News and updates – Page 2
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Profits slide at HFW as 'normality' returns
International firm posts 1% drop in turnover and decline in net profit.
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JR guidance for civil servants updated following Covid cases
Government Legal Department discusses bias, standing, justiciability and Brexit in 'Judge Over Your Shoulder' document.
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Ince halves in value as ‘financial difficulties’ revealed
Chief executive announces departure as shares plummet following £7m capital raising announcement.
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Listed law firm's shares slide on profit warning
Ince blames downturn on war in Ukraine and ongoing impact of the pandemic.
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Courts crisis - Inspectors demand more resources for defence
Criminal justice inspectors say measures to increase court capacity have had 'minimal' impact on reducing case backlog.
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Small firms still upbeat as post-lockdown boom subsides
Business confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels, report by LexisNexis finds.
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Remote examinations to end for whiplash cases
MedCo set to revert to pre-pandemic system for diagnosing injuries in RTA claims.
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'Defendants in the bath': magistrates reveal remote-hearing concerns
Landmark study shows three quarters of magistrates oppose the continuation of pandemic practices.
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PI giant edges into profit as it emerges from Covid effect
NAHL reports profit of £200,000 on falling revenue in ‘year of strategic progress’.
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Dismissal was part of firm’s fair redundancy process, judge rules
Tribunal finds that Cambridgeshire firm tried to find alternative roles after conveyancing sector shut down.
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Knights shares plummet 45% on profit warning
Second half of a Covid-hit year has been ‘frustrating’, firm tells London Stock Exchange.
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Prepare laws now for future emergencies, MPs recommend
Coronavirus Act was based on legislation that was never made public, committee finds.
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Latham & Watkins hires full-time mental health counsellors
Professionals will work with London staff amid growing fears of burnout in the legal sector.
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PI firm keen to acquire despite lockdown profit hit
Minster Law interested in acquisitions but not buying WIP from firms fleeing the sector.
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Listed funder bullish despite Covid-19 'disruption'
Litigation Capital Management sees ‘strong and increased demand for our capital’.
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Police acted unlawfully over Everard vigil, court rules
Met showed ‘continued misunderstanding of the law’ on protests in lockdown – High Court.
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County court delays still much higher than pre-pandemic, MoJ reveals
Small claims now taking almost a whole year to come to trial.
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Judge rebuked over 'improper pressure' claim
Judge Keith Raynor accused a senior judge of subjecting him to ‘improper and undue influence’ over custody time limits.
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Nightingale courts bill up to £34m, justice minister reveals
The Ministry of Justice will provide an update on future use of Nightingale courts ‘in due course’, James Cartlidge says.
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Fee-earner banned for pocketing Covid ‘bounce back’ loan
SRA says law firm employee made misleading declarations when he applied for £50,000 loan.