Latest news – Page 59
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NewsSRA seeks hefty budget rise as investigations soar
Watchdog has been opening 40% more investigations each month as reports of alleged misconduct pour in.
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NewsSociety backs code of conduct for private prosecutions
President says lawyers must be deterred from prosecuting in their organisation’s interest.
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NewsUS tech giants called in to help solve criminal justice crisis
Ministers assemble Microsoft, Amazon, Google and other tech companies to explore how they can help tackle prison and probation challenges.
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NewsLeigh Day fails to repel negligence claim over late form
London and Manchester firm denies all allegations against it over its work on a £26m clinical negligence claim.
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NewsNAHL takes £40m hit from PI market collapse
Listed group says supply of enquiries will recover slowly but sees 'no meaningful recovery' in panel demand.
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NewsMoJ investigating 'data breach' at Legal Aid Agency
Government working with National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre to investigate 'incident'.
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NewsLord Etherton, former master of the rolls, dies at 73
Terence Etherton was the first openly gay judge appointed to the High Court and one of the Daily Mail’s ‘enemies of the people’.
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NewsEfficient service? MPs to probe family court system
Ministry of Justice and Department for Education officials will be grilled on why families are waiting up to a year for their cases to be resolved.
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News‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case reaches settlement after ‘long and unhappy road’
Costs judge says the £1,190,000 settlement was ‘satisfactory commercial conclusion for both sides’.
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News'Appalling': High Court judge alerts regulators over fake case authorities
Barrister instructed by London law centre accused of relying on artificial intelligence to produce citations that turned out to be bogus.
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News'Ping your Lawyer' app struggles to recover client fees amid SRA probe
Lawbit Ltd provided legal services through the closed firm LawBriefs, rendering the firm’s debts difficult to recover.
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NewsNational firm's former employment chief loses tribunal claim
Solicitor's expectation that he should have been promoted to equity partner was 'unrealistic'.
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NewsMinority shareholders condemn Anexo buyout plan
Proposed takeover lacks fairness, transparency and cash value, objectors say.
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News'Missed opportunity': India trade deal leaves out legal
Deal following three years of negotiations will cut tariffs on goods but does not mention legal services.
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NewsJudge blocks Perkins Coie order as veteran Washington attorney takes fight to Trump
President ordering lawyers to ‘stick to the party line or else’ is unconstitutional, District Judge rules.
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NewsKnights splashes £16.6m on another acquisition
Stockmarket-listed business will absorb a team of 91 fee-earners from Birkett Long.
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News'Urgent' review of protest cases following CoA ruling
Court of Appeal dismisses government’s appeal over protest legislation as Liberty celebrates ‘huge victory’.
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NewsSRA approves '£2 letter' AI law firm
AI-powered 'litigation assistant' a breakthrough in legal services, regulator says.
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NewsNo medical exams at the office, PI lawyers told
MedCo issues new guidelines on how examinations must be administered - including a limit of 35 a day.
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NewsDirector who failed to comply with court order suspended
Six-month suspension appropriate sanction ‘to protect the public and the reputation of the legal profession’.