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NewsMarried pair held in contempt over doctored evidence
Dishonest claimant had said her solicitors let her down over costs information.
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News'Significant' amount of personal data accessed in LAA cyber attack
Dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history and financial data may be in the hands of hackers.
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NewsSDT fines firm £120k for 15-year breaches of AML regulations
Review of eight files found that none had compliant client and risk matter assessments.
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NewsNew Everton home to be named the Hill Dickinson Stadium
Partnership described as one of the biggest naming rights deals in Europe.
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NewsDistrict judge’s final order delay leads to sanction
DJ accepted there had been a delay in signing off family order due to work pressures.
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NewsMPs demand urgent plan for cutting clin neg costs
Public Accounts Committee critical of ‘astronomical’ sums paid to claimant lawyers.
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NewsUK-EU summit: Law Society calls for talks on mutual recognition
'Dedicated dialogue' to take place on mutual recognition of professional qualifications.
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NewsCautious welcome for Law Commission's wills reform blueprint
Specialists say proposed reforms will clarify the law - but could also lead to court battles.
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NewsAllow electronic wills, Law Commission tells government
Draft bill would also abolish the rule that marriage revokes a will.
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NewsCourt of Appeal shows no mercy over 16-month delay
Defendant failed to challenge £38 million default judgment until action began against a second party.
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NewsEx-solicitor ordered to stop promoting tax avoidance schemes
HM Revenue & Customs issues two stop notices to Paul Baxendale-Walker, the first time that such notices have been issued to an individual.
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NewsConveyancers still in the dark on material information
Law Society seeking answers for conveyancers after decision to withdraw 2023 guidance on material information for estate and letting agents.
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NewsEx-solicitor loses appeal after Google search spewed out fake cases
Judge says court needs to take ‘decisive action’ to protect integrity of its processes from fake citations.
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NewsFraudster secured jobs at law firms with bogus degree
Aditya Rai, who posed as a law graduate to secure roles as a paralegal and legal assistant, convicted of fraud.
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NewsSRA imposes record £4m fine on former law firm boss
Regulator says dishonesty at defunct consolidator firm impacted thousands of people.
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NewsBreakthrough at last as India partially liberalises legal services
Foreign law firms will be permitted to practise - but not in Indian law, Bar Council of India announces.
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NewsInternational firm boosts NQ salary to £140,000
Base salaries are ‘only one component of lawyer remuneration’, Hogan Lovells says.
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NewsSEND lawyer attacks councils over mediation approach
Solicitor supports mediation for funding appeals but accuses local authorities of acting unlawfully.
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NewsHigh Court throws out antisemitic tweet solicitor’s appeal
SDT’s conclusions were ‘plainly open to it’ and its strike-off sanction was ‘adequately’ explained, judge rules.
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NewsJudicial salary review to explore 'flexible pay'
Lord chancellor wants Senior Salaries Review Body to come up with recommendations that will make the bench more attractive.