All articles by Max Walters – Page 58
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News focus: probate 'band' aid for hard-up courts
Administering another ‘death tax’ will create problems for solicitors, who also question whether it is right for the bereaved to subsidise the courts and tribunal service.
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NewsBar backs MoJ fee scheme restructure – with reservations
Council broadly in favour of reform but says this does not mean the proposed rates are adequate.
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NewsConsumers ‘happy’ with solicitors’ services but price issue remains, SRA says
Research published by Solicitors Regulation Authority details experiences of vulnerable consumers in family cases.
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NewsBar Council warns Legal Ombudsman over comparison sites
Barristers’ body says sites can lead to ‘distortions in the market’.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for £60k tax fraud
North London criminal practitioner Azhar Islam Khan sentenced to 18 months.
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NewsCJEU backs UK broadcasters over online copyright
ITV, Channel 4 and Five handed CJEU victory against streaming service TVCatchup.
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NewsTop degree ‘no longer employment guarantee’
Employers looking less at degrees as indicator of quality as more students obtain first-class honours.
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NewsBSB: end perception of youth courts as ‘forum for advocacy practice’
Bar regulator publishes new guidelines for youth court competencies.
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NewsMoJ confirms hike in probate fees
Charges could rise to up to £20,000 for some estates under widely criticised plans to end flat fees.
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ProfileVictory for ‘Argos’ software firm in IP case
Liz Ward represented US software company in a trademark infringement case brought by UK retailer Argos.
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Convicted cocaine-supplying barrister is disbarred
Omar Khan disbarred after conviction over cocaine supply.
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NewsUKIP MP’s patent court warning fails to find support
Douglas Carswell tables early day motion warning against ratification of Unified Patent Court.
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NewsPartner profits flat at Hogan Lovells
Firm claims solid performance in a 'relatively flat and uncertain market'.
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NewsBarristers ‘not there to empathise’ with youth criminals, regulator told
Bar Standards Board members debate guidelines for youth court advocacy.
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NewsCMS Nabarro Olswang reveals European closures
Olswang to lose offices in Paris and Brussels ahead of merger going live.
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NewsCity firms’ trainee retention rates falling
Top City firms begin to post spring retention rates.
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NewsTop divorce lawyer Stowe pockets 'over £10m' after selling firm to private equity
Investment will result in up to 30 new offices being opened for divorce law specialist firm.
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NewsDon’t promote the UAE, bar association urged
Seminar next month will promote Dubai as 'world centre for arbitration’.
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NewsBolton Council leader to be pressed again on Asons grant
Cllr Cliff Morris will be pressed over personal injury firm’s recent payment to AXA.
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