Latest news – Page 5
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NewsMoJ enters talks on seizing client account interest
Ministry of Justice discusses alternative funding options with legal aid lawyers during series of roundtable discussions.
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NewsLAA repays £35,000 to charity following legal challenge
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants was told earlier this year that it owed the sum in relation to payments on account.
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NewsSolicitor 'chickened out' of telling client truth about her claim
Experienced practitioner wanted more time after report had suggested claim would not succeed.
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NewsHistoric Chester firm appoints administrators
Jolliffe & Co had described itself as 'Chester’s best kept secret'.
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NewsHigh-volume claims outfits must declare they understand the rules
SRA review finds glaring gaps in firms’ understanding of regulatory obligations.
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NewsSolicitor ordered to pay £250,000 costs over failed GDPR case
Practitioner has already paid £240,731.21 on account to The Transcription Agency over the last two years.
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NewsTrainee solicitor creates mentoring scheme for aspiring lawyers
A&O Shearman trainee was raised in a low income household but came through to work in the City.
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NewsPrivate equity investment to fuel adviser’s legal expansion
Professional services firm will add to its 19 legal fee earners.
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NewsAI 'bubble-bursting' study offers lessons for law
AI is already transforming work - but not through official channels, landmark academic report finds.
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NewsWe're not controlled by funders, Brazil dam claim firm insists
Pogust Goodhead says it enjoys 'forensic independence' despite management shakeup.
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NewsHampshire firm expands in county with new acquisition
Larcomes has acquired Children’s Legal Practice which provides legal advice to clients across Hants, West Sussex, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
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NewsRecorder had sex in his judicial chambers
JCIO says the incident, which happened more than a decade ago, was a ‘one-off consensual encounter’.
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NewsStamp duty reform: tax 'double whammy' for sellers
Solicitor says sellers facing prospect of paying new property tax have already paid stamp duty land tax.
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NewsConsumer group opens new CAT claim against Amazon
International firm Stephenson Harwood applies for collective proceedings order on behalf of 45 million 'opt-out' claimants.
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NewsInterim costs slashed due to lack of proper explanation
Top international firm claimed £1,096 an hour for fee-earner's work on corporate restructuring litigation.
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NewsAsylum hotel: Enforcement of planning control of 'particular importance', court rules
Judge says owner of Epping hotel 'side-stepped' public scrutiny by not applying for planning permission.
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NewsKnights makes fourth acquisition this year as Wales is ticked off
Six fee earners will be kept on after completion of latest deal by consolidator firm.
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NewsHeavyweights team up to drive private equity investment in law
New business founder says deals are falling through because of disagreements about valuation.
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NewsStamp duty speculation 'will disrupt conveyancing process'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering replacing stamp duty with new 'proportional' property tax for homes over £500,000.
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NewsPEP hits £1m at Addleshaw Goddard
International firm, which is expanding rapidly, opened a Madrid office and acquired Linklaters’ Warsaw outpost.