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NewsSolicitor who held onto leaked opposition documents loses appeal bid
Practitioner says judge’s findings had been unfair and he was not under duty to divulge documents.
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NewsPartner suspended for harassing colleague - but SDT allows anonymity
Junior colleague reported feeling humiliated after being harassed during work night out.
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News‘A sign they’re listening’ - legal bodies respond to spending review
Chancellor's announcements please the criminal more than the civil sector.
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NewsReeves announces modest rise in justice spending
Extra money for the courts and to fund prison places as chancellor unveils her Spending Review.
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NewsGovernment eyes abolition of SEND Tribunal
'Ground is being rolled' for major reform, as judges are told they will no longer be needed.
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NewsTeam leader disqualified for exposing himself to colleagues
Incident involving non-solicitor employee related to an online training session held in 2022.
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NewsCrunch case for litigation funders reaches Court of Appeal
Three judges will rule on the validity of litigation funding agreements based on a multiple of funded capital.
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NewsSolicitor's line-by-line challenge adds £50,000 to costs bill
'This is not the way a detailed assessment hearing should have progressed,' costs judge says.
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NewsFirm takes admin of group actions off its lawyers
Walgate Litigation Management will have a particular focus on securities litigation.
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NewsAdministrators recover just 2% of Pure's £30m claims book
Company appears to have vastly overstated how much its claims might bring in.
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NewsSociety revives campaign to save civil legal aid
Law Society unveils new heatmap showing worrying legal aid 'desert' for community care legal aid services.
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NewsMass litigation 'could cost UK economy £18bn'
Benefits of collective actions need to be weighed against broader economic costs, study concludes.
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NewsBindmans unveils 'industry first' social justice fund
Human rights firm to divert 10% of business client fees towards access to justice fund.
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NewsDistrict judge who raised his voice given formal advice
JCIO says office holder admitted to ‘showing a degree of irritation’ to a party in a case.
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NewsSolicitor accuses international firm of ‘quadruplication’ of costs bill
Prominent practitioner faces paying indemnity costs to Kennedys Law’s client, the Transcription Agency, after a failed GDPR claim
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NewsCrypto fraud victims could get window on 'persons unknown'
Law Commission proposes new information order to simplify the first stages of fraud claims.
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NewsSentencing Council chair dies suddenly at 70
Lord Justice William Davis was 'one of the very best criminal judges of his generation,' lady chief justice says.
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NewsPunish defence lawyers throwing around dishonesty slurs, say claimants
‘Scattergun’ approach of hoping something will stick is on the rise, according to claimant group.
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NewsSolicitor acted for claimant and defendant
Practitioner showed a 'cavalier attitude' to the rules of professional conduct, tribunal finds.
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NewsFirm’s legal aid appeal dismissed - but determining officer’s reasons questioned
Defence claimed for 6,450 pages of prosecution evidence in exposure case but was allowed only 109.