All News articles – Page 143
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NewsSolicitor fined and ordered to pay £4,000 costs following self-report to SRA
Practitioner was not aware of a 2019 rule change regarding acting without pay for family and friends without PII.
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NewsEx-Mirror Group lawyer probed over phone hacking knowledge
SRA looking into possible action in relation to in-house lawyer Marcus Partington.
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NewsTroubled HS2 legal costs rocket
Freedom of information request reveals HS2 Ltd has been named as the defendant in litigation in 45 separate cases since 2018.
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NewsEx-employee must pay £4,000 costs over ‘revenge’ claim against international firm
Employment judge describes former employee’s approach to claim as ‘designed to cause maximum disruption’ to Hogan Lovells.
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NewsManager applied for firm’s partners to be removed from roll
Accounts manager is barred from working in the profession under a section 43 order.
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NewsFirm hit with first SRA fixed fine for late diversity data
Regulator wants to process low-level breaches more quickly to save time and money.
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NewsM&A activity falls to lowest figure since 2013
US firms dominate global league table of corporate legal advisers.
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NewsAttack court is now secure - but we can’t know how
Milton Keynes County Court declines to reveal what improvements have been made following urgent review.
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NewsTwo City firms reveal bumper pay rises for bosses
Eversheds and Pinsent Masons are each paying top earners more than £3m, financial statements reveal.
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NewsMidlands mover already targeting more after latest acquisition
Plans underway to recruit more staff for new Worcester base for Talbots Law.
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NewsWill-writer firm hit with costs for unsuccessful challenge to charity bequest
Firm not ‘solely responsible for the whole problem’ - but judge finds ‘serious shortcomings’ in the way instructions were taken.
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NewsGordons LLP pays tribute to ‘unfailingly positive’ partner
Bryony Goldspink, a solicitor for 13 years, died just before Christmas.
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NewsFirm hire: Capsticks recruits housing partner
Security charging expert Sarah Darvell joins the firm from Trowers & Hamlins.
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NewsAn honest crust(acean)
Still feeling peckish after the holidays? Here's a recipe (first catch your lobster).
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NewsSolicitor wins costs cap argument in game of ‘stick or twist’
Firm had written demanding payment of basic charges immediately after retainer was terminated.
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NewsGrenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim
Employment judge finds failure to consider possibility of an alternative role was ‘outside range of reasonable responses’.
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NewsMacfarlanes’ highest earner paid £3.6m in ‘challenging’ year
One of London’s most profitable firms ended 2022-23 with £88m in the bank.
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NewsUniversity of Law reveals £400,000 loss
Review of unpaid aged debts leads to income adjustment for year to 31 May 2023.
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NewsLegal team rebuked in run-up to marathon 'Satoshi' identity trial
'Unfortunate that Dr Wright’s team did not engage more constructively with my requests and attempts at active case management,' judge observes.
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NewsFirm hire: Divorce solicitor joins Affordable Justice team
Firm that offers affordable family law legal services to women throughout the UK welcomes Samantha Harrison.