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NewsFinancial remedies proceedings opened to media
Financial remedies reporting pilot scheme will cover three courts in the ongoing effort to improve transparency in the family court.
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NewsSusskind steps down from adviser role after 25 years
Futurologist and author has provided IT advice to six successive lord chief justices, starting with Lord Bingham.
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NewsClaims firm shuts down as effects of PI reform continue
Owners of Accident Claims Lawyers Limited took the decision last year to run off remaining case files.
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NewsReview of SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince will be completed by the spring
LSB appoints Northern Ireland law firm to make an assessment of the Axiom collapse.
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NewsRestrictions for legal secretary who used client document for charity funding
Her conduct was described as ‘dishonest’ after she was found to have provided inaccurate or misleading information to the regulator.
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NewsFirm appoints liquidators weeks after losing court battle
Powys high street firm had been locked in a legal fight with its litigation funder.
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NewsPaper wills could be destroyed under proposed storage reforms
Ministry of Justice proposing to replace paper documents with digitised versions to bring down annual £4.5m storage cost.
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NewsTruck appeal opens against Competition Appeal Tribunal’s findings
Appeal is being heard before Sir Julian Flaux, Lord Justice Newey and Lord Justice Green over the next three days.
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NewsHogan Lovells partner to be City watchdogs’ watchdog
Rachel Kent to begin five-year stint as financial regulators complaints commissioner in January.
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NewsFinance boss duped new firm about £600,000 fraud conviction
SRA finds disgraced former accountant was dishonest and posed a risk to the reputation of his employer.
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NewsRCJ Advice becomes a law centre
Unique court-based Citizens Advice service helps thousands of litigants in person and domestic abuse survivors every year.
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NewsFormer lawyers to Wagner chief announce firm is closed
Firm had been named last year in the coverage of SLAPP cases involving Russian clients.
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NewsRestrictions imposed on paralegal over dishonest conduct
Solicitors Regulation Authority found the paralegal’s conduct ‘lacked integrity’ and was of a ‘serious nature’.
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NewsBar regulator seeks to widen its powers
Proposals for interim restrictions follow a consultation and are subject to approval by the Legal Services Board.
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NewsLaw firm owner's shares in freefall after grim profit warning
Rosenblatt owner reveals it has incurred £1.9m costs fighting employment claims.
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NewsCourt statistics show ‘fundamental right to access to justice is at stake’
New figures show the number of outstanding cases increasing in both magistrates’ and Crown courts, Law Society says.
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NewsMirror Group in-house lawyer knew about phone hacking, court finds
Judgment in Prince Harry case states that solicitor joked to reporters about how they could gain access to mobile phones.
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NewsTwo more firms fined thousands over AML failings
Sanctions again issued despite no evidence of any harm done by shortcomings in compliance procedures.
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NewsNo widespread systemic failure in legal aid, government tells High Court
Lawyers for Ministry of Justice say 'capacity challenges' in small number of areas are actively being managed.
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NewsPost Office solicitor knew of IT flaw before criminal trial, inquiry hears
Rob Wilson was informed about discrepancy in 40 branches but did not disclose issue to defence.