All News articles – Page 112
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NewsNegligence claim must go to trial
Bulk of construction magnate’s action against Clyde & Co and counsel over investment scheme fails.
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NewsSmooth ride for PACCAR bill in Lords
Issue of retrospectivity discussed at second reading of Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill.
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NewsClaimant firms go head to head in ASDA action
Leigh Day and Keller Postman unable to agree over disclosure of documents.
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NewsFamily judges will return to robes in safety pilot
Three-month pilot follows concerns over ‘violent and threatening behaviour experienced by judges and court users’.
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NewsThe friendly kind of lively
Obiter was intrigued to read the minutes for last month’s SRA board meeting.
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NewsSQE marking fiasco: training contract warning for 'fast-rescinding' employers
City of London Law Society training committee says impact on candidates wrongly told they failed Solicitors Qualifying Examination will be significant.
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NewsLitigators raise concerns over court document access plans
Practicality as well as unintended consequences questioned.
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NewsNo 'absolute right' to manifest religious beliefs, prayer-ban judge rules
High Court says Michaela Community Schools Trust prohibition on prayer rituals does not infringe Article 9 of ECHR.
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News'Misleading' mitigation leads to return date with SDT
SDT panel told that solicitor allowed ‘misleading submissions’ to be made on his behalf in relation to loans to clients.
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NewsDiscount rate not a 'hypothetical maths problem', PI lawyers tell government
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers responds to MoJ's call for evidence on reforms to discount rate.
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NewsLawyer cleared of contempt after ‘boozy’ night led to false PI claim
Legal executive did not knowingly mislead over untrue statement in whiplash claim, High Court rules.
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NewsBarrister suspended for lying over whereabouts of lost case files
Bar Standards Board says barrister in ‘not being candid…risks undermining public confidence in the profession’.
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NewsIn depth: Toon barmy - Newcastle's vibrant legal scene
Showcasing a region: Newcastle is a growing hub of increasingly diverse legal services – and opportunities for solicitors.
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NewsSQE marking fiasco: 175 candidates wrongly told they failed exam
Solicitors Regulation Authority 'really disappointed' and conducting review with assessment provider Kaplan.
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NewsMergers announced across the country as firm numbers fall
New round of acquisitions and mergers as firms expand their operations to new geographic regions.
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NewsFirm pledges full support to lawyer over online divorce mistake
Court decision is the kind that makes people run from the profession, Vardags founder says.
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NewsBookkeeper’s bid to lift restriction fails in the SDT
Applicant argued he was not given a fair hearing by the SRA adjudicator.
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NewsA glorious run comes to an end
Final episode of US sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm plays out in a courtroom.
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News'CILEX is not a representative body', members told at SGM
President tells members they cannot influence how and by whom they are regulated and governed.
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NewsIn depth: Landmark ECtHR climate claims fail but activists hail 'fundamental change'
But have they changed the climate change justice discourse?