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NewsGovernment to pay ‘reasonable fees’ of Post Office claimants
Minister says he wants to allay any concerns that victims of Horizon scandal will have to meet their own legal costs again.
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NewsWill cancelled after solicitor failed to probe ‘paranoid delusions’
Court hears that client was suffering from increasing paranoia but a proper assessment was not carried out.
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NewsSanctions on strikers 'could be unlawful'
Criminal Bar Association highlights ECHR defence against any application for wasted costs or disciplinary action.
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News‘Burn it’ solicitor was not aware of need to preserve documents, court hears
Former Jones Day partner Raymond McKeeve faces contempt allegations for alleged court order breach.
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NewsRaab approves SRA fining powers increase to £25,000
'We’re freeing up the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to focus on the most serious breaches, such as those involving Russian sanctions.’
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NewsAG accused of ‘general attack’ on juries in Colston Four case
Court of Appeal asked to give guidance on criminal damage cases following acquittals.
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NewsSolicitors mull court walkouts over legal aid
Criminal defence lawyers unhappy about the government's reform package are already refusing to take on poorly paid work.
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NewsSlater and Gordon splits business but denies merger talk
National firm makes changes as it is denied permission to appeal costs challenges decision.
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NewsSolicitor admits ‘burn it’ evidence call but denies contempt
High Court hears opening submissions in a committal application by grocery giant Ocado.
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NewsContempt law under spotlight at government request
Development of the law of contempt has been unsystematic, Law Commission notes.
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News‘Expanded’ remote hearing powers come into force
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 now permits remote access to in-person hearings where it is ‘in the interests of justice’.
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NewsCourt staff asked to report strikers' data for Raab
Data on absent barristers will go to the deputy prime minister, according to HMCTS email.
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News'Something has gone very badly wrong': judge turns down 19 appeals
Solicitor acting as a litigant pursued 86 grounds of appeal and handed over bundle with 2,500 pages.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell did not have consent for £28,000 deduction, court rules
Costs judge says that £240 per hour charged for a Grade C fee earner was 'clearly unreasonably high'.
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NewsSolicitors angry over vulnerable clients left ‘wide open’ to unregulated market
Continuing calls for greater intervention in the market despite the LSB backing away from more rules.
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NewsLaw Society to shut Brussels office after 31 years
Post-Brexit, Chancery Lane’s need for a presence close to EU institutions has diminished.
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NewsLitigation funder jointly liable for indemnity costs, court rules
Therium should be jointly and severally liable for indemnity costs, judge says.
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NewsPhil Shiner pleads not guilty to fraud over Iraqi civilians claims
The 65-year-old, from Birmingham, appeared remotely at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
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NewsFirm fined after wrongly saying it had proper AML risk assessment
SRA says sanction must create a ‘credible deterrent’ to the legal profession.
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NewsIn pictures: Lawyers take action across the country
Barristers and solicitors join picket lines outside courts in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Cardiff.