All News articles – Page 47
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NewsClimate campaigners stage protest at London law firms
Coalition of groups accuses global legal giants of profiting from climate catastrophe.
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NewsMemory lane
Lords urged to throw out HIPs, legal advice for Princess Diana, obscenity and the law and working mothers: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsLaw firm to be led by three managing partners
South east firm with ambitions to break the top 200 opts for a joint leadership model.
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NewsHill Dickinson’s top earner nets £1.2m as profits surge again
Liverpool-headquartered practice records 29% rise in profit before member remuneration.
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NewsSky’s the limit: Supreme Court rules in marathon trade mark dispute
Judgment handed down in public interest despite request by both parties to withdraw appeal.
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NewsRecorder sanctioned over delayed court order
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says delay was serious enough breach to require disciplinary measure.
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NewsWitness thrown under the bus
Judge rules it plainly inappropriate for video evidence to be given while on public transport.
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NewsAllegations against former CBA chair Jo Sidhu ‘exceptionally serious’, tribunal told
Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service turns down stay application following failed privacy and anonymity application.
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NewsAberavon solicitor who stabbed colleague leaves profession
Decision taken earlier this year to agree that practitioner could come off the roll.
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NewsCFA success fee ‘excessive’, Strasbourg rules in Daily Mail case
European Court of Human Rights rules obligation to pay £250,000 uplift contravened right to freedom of expression.
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NewsOwen White Catlin appoints new managing partner
Richard Land takes over the role after the passing of Judith Williamson.
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NewsCriminal bar champion Sidhu fails in tribunal privacy bid
Five-person panel dismisses privacy and anonymity application, which means case against Sidhu can be heard in public.
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NewsFirm deploys AI to 'supercharge' probate process
Manchester boutique is willing to write off fixed fee for simple grant applications not submitted to Probate Registry within six weeks.
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NewsDirector blasts ‘egregious waste of money’ after failed SRA case
Allegations against Barings Law over misleading clients and due diligence failures were thrown out by tribunal.
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NewsFirm must pay part-time paralegal £41,000 over employment dispute
Employment judge awards £22,500 for hurt, distress and humiliation as part of £41,000 total remedy.
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NewsSolicitor abandoned 'chaotic' firm and left clients stranded
Solicitors Regulation Authority had to intervene after landlord got in touch to say solicitor was gone owing £22,400 in rent.
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NewsHSF merger to create $2bn firm
Profit pool from day-one will 'supercharge the firms’ offerings', joint announcement states.
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NewsSolicitor referred to SRA by judge over 'fabricated' £260k costs bill
Costs Judge James says fees being charged in boundary dispute were of ‘grave concern’.
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NewsCourtroom closures prompt fresh criminal justice despair
Fewer courtrooms operating at Woolwich Crown Court this week due to three judges being on leave.
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NewsSRA chief urges experts to report bias ‘pressure’ from solicitors
Expert Witness Conference also hears from bar chair Sam Townend KC, who warned that a ‘crisis point’ has been reached.