All News articles – Page 111
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NewsCourt of Appeal allows single claim form in law firm negligence action
Master of the Rolls suggests CPRC take 'another look' at the current rules to assess 'whether they are working well'.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry live: head of legal faces grilling from victims' lawyers
Follow our live blog from the Post Office Inquiry.
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NewsFixed costs in clinical negligence claims set for October
Draft rules yet to be published but officials working towards autumn date.
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NewsSolicitor misled clients as case ‘spiralled away’ from him
Veteran practitioner left his firm immediately after telling clients their claim was defunct.
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NewsSuspended sentence for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud
Judge says former solicitor expressed genuine remorse and offence was committed out of desperation.
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NewsFirm promotions: Four new partners at Gowling WLG
Law firm appoints Michael Carter, Sara Chambers, Chris Letters and Senay Nihat.
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News‘Deliberately high level’ SFO strategy looks to AI
Serious Fraud Office director Nick Ephgrave says plan ‘describes the aspirations we have', but solicitors are cautious.
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NewsPost Office lawyer advised withholding documents, inquiry hears
Solicitor now deciding on compensation issues described questions about Horizon IT system as ‘puerile’.
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NewsTrade union law 'incompatible' with ECHR, Supreme Court rules
Enquiry may be needed following judgment in ‘the most important industrial action case for decades’.
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NewsYouGov Legal Needs survey suggests solicitors losing market share
One in seven blamed their legal problem on the cost-of-living crisis - and one in 20 on Brexit, quadrennial bellwether also finds.
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NewsProfits climb at listed law firm as ‘war for talent’ subsides
Keystone Law ‘very gratified’ to see recruitment return to pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry live: solicitors on the spot
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NewsBetting disputes on the rise as gambling addicts seek lawyers
Firm recoups millions for vulnerable people and is concerned women are being targeted.
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NewsOf alibis and advocacy
I don’t think I ever encountered a professional alibi witness, but I certainly knew a man who was a professional mitigator.
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NewsSolicitor accused of misleading SDT fined £30,000 despite being cleared of most charges
Solicitors Discplinary Tribunal finds allegations of dishonesty and recklessness were not proved in case involving ‘hardworking solicitor’.
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News44 and out for Darryl
Litigation executive Darryl Barnes retires 44 years after first stepping through the doors at Leamington Spa firm Blythe, Owen George & Co.
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NewsFirm promotion: Duncan & Toplis appoints head of legal services
Amy Codd will act as the main point of contact for directors in all of the firm’s service lines.
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NewsHugh Grant phone hacking claim scuppered by Part 36 risk
Actor says that the potential £10m costs burden - even in the event of winning - was too much to handle.
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NewsSDT told of hearing difficulties in ‘misleading’ submissions case
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal told ‘common feature’ of case against lawyer accused of financial arrangements with clients was a request for help.
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NewsChurch of England steps into leasehold reform debate
Bishop of Manchester argues charities should be exempt from the abolition of marriage value.