Latest news – Page 204
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NewsMetamorph ditches Quality Solicitors as network bought out
Struggling consolidator sheds law firm network as management buy-out is completed.
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NewsConveyancing giant consults on redundancies
Simplify says 'roles within central, support and management teams' are at risk due to market slowdown.
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NewsDon’t double compensate for the same claim, defendants tell CoA
Master of the rolls set to give long-awaited clarification on the issue of compensation for non-tariff injuries.
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NewsBarristers taking 'financial hit' to tackle race inequality
Bar Council publishes update on race-based activity undertaken by chambers since landmark report was published a year ago.
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NewsCourt to decide if NHS waiting time pledge is legal obligation
High Court hears claim was brought after people who identified as different gender to that assigned at birth had waited years for specialist treatment.
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News'Fatal blow': Raab sounds death knell for criminal defence
Ministry of Justice's final response to Bellamy review confirms real-terms pay cut and heralds 'chaos' for criminal justice, Law Society says.
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News£5k fine for sole principal with 'massive holes' in accounts knowledge
Client account shortage reached £40,000 within first two years of firm operating.
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NewsLaw schools 'not immune from student class action'
Nearly 3,000 law students have joined 'no win, no fee' group claim against several universities over Covid and strike disruption.
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NewsD-day for criminal legal aid as Raab prepares to unveil review response
Defence solicitors will find out today if the government has done enough to save their sector.
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NewsBarrister jailed for child abuse offences is disbarred
Practitioner behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence the public places in a barrister.
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NewsMoJ lauds whiplash portal after 37% fall in claim numbers
Minister says ’modern, user-friendly service’ has made making claims easier.
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NewsGovernment promises three-part test to stop SLAPP cases
Justice minister promises legislation 'as soon as parliamentary time allows'.
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NewsClient ID checks are not enough, SRA says in new sanctions guide
SRA updates guidance on what it expects from firms amid ongoing concerns about firms indirectly helping Russian regime.
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NewsFurther strikes called over Common Platform
Trade union PCS announces further dates following meeting with HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
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NewsWestminster commission to investigate forensic science concerns
Sir Bob Neill MP says misapplication of forensic science has often resulted in wrongful convictions.
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NewsBar chief: regulator should tell LSB to 'butt out'
Mark Fenhalls KC accuses oversight regulator of overreaching and calls for a review.
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NewsMetamorph business goes into liquidation
Conveyancing arm Beaumont ABS Ltd had been subject to winding up petition.
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NewsSRA issues new warning on solicitors using SLAPPs
Regulatory action likely against any firm threatening claims which are inevitably going to fail.
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NewsFormer QC selection chief in line to lead judicial appointments
Lord chancellor Dominic Raab wants Helen Pitcher OBE to become next chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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NewsBarristers face Beijing ban on Hong Kong national security law cases
Hong Kong chief executive warns of external forces who have 'never stopped interfering'.