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NewsConveyancer on fixed fee had limited duties to client, court finds
Negligence claim fails as county court rules that £695 did not cover advice on wider developments.
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NewsDWF announces tie-up with Portuguese firm
Listed business says agreement will provide platform to expand into Latin America and Africa.
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NewsMoJ sidesteps question on sanctioning City firms
Shadow justice minister asks whether cabinet has discussed sanctioning law firms working for Russian clients.
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NewsOne in five London trainees paid less than recommended minimum
Recruiter’s research suggests many are missing out on the sector’s 'unprecedented wage inflation'.
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NewsDiversity fears as NQs shun race disclosure
Reluctance to report ethnicity to regulator could harm work on monitoring diversity, according to Society’s Annual Statistics Report.
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NewsEx-City partner struck off for misleading court loses appeal
Peter Gray, formerly a partner in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s Dubai office, was struck off last year.
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NewsPutin trial petition aims for 2 million signatures
Leading legal figures call for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to try those responsible for the invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsPartners from Clyde and BLM prepare to vote on merger
Top-50 firms say they are mutually compatible and that merger would benefit both.
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NewsP&O faces legal action over ‘shocking disregard’ for employment law
Trade union firm Thompsons says P&O’s mass sacking of ship crews is ‘unlawful’.
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NewsVos: claims costs could be obsolete within 20 years
Master of the rolls looks ahead to a justice system offering automated and almost immediate resolution.
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NewsDo not worry about dropping Russian clients - SRA
'Offboarding' will not be treated as a regulatory issue, according to updated guidance on sanctions.
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NewsLatham & Watkins hires full-time mental health counsellors
Professionals will work with London staff amid growing fears of burnout in the legal sector.
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NewsPI firm keen to acquire despite lockdown profit hit
Minster Law interested in acquisitions but not buying WIP from firms fleeing the sector.
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NewsFirm to take champerty case to Supreme Court
Candey says assignments of claims to solicitors should be permitted to ‘ensure access to justice’.
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NewsUN’s top court tells Russia to cease Ukraine conflict
Justices vote to order Russia to suspend military operations immediately.
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NewsYoga studio and indoor gardens: Designs revealed for firm’s new HQ
Osborne Clarke getting ready to move around 600 staff to a new Bristol site.
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NewsBott & Co: Ryanair ruling allows law to ‘catch up’
Parties have their say following majority ruling of the Supreme Court in client capture case.
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NewsJudge warned for conducting hearing while driving
Deputy District Judge Christopher McMurtrie given a formal warning for misconduct, JCIO says.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor ordered to pay £10,000 for harassing SDT
Farid El Diwany, 63, mounted ‘campaign of harassment’ against tribunal chief executive, court hears.
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NewsLondon lawyers intimidate journalists to protect oligarchs, MPs told
Campaigners against 'SLAPPs' say firms conduct 'war by costs' in order to cover up possible corruption.