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NewsDistrict judge sanctioned over 11-month court order delay
Judge believed she had sent order but her failure to respond to chaser emails ‘contributed materially’ to the delay, JCIO says.
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NewsPartner misled clients for two years about claim progress
Solicitor put problem down to his poor communication rather than any intention to deceive.
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NewsCourt interpreter pay could rise under new MoJ contract
Minister says Consumer Price Index will be applied to the new language services contract on an annual basis.
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NewsNew bar statistics expose 'differential outcomes' by race
Black students 'slightly less likely' to pass bar training course, BSB reports.
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NewsFirm urges government to keep apprenticeship levy
Firm says it has relied on government funding to bring through more than 100 apprentices.
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NewsVexatious litigant barred from civil courts
Adrian Badita brought multiple claims in an 'abusive and threatening manner' which included calling a judge a 'crook'.
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News'Tin-eared' and 'arrogant' SRA must be reined in, says regulation specialist silk
Gregory Treverton-Jones KC accuses the regulator of being ‘generally unsympathetic to the realities of practice as a solicitor’.
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NewsPersonal injury portal claims taking more than a year
Portal, set up in 2021 for RTA claims valued at less than £5,000, was intended to be a simpler way of settling claims.
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NewsSDT to hear solicitor's 'SLAPP' charge seven years after alleged misconduct
Allegations against Hamlins solicitor dating from 2018 will be the subject of substantive hearing in October.
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NewsDBAs ruled unenforceable in high-value probate dispute
In Reeves v Frain and McKinnon, Costs Judge Brown found the DBAs did not meet requirements under the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined £15,000 for failing to check client
Firm had contacted SRA after discovering property sales were a vendor fraud.
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NewsClaims firm on brink of administration after winding up order
'All options are currently being considered', says managing director of Manchester based Sandstone Legal.
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NewsIntermediate courts not the answer, Society tells Leveson review
Chancery Lane says some of the ideas Sir Brian Leveson has been asked to review merely shift the burden from one place to another.
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NewsLLP faces potential £200m tax bill after HMRC appeal
Court of Appeal finds first-tier tribunal and upper tribunal erred in law when considering wording of condition in relation to LLP members.
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NewsCourt orders £750,000 payment to fund wife’s divorce costs
Judge says solicitor and client cannot be ‘beholden’ to each other by significant debt.
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NewsFirm joins with neurodiversity specialist to reduce tribunal claims
Solicitors say more employees are disclosing their diagnosis but employers are struggling to understand.
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NewsSolicitor’s withdrawal of tribunal claim ‘left no room for doubt’
Solicitor was ’competent…to understand what he was doing’ when withdrawing claim he later tried to resurrect.
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NewsRedundancies likely as Mishcon offshores business support
London firm is planning to set up an operations centre in India.
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NewsOffice manager bought wine and champagne on firm’s credit card
SRA removes non-solicitor from the profession for dishonesty and lack of integrity.
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NewsThree-year time limit to be removed for child sexual abuse claims
Lord chancellor says changes recommended by Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are long overdue.