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NewsMethanol awareness campaign in solicitor's memory secures significant reform
Squire Patton Boggs associate Simone White died after drinking methanol-laced drinks in Laos last November.
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NewsNo new litigation funding regulation, says EU
Decision comes as government assesses Civil Justice Council's proposal for ‘light-touch’ oversight in UK.
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NewsPost Office scandal: Some defence lawyers 'defeatist'
Lawyers were outgunned, out of their depth or uninterested in what clients had to say, academic report reveals.
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NewsFirms embroiled in HMRC tax dispute eye tribunal hearing
Issue arises over significant sums in interest on client money which firms have benefited from since rates began to rise in 2022.
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NewsChief constable fined £50,000 over court order breaches
Northamptonshire Police chief claimed that he was ‘let down by the solicitor acting for him in terms of compliance’.
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NewsSDT declines late application to open 'SLAPP' case to public
Panel had considered objections to private sitting decision - following the breach of an anonymity order - a month earlier.
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NewsSighing magistrate sanctioned for misconduct
Office holder denied any bias or misconduct but apologised and ‘expressed regret for any distress caused’.
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NewsBar leaders urge lawyers not to crow about client victories
Leading figures at International Bar Association conference stress caution about embracing clients publicly.
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NewsLawyers need lifelong ethical training, say peers
'Rule of law’s endurance and vitality is not guaranteed,' Lords committee warns after nine-month inquiry.
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NewsSolicitor cleared over cut-price sale of 82-year-old's home
SDT says practitioners cannot be expected to second-guess instructions of client with full mental capacity.
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NewsHead of litigation misled client that he had instructed a medical expert
Non-solicitor has been banned from working in legal practice without prior permission from the SRA.
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NewsSolicitor lied to secure a company loan
Conduct was relevant to professional standing even though director was not practising at the time, tribunal finds.
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NewsCompany that failed to pay £2 million penalty says SFO cannot enforce DPA
Serious Fraud Office returns to the High Court over a deferred prosecution agreement dating from 2019.
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NewsSolicitor avoids SRA referral over false case citations
Fake authorities were produced by research software and not checked, claims solicitor.
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NewsSolicitor 'indecently assaulted murder defendant before court appearance'
Plymouth practitioner denies 30 charges and is currently on trial at Winchester Crown Court.
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NewsFormer council head of legal wins racial harassment case
Employment tribunal rules it was reasonable for solicitor to be offended by 'implicit suggestion' made unintentionally by chief executive.
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NewsHave your say on pay: judges invited to contribute to call for evidence
Senior Salaries Review Body particularly keen for fee-paid and salaried judges to submit individual responses.
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NewsLLP members must verify identities in Companies House crackdown
Only one million of the estimated seven million directors, PSCs and LLP members are thought to have complied with rules in force from today.
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NewsContempt laws violate freedom of expression - Law Commission
Law reform body sets out a new 'liability framework' to clarify sector 'beset by some significant problems'.
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NewsCILEX to appeal seismic Mazur ruling
Professional body says it wants to challenge principle of litigation ruling.