Latest news – Page 6
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NewsThreats against immigration lawyers 'have intensified'
Media and politicians urged to use language responsibly amid concern over growing hostility to practitioners.
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NewsSRA backs away from sweeping changes to client account
Regulator still mulling long-term reform but concedes major revamp unlikely in near future.
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NewsHigh Court quashes council tax reduction scheme
Leigh Day describes judgment as ‘hugely important victory’ for residents wrongly deprived of support.
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NewsUK’s biggest law firms race to lead AI adoption
Analysts say clients will seek out firms with ’professional-grade’ artificial intelligence offer.
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NewsJunior solicitor loses commission claim as firm wins appeal
Judge finds it was ‘fanciful’ to suggest newly qualified solicitor met bonus threshold.
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NewsCrown court canteens on menu for wellbeing body
Trio behind Legally Lifelong reveal goals to improve the everyday lives of people working in criminal justice.
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NewsStaff to share £4.3m bonus pool as firm reports big profit rise
Firm updating and expanding its network of offices to support hybrid working.
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NewsSolicitor heads up whistleblowing charity as job share
Sybille Raphael will now share the role of chief executive officer with Protect’s current CEO Elizabeth Gardiner.
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NewsSDT restricts foreign lawyer who 'crossed professional boundaries'
Spanish lawyer also ordered to pay more than £60,000 in costs.
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NewsSRA pledges crackdown on misleading 'no win, no fee' marketing
Regulator also concerned that individual client needs are being overlooked.
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NewsTribunal denies Proudman £350,000 costs over ‘doomed prosecution’
Barrister who called out ‘boy’s club’ attitude in the profession claimed she was ’improperly pursued’ by the Bar Standards Board.
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NewsHome Office ordered to improve Windrush compensation scheme
Parliamentary ombudsman says Home Office compounded grieving family's distress.
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NewsCarter-Ruck ‘engaged in furtherance of fraud’ by clients, SDT finds
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal allows disclosure of documents relating to alleged SLAPP.
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NewsTopping out ceremony for City’s £600m justice quarter
New complex will house 18 courtrooms and the new City of London Police HQ.
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NewsCriminal justice system failing disabled victims, says commissioner
Disabled victims are ’too confronted by impenetrable systems, inflexible procedures and dismissive attitudes’, says Baroness Newlove.
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NewsDifferent class: Senior judiciary staunchly 'elitist', but dial beginning to shift
Nearly two-thirds of senior judges are privately educated, but research by the Sutton Trust shows that the proportion is diminishing.
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NewsTax adviser legislation will place ‘undue burden’ on legal professionals, says Law Society
Conveyancers particularly at risk, as tax commentator Dan Neidle also warns that measures will not thwart ‘bad actors’.
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NewsSort out conveyancing to fix ‘broken’ homebuying process, says top mortgage lender
Respondents to a Santander survey complained of delays and uncontactable solicitors, as the sector continues to shrink.
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NewsImmigration contract terminated due to 'extraordinary chain of events'
Director believes firm would still have legal aid contract if founder who has since died had not fallen ill.
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NewsCosts order overturned over litigator's absent practising certificate
’The person conducting litigation must be authorised to do so, or fall within one of the exempt categories,’ rules Mr Justice Sheldon.