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News£300,000 fine for US firm over historical AML breaches
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal approves agreed outcome on the first day of the substantive hearing against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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NewsNew litigation funder pledges £250m and hires industry heavyweight
Steve Din, best known for starting up Simpson Millar owner, joins North American litigation funder.
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NewsGovernment finds £1.5m for lawtech injection
Lawtech has fundamentally changed and is changing the legal services market for the better, minister tells conference.
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NewsMagistrate’s employment tribunal claim over ‘minor incident’ dismissed
Employment judge Liz Ord said there was ‘no hint of anyone being discriminatory towards the claimant’.
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NewsMining giant was 'not a polluter' in Brazil dam collapse, court hears
BHP tells High Court that claimants deployed a 'novel interpretation' of Brazilian Law.
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NewsFunding regulation fails to reflect ‘commercial realities’
Class representatives respond to Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding saying urgent reforms are needed.
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NewsInternational firm condemns HR manager’s offensive tweets
Local election candidate made offensive posts through a profile listing CMS as his employer.
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NewsSRA overturns Dentons acquittal in AML case
International firm will face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal again as High Court quashes SDT’s decision.
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NewsSRA chief: 'My decision to quit has nothing to do with Axiom Ince'
Chief executive tells journalists he had been planning retirement 'for quite a number of years'.
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NewsCity watchdog acts to thwart motor claims bonanza
Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for FCA-led compensation payouts, cutting out lawyers.
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NewsFines imposed on SQE provider will fund disadvantaged candidates
SQE Access and Reinvestment Fund pump-primed by £360,000 of 'financial penalties' paid by Kaplan since exam was introduced.
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NewsSolicitor cannot claim victimisation for firm’s report to SRA
Employment tribunal rules that firm’s report to regulator was privileged and immune from legal action.
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NewsPre-recorded evidence has no impact on rape conviction rates, MoJ claims
Independent research found 20% drop in convictions in trials relying on pre-recorded evidence.
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NewsThousands of documents disclosed in ‘unprecedented’ lottery litigation error
Claimants should not be able to take advantage of Hogan Lovells' ‘inadvertent disclosure’ mistake, court is told.
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NewsHigh profile solicitor to quit UK after SRA fine
Legal commentator Kerry Underwood hits out at ‘frankly oppressive’ AML regime after agreeing to pay financial penalty.
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NewsLAA concedes pages of prosecution evidence after calculations go 'awry'
Costs judge awards legal aid firm the additional payment, £1,250 costs and the £100 paid on appeal.
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NewsDozens of jobs lost as Home Counties firm shuts suddenly
Lennons Solicitors, with offices in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, closes following a 'series of difficult circumstances'.
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NewsMagistrate who was 'rude' to duty solicitor sanctioned
JCIO says magistrate was found to have behaved in a way which served to undermine the legal adviser and duty solicitor’s standing in court.
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NewsMemery Crystal closing following listed owner's collapse
Memery Crystal's owner RBG Group has been officially removed from the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsRenewed calls for urgent action on PACCAR ruling
Lawyers, funders and academics call for urgent legislation in submissions to Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding.