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Partner suspended for using colleague's electronic signature
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said 'given the nature of the misconduct…a short suspension was an appropriate and proportionate penalty'.
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Flying taxis in commission’s law reform sights
Consultation opens on law reforms needed to nurture new opportunities in autonomous aviation.
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Crown court digital case system to remain alongside Common Platform
HMCTS to retain web-based platform for viewing and printing uploaded documents after staff, judges and lawyers say system works well.
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Solicitor who acted in personal capacity without firm’s knowledge struck off
Practitioner admitted requesting and receiving money from six clients.
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Divorce hits 50-year low - but may not mean marital bliss
Family lawyers say no-fault reforms, Covid, cost-of-living crisis and fewer marriages explain latest ONS figures.
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Government backs SLAPPs legislation
Measure will create a new dismissal mechanism for strategic lawsuits against public participation.
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Solicitor struck off over 'inappropriate and offensive' tweets
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal makes no order as to costs and a substantive judgment will appear in due course.
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Legislation to quash Post Office convictions 'does not set precedent'
Business minister says proposed legislation is likely to exonerate some who were guilty - but it is 'a price worth paying'.
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Court accessibility map inspired by aspiring barrister's 'unfortunate experiences'
Bringing [Dis]Ability to the Bar has launched a survey to help collate data on the court estate’s accessibility.
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Non-parties to get more access to court documents
Proposed amendment to Civil Procedure Rules will require parties to provide copies of skeleton arguments and witness statements.
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Iran death-row lawyer jailed for three months
Defender was charged with 'propaganda against the state' and 'membership in groups opposed to the state', campaign group says.
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Coroner reports not being used to protect lives, MPs told
Justice Commitee hears of preventable deaths tracker, a data-led platform to learn from coroners’ reports, creating ‘the only siginifcant data’ around inquests.
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National firm and Outer Temple see off 'vexatious and scandalous' claim
Employment judge refuses to reconsider decision to throw out £60 million claim.
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Serious Fraud Office launches £140m property fraud investigation with dawn raids
SFO has 'already gone through more front doors in the last three months than in the last three years', new director boasts.
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Civil legal aid review: Society hands MoJ blueprint to save fragile sector
Chancery Lane urges government to inject £11.3m into fees while longer-term work is carried out.
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HMCTS extends reform programme to next year
Law Society president Nick Emmerson says ‘proper investment’ rather than ‘decades of cuts’ would have avoided court service’s ‘difficult situation’.
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Technical problems blight high-profile Assange hearing
Problems persisted throughout the day, with the advocates' words often muffled and competing with the sound of loud typing.
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Barrister disbarred over £150,000 inappropriately paid by Legal Aid Agency
Practitioner allowed chambers to add VAT to his invoices when he was not registered, tribunal finds.
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'Wrongly named' firm fails to strike out negligence claim
Claim involved 'same set of solicitors' despite practice name changes, judge rules.