All News articles – Page 18
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NewsFirm hire: Brindley Twist Tafft & James welcomes litigation solicitor
James Sawyer joins the Warwickshire law firm in Coventry.
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NewsFirm promotion: Wrigleys Solicitors appoints joint head of Court of Protection
Charlotte Dyson is a Court of Protection partner and a director of Wrigleys Trustees Limited.
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NewsBudget 25: Chancery Lane welcomes LLP tax reprieve
'Any additional burdens would have created a perfect storm on firms’ ability to invest, hire, and contribute to growth,' president says.
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NewsBudget 2025 highlights and reaction: LLP members spared tax raid; no regulation of tax advisers
Announcements relevant to lawyers in the chancellor’s budget statement and reaction as it comes in.
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NewsJudiciary not told of asylum changes, lady chief justice reveals
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill also warns of ‘inaccurate’ comments putting judges at risk.
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NewsExclusive: Lawyers urge Lammy - and the Law Society - to defend solicitor who brought Hamas case
Open letter accuses lord chancellor and Society of a ‘shocking dereliction’ of their duty to defend the rule of law.
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NewsLammy's reported curb on jury trials 'a step too far'
Law Society says government can cut the Crown court backlog without resorting to extreme measures.
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NewsCILEX wins permission to challenge Mazur ruling
Legal executives’ representative body will argue in court that Mazur decision on conduct of litigation was wrong.
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NewsFamily hearing abandoned over father's death threats to barrister
Unnamed female barrister tells court she no longer felt safe acting for client in child contact case.
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NewsLeft out in the cold
On a glacial Tuesday evening, it took an hour to gain entry to a reception honouring Law for Change, an organisation which funds public interest legal cases.
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NewsClass action looms over LAA cyber attack
Liverpool law firm preparing group litigation order seeking compensation for legal aid applicants whose data was compromised.
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NewsConsumers treated as 'collateral damage' in Mazur washup
Watchdog head says consumers face huge uncertainty following authorisation ruling.
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NewsFormer prosecutor disbarred over 'dishonest' £44,000 invoices
Practitioner prepared invoices on chambers-headed notepaper but directed fees into personal bank account.
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NewsCourt insists Ryanair passengers can use claims manager
Airline had argued its terms and conditions prevented claims via any third party.
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NewsChancery Lane: Don’t ban ‘no win, no fee’ offers
Regulator should focus on making sure firms are using the term properly following the SSB collapse, Law Society says.
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NewsUnmeritorious JRs hampering nuclear programme, says PM's taskforce
Crowd-funded JR claimants should face higher costs liability than the current £10,000 'Aarhus' cap, report recommends.
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NewsMagistrate sanctioned after being caught speeding
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says office holder was ‘regretful and embarrassed by his actions’.
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News‘15 years of inertia’: Scottish firms unite to lobby for non-lawyer ownership
Holyrood approved the introduction of ABSs in 2010 - but the Law Society of Scotland has failed to act.
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NewsLegal liberalisation an engine for growth, says study for MoJ
Reforms since the 1980s have helped sector grow at a faster rate than the UK economy as a whole.