All News articles – Page 342
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NewsNews focus: Justice on the fringes at the Conservative conference
Justice and the rule of law didn’t get much of look-in at this year’s fraught Conservative party conference. But a hardy few still endeavoured to change the conversation.
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NewsClaim worth £3,000 moved after costs rose towards £50,000
Judge moves claim out of High Court jurisdiction after ruling it was not complex.
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NewsBarristers vote for legal aid deal
Criminal bar decides to accept £54m offer and suspend strike - but solicitors are mulling their own action.
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NewsYoung defendants lack trust in lawyers, Fair Trials reports
Criminal justice campaign group researched experiences of young adults who pleaded guilty.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears second fee claw-back challenge
Law firm says former client’s appeal is a ’pointless exercise’ that will incur huge costs.
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NewsJudges dress down for big occasion
In the rarefied portals of Court 71 at the Royal Courts of Justice, three of our finest legal minds, led by the master of the rolls, have been finding out about the low value PI business. Perhaps their lordships were displaying judicial curiosity, but at times the proceedings struck Obiter ...
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NewsNews focus: Law Society intervenes in the costs case of the century
The Law Society last week defended its 22-page model conditional fee agreement after senior judges questioned ‘impenetrable’ client documents in a landmark challenge on costs deduction
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NewsDevaluing the currency
Michael Simmons’ central London practice appears buoyant, most recently acquiring a four-partner firm near Lincoln’s Inn. But his ambitions are increasingly thwarted as dissident partners get the upper hand...
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NewsLearned friends in high places
It was fortunate for Edmund Galley that a number of young barristers were in court at Exeter Assizes in 1836 to watch his murder trial.
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NewsStudents on a roll
Nearly 19,000 students graduated with law degrees from universities in England and Wales in 2021, the highest number on record. Why the huge increase?
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NewsKhan loses bid for fresh tribunal hearing
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal refuses to grant a re-hearing but says Soophia Khan's application was not an abuse of process.
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NewsSolicitor engaged in ‘pathological’ litigation handed civil restraint order
Court says Michael Wilson has ignored several warnings about the nature of litigation conduct.
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NewsWales to 'declutter' statute book
Simplification of the law marks a further step towards a separate jurisdiction.
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NewsSRA accuses Khan of 'procedural game-playing'
Soophia Khan says application seeking re-hearing of disciplinary proceedings is not an abuse of process.
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NewsHigh Court endorses Abu Dhabi forum for solicitor's divorce
Choice of 'Non-Muslim Family Court' would not lead to substantial injustice, judge rules.
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NewsCity firms pledge to broaden pro bono culture
Former law firm communications chief says scheme for non-lawyers is a win for law firms, employees and third sector organisations.
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NewsFirm hire: Hugh Jones Solicitors appoints new director
Jill Rushton joins the boutique law firm from Stephensons Solicitors.
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NewsBreaking the fourth wall in the Court of Appeal
‘That was a facetious remark’, silk assures the online audience.
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NewsBarnstaple duty scheme to be covered by remaining legal aid provider
Solicitors in Devon faced four-hour round trip under Legal Aid Agency proposals to ensure sufficient coverage.