All articles by Max Walters – Page 68
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NewsSolicitor fined over £2m SDLT avoidance scheme
Kelly Buckle-Fleming acted in transactions where there was a ‘significant risk of conflict’.
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NewsMagic circle firm pilots video game to test wannabe trainees
Clifford Chance says game will test decision-making abilities of applicants.
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NewsHigh Court rejects attempt to end case over ‘wrong’ court fee payment
Claim thrown out in case surrounding alleged incorrect court fees.
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NewsIP pro bono scheme launched
Programme will give free intellectual property advice to those who cannot ‘reasonably afford’ it.
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NewsGovernment to keep AML ‘consent’ defence
Vital protection for solicitors who report suspicious activity will remain, following Law Society lobbying.
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NewsSolicitors ‘crucial’ to charitable bequests
Half of public think solicitors have a ‘duty’ to raise option of giving to charity in wills.
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NewsMcKenzie friend jailed for ‘deceit in family court’
David Bright sentenced to a year for submitting bogus psychology report.
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NewsBriggs: ‘sky’s the limit’ for online court claims
Architect of court reform says £25k threshold could go higher.
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NewsBar Conference – embrace digital justice, tribunals president urges
Sir Ernest Ryder says the justice system is undergoing its biggest overhaul since 1870s - but denies austerity is the driver.
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News'Culture of attacks’ on solicitor advocates
Some judges still have two-tier mindset, SAHCA chair says.
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NewsHogan Lovells agrees partnership with Chinese firm
International firm teams up with Fujian Fidelity in Shanghai under free trade zone rules.
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NewsHigh Court hears Brexit legal challenge
Challenge surrounding triggering of Article 50 without vote in parliament.
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NewsLawyers who suffered ‘years of anxiety’ cleared of fraud allegations
Case against solicitor and legal executive ’should not have been brought’, High Court judge rules.
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NewsGovernment pressed on UK’s EU court role
Labour seeks clarification on whether UK will proceed with ratification of Unified Patent Court agreement.
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NewsGame of tomes: Blackstone’s gets the judges' nod
Volume will be principal practitioner text in all criminal courts, replacing Archbold.
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NewsSocieties cautious on SDLT proposals
Plan to reduce payment window to 14 days could increase risk of error in complex transactions.
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NewsTobacco smuggling barrister disbarred
Mohammed Shafee Shaikh attempted to smuggle more than a tonne of shisha tobacco into the UK.
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NewsRBS could face 'thousands' of global restructuring claims
Humphries Kerstetter will represent victims of alleged RBS wrongdoings.
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NewsAbsent businessman jailed over dispute with litigation funder
Guy Brooke sentenced to 21 months following dispute with Therium Capital Management.
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NewsDigitisation only half the battle, says bar's next chair
Andrew Langdon says case must be made for further reform of justice system and stresses 'close cooperation' with Law Society.