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Solicitor accused of misleading SDT fined £30,000 despite being cleared of most charges
Solicitors Discplinary Tribunal finds allegations of dishonesty and recklessness were not proved in case involving ‘hardworking solicitor’.
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Hugh Grant phone hacking claim scuppered by Part 36 risk
Actor says that the potential £10m costs burden - even in the event of winning - was too much to handle.
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SDT told of hearing difficulties in ‘misleading’ submissions case
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal told ‘common feature’ of case against lawyer accused of financial arrangements with clients was a request for help.
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Church of England steps into leasehold reform debate
Bishop of Manchester argues charities should be exempt from the abolition of marriage value.
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Negligence claim must go to trial
Bulk of construction magnate’s action against Clyde & Co and counsel over investment scheme fails.
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Smooth ride for PACCAR bill in Lords
Issue of retrospectivity discussed at second reading of Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill.
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Claimant firms go head to head in ASDA action
Leigh Day and Keller Postman unable to agree over disclosure of documents.
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Family judges will return to robes in safety pilot
Three-month pilot follows concerns over ‘violent and threatening behaviour experienced by judges and court users’.
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SQE marking fiasco: training contract warning for 'fast-rescinding' employers
City of London Law Society training committee says impact on candidates wrongly told they failed Solicitors Qualifying Examination will be significant.
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No 'absolute right' to manifest religious beliefs, prayer-ban judge rules
High Court says Michaela Community Schools Trust prohibition on prayer rituals does not infringe Article 9 of ECHR.
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'Misleading' mitigation leads to return date with SDT
SDT panel told that solicitor allowed ‘misleading submissions’ to be made on his behalf in relation to loans to clients.
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Lawyer cleared of contempt after ‘boozy’ night led to false PI claim
Legal executive did not knowingly mislead over untrue statement in whiplash claim, High Court rules.
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Barrister suspended for lying over whereabouts of lost case files
Bar Standards Board says barrister in ‘not being candid…risks undermining public confidence in the profession’.
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SQE marking fiasco: 175 candidates wrongly told they failed exam
Solicitors Regulation Authority 'really disappointed' and conducting review with assessment provider Kaplan.
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Mergers announced across the country as firm numbers fall
New round of acquisitions and mergers as firms expand their operations to new geographic regions.
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Firm pledges full support to lawyer over online divorce mistake
Court decision is the kind that makes people run from the profession, Vardags founder says.
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Bookkeeper’s bid to lift restriction fails in the SDT
Applicant argued he was not given a fair hearing by the SRA adjudicator.
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'CILEX is not a representative body', members told at SGM
President tells members they cannot influence how and by whom they are regulated and governed.
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Sentencing adjourned for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud following listings mistake
‘Even in the best run organisations occasionally mistakes are made and that, unfortunately, seems to have happened here,’ Old Bailey judge says.
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‘I didn’t realise we prosecuted sub-postmasters,’ former Post Office MD admits
Alan Cook tells inquiry he had not realised Post Office had the power to handle theft and false accounting cases.