All News articles – Page 400
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NewsCourt of Appeal declines to ‘develop’ common law of champerty
Law firm asked the court to ‘remove the medieval shackles of champerty from legitimate solicitor-client agreements’.
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News‘Affluent families’ to blame for rise in special needs hearings
Local government-commissioned research highlights ’potential lack of equity of access to dispute resolution’.
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NewsMishcon fighting football club’s £20m negligence claim
London firm admits breach of duty but denies causation and loss, High Court hears.
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NewsLaw Society president wins diversity award
I. Stephanie Boyce lauded as 'inspirational role model' at Burberry British Diversity Awards.
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NewsPolice acted unlawfully over Everard vigil, court rules
Met showed ‘continued misunderstanding of the law’ on protests in lockdown – High Court.
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NewsDoor policy for entering courts ‘not routine’, says HMCTS
Reporters have been asked at the door to give their names and reasons for attending court.
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NewsBallot on legal aid action reaches final hours
Results could be revealed shortly before government announces whether Sir Christopher Bellamy's recommendations will be implemented.
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NewsMcFarlane makes fresh bid to curb volume of hearings
Family division president seeks to tighten up process and procedure after being told cases never seem to conclude.
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NewsFirm hires: Shoosmiths welcomes partner and legal director
Ben Pariser and Simon Dawes join the firm at its Thames Valley office.
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NewsCharles Russell Speechlys fights £5m negligence claim
The international firm is being sued for allegedly negligent advice on an investment deal.
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NewsFour men convicted in relation to murder of Sheffield solicitor
Khuram Javed 'stood for what is right and had an enormous sense of community and family'.
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NewsNews focus: Legal Action Group at 50
Legal Action Group, 50 this year, comprises a ‘small body of people doing a hell of a job’. But the communitarian spirit that gave rise to such organisations is long gone, making its job much harder now.
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NewsNews focus: Call of duty thrown into stark relief
High Court backs top silk in multi-million-pound professional negligence claim, ruling that he did not owe a duty of care to third parties
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NewsNews focus: Russia – City firms scramble to quit Moscow
Will the last one to leave please turn out the lights. The retreat from Moscow began in earnest this week, as the global legal elite finally opted to cut their losses.
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NewsRecommendation to be regretted
When I first set up on my own, one of my landlords was the irascible Edwin Hornchurch.
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NewsGoogle settles MP’s libel claim over defamatory advert
Lee Anderson sued over a ‘highly defamatory’ advert on the Google Ads platform.
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NewsCC and Allen & Overy complete magic circle flight from Moscow
Winding down ‘consistent with our legal and professional responsibilities to our clients’.
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NewsCriminal legal aid spend slow due to 'unclaimed' cash
Government announced £51m package of accelerated measures but has only spent £10m.
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NewsFirm fined almost £100,000 over ransomware attack
Around 972,000 files were encrypted during the cyber-attack, with 60 bundles shared on the dark web.