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Magistrates 'uncomfortable' with single justice procedure
In new position paper, Magistrates' Association publishes 12 recommendations to make the SJP ‘fairer, more consistent and more open’.
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Macfarlanes partner appointments down on last two years
Holborn, London-headquartered firm makes up six, the fewest since 2021.
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Supreme Court backs claimants in hybrid injury test case
County court decision upheld that compensation for different injuries can be added together.
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No new legal challenge on tribunal fees as consultation closes
Legal advice network warns that for many low-income workers, the new ET charges will be unaffordable.
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Hong Kong clampdown poses new threat to lawyers
Safeguarding National Security Law came into force this week following an accelerated legislative process.
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Leasehold reform: government undecided on ground rent
Policy will be set out 'in due course' amid speculation that Michael Gove is facing resistance over housing reform.
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Judge apologises for asking if female advocate was pregnant
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office issued district judge with formal advice for misconduct.
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Party escapes £27,000 costs bill in 14-year-old boundary dispute
String of litigation has carried on despite most of the original parties to the claim having died.
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Judge says solicitors’ ‘catalogue of errors’ not excusable
Firm’s application for extension of time was more than seven and a half months late - ‘substantially out of time’.
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Prison treated solicitor with ‘institutional indifference’
Practitioner obtains writ of habeas corpus for wrongfully detained offender.
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Former solicitor jailed for paying off witnesses is refused restoration to the roll
Tribunal describes the application for restoration as ‘premature’ - matters leading to lawyer’s removal were of ‘utmost gravity’.
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Judge given formal advice over ‘chill out’ remark to counsel
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the judge had shown regret for his behaviour which ‘fell short of the standards expected’.
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Police ‘regularly’ signpost accident victims to law firms, ex-sergeant tells tribunal
Officer resigned last year after probe into his contact with victims over their legal options.
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Partnership promotions shrink at Slaughter and May
Magic circle firm announces five appointments, half last year’s number.
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‘Know your client’ questions caught out bitcoin money launderer
Woman convicted on one count of entering into or becoming concerned in a money laundering arrangement at Southwark Crown Court.
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Society picks up industry award for disability work
Chancery Lane's head of diversity and inclusion says award is culmination of several years' work.
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Firms urged not to drop aspiring solicitors who fail SQE1
Candidates had their results this week, with reports that some firms rescinded training contract offers to those who did not pass.
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Law Society rules out sale of president’s residence
Number 60 Carey Street, near the body’s headquarters, will be redeveloped as a 'heritage asset'.
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SRA can’t tell us whom to represent, says regulatory specialist
Kingsley Napley’s Iain Miller says lawyers are entitled to advance claims that may not succeed.
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Formal warning for district judge following firm’s multiple complaints
Judge did not agree her actions amounted to misconduct but accepted some of her comments were ‘intemperate’.