which seeks to highlight the value of more open justice.
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News£5 million libel claim brought for ‘improper, collateral purpose’, High Court told
High Court in London hears claim by businessman against rival on Greek football scene over allegations including murder.
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NewsNo evidence of racial bias in SRA enforcement process
Regulator says academic research confirms that ethnicity is a 'consistent predictive factor' in enforcement.
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NewsBan for ex-Axiom Ince employee who transferred £54.5m from bank account
SRA also imposes section 43 order on a second employee, for doctoring bank statements and misleading forensic investigators.
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News'Is this even real?' Former refugee opens his own law firm
Qays Sediqi believes he can connect with clients on a different level because of his experience as an asylum seeker.
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NewsBudget '24: LLP members spared as national insurance 'loophole' remains
Government made no announcement about extending employer liability to limited liability partnerships member drawings in this week’s budget.
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NewsCourt’s refusal to adjourn for defendant who sacked solicitors not unreasonable
Adjournment would have caused unwelcome delay and increased pressure on the courts, High Court rules.
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NewsUniversity of Law back in profit
The university had previously reported losing £400,000 as it wrote off former students’ debts.
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NewsLegal issue on ‘negligent’ advice from NHS England arises in long Covid litigation
Question of whether NHS trusts were entitled to rely on advice from third parties may need to be resolved, a judge has said.
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NewsLitigation funding regulation back in spotlight as CJC publishes review
Hotly awaited interim report sets out questions for comprehensive review of the sector.
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NewsMagistrate’s ‘discourteous’ comment about colleague leads to formal advice
‘Audible comment…risked bringing the magistracy into disrepute’, Judicial Conduct Investigations Office rules.
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NewsOmbudsman seeks 10.2% budget rise next year
Legal Ombudsman's Office says it is 'consistently resolving 25% more complaints than in the past'.
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NewsMore judges to sit alone under employment tribunal reforms
Practice direction means fewer employment tribunal cases will be heard by panels unless in the interests of justice to do so.
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NewsQuinn Emanuel suffers costs penalty over resistance to disclosure
While it was 'not unreasonable' for firm to resist in principle, it was ‘only fair’ that claimants should not pay all of its costs.
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NewsBudget ’24: Justice spending to rise by £1.9bn
MoJ budget to rise 5.6% in real terms each year from 2024 to 2026 - but chancellor is silent on more cash for legal aid.
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NewsSolicitor sues former client over negative Google reviews
Former client ‘categorically’ denies writing the reviews which lawyer claims were intended to put people off instructing her firm.
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NewsDebt collection overhauled as research finds 6% of visits breach standards
Noticeable area in which the standards were least commonly met was acknowledging obvious vulnerability, researchers found.