All News articles – Page 235
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NewsBhatia tells SDT he was 'fairy godmother' to pregnant employee
Leading criminal solicitor and former local law society president denies discrimination and failure to report to SRA.
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NewsNews focus: National Conveyancing Week - home truths
National Conveyancing Week aims to boost an ‘undervalued and unappreciated’ sector. This week’s inaugural event heard many gripes but also set out to bust a few myths
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NewsNew lease of life for Legal London's watering hole
The former Knights Templar is to continue as a pub rather than a coffee shop - or lawyers' office.
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NewsSolicitor oath could ensure higher ethical standards - LSB chief
Further action may be needed to remind practitioners of privileges and obligations.
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NewsLack of data could hinder PM's anti-social behaviour drive
No figures are collected on the effectiveness of sanctions - or the number of unrepresented defendants in magistrates' courts.
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News'National Legal Service': solicitors propose new vision for legal aid
Blueprint unveiled at Legal Action Group event to mark 10th anniversary of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
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NewsAbsent claimant represented by solicitor 'appeared' at hearing, CoA rules
Appeal judges find that procedure rules do not impinge on right to be represented.
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NewsFirm promotions: Director appointments at Lennons Solicitors
Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire-based law firm promotes Teresa Fawcett-Mitchel and Jo Hamill.
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NewsIsrael to freeze judicial overhaul in face of protests
Changes would 'wholly undermine' country's proud position, International Bar Association says.
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NewsCounty court delay forced landlord to pay £355 court fee twice
Housing possession data collected by law firm highlights regional variations for application-processing and enquiries.
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NewsFirm loses bid to throw out under-settlement claim after 12 years
Motorcyclist who had leg amputated alleges that he did not know he had other legal options when he agreed to full and final settlement.
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NewsFirms urged not to abandon SQE failures
Pass rate of just over half raises concern that some firms might take difficult decisions too soon.
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News'Legal limbo': Human rights chief steps into small boats bill row
Provisions of Illegal Migration Bill 'create clear and direct tension with well-established and fundamental human rights standards'.
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NewsNews focus: Highlights from Law Society's risk and compliance conference
Law firms and the regulator are ‘playing catch-up’ on anti-money laundering. ‘Government pressure is colossal,’ SRA chief executive Paul Philip warned solicitors at the annual risk & compliance conference
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On the attack
Over the years mercifully little in the way of violence has broken out in English courts. Perhaps the most famous example is from the time when a sort of franglais was the lingua franca. In 1631 it was recorded that a prisoner ‘puis son condemnation ject un brickbat a le ...
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NewsWould-be solicitors offered new app to access work experience
Portal aims to bridge gap between firms seeking new talent and SQE entrants unsure where to turn.
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NewsBack on the box: Claims firm commits £1m to advertising blitz
Television and radio advertising will be increased, but YouTube also targeted.
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NewsSouth-west firm acquired by 'forward-thinking business'
Administrators were called in to Pardoes Solicitors on Tuesday but the firm continues to trade.
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NewsSony tries to hit pause on copyright battle with Jimi Hendrix Experience estates
Music giant claims English courts are not the right jurisdiction for the claims.
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NewsJudgment does justice to intrepid couple's tale of holiday woe
Ice conditions making the North West Passage unnavigable were not ‘unforeseeable circumstances’, judge finds.