Latest news – Page 12
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NewsWest End firm shut down by SRA to protect client interests
Regulator intervenes into London practice which had announced two mergers this year.
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NewsLawyers make plain their distaste for new disclosure rules
A survey of 215 firms, solicitors, barristers and judges found that almost two-thirds disagreed that changes had worked.
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NewsSole practitioner hit for costs over failed appeal against AML fine
Tribunal rejects suggestion of 'systemic unreliability' in adjudication panel’s decision.
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NewsMagistrate would have been removed over 'intemperate' comments
Office holder resigned before the investigation into her conduct was concluded.
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NewsNew online procedure code will cover ethical use of AI
Voluntary code will 'support the development of a digital justice system that is accessible to everyone'.
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NewsIndemnity costs would be 'very harsh' on claimants in Prince Harry case
Mr Justice Nicklin reserves judgment following consequentials hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice.
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NewsShorter prison sentences surged ahead of policy shift
Sentencing Act introduced presumption against immediate custodial sentences of 12 months or less.
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NewsFirms must come clean on secret commissions, court hears
Personal injury lawyers appeal ruling that they were required to respond to requests for information.
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NewsMail seeks indemnity costs for Prince Harry case
Associated Newspapers asks Mr Justice Nicklin to award £10m on account.
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NewsLAA prepares for Hillsborough Law with new tender
Government wants lawyers ready for inquests as soon as the Public Office (Accountability) Bill comes into force.
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NewsProfits flat as Macfarlanes announces £3.1m PEP
Results 'satisfactory' against 'market backdrop that was challenging at times'.
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NewsSDT issues reprimand over lack of information to conveyancing client
Solicitor’s ‘failings were isolated to a single matter’ which happened ‘during the exceptional circumstances’ of the pandemic.
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NewsSRA beefs up top team with two new leaders
'There is still a lot of work ahead of us to become a modern, proportionate regulator,' chief executive admits.
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NewsSolicitor refused leave to appeal tipping-off conviction
Case is the first concerning the tipping-off provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to reach the Court of Appeal.
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NewsOmbudsman rulings should be forever, says charity
Legal complaints handler currently takes down published decisions after a year.
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NewsRugby players seek new lawyers as group claim hangs in balance
Court hears that the relationship between opposing sides has led to a 'toxic situation'.
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NewsReform UK candidate pursues dismissal claim against City firm
Dan Cooper was promptly dismissed after posts emerged about gender and Islam.
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NewsLaw firm commended for court embargo warning
High Court stresses that court embargoes are ‘fundamentally different’ from journalism embargoes after Badger Trust breach.
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NewsWeightmans celebrates five consecutive years of growth
National firm, which has roots in Liverpool, reports net profit rising by 17% to £17 million.
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NewsObituary: Ralph Ray, 1930-2026
Doyen of tax lawyers, who fled Nazi Germany as a child, became senior partner of Wedlake Saint.