All News articles – Page 5
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News‘No reliable estimate’ can be made of collapsed funder’s portfolio
Administrators investigating allegations that Woodville used money raised to meet promises to previous investors.
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NewsAsylum appeal deadline will not cut backlog, lawyers say
Practitioner group says 24-week target is impractical, highlighting flaws in fee structure.
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NewsConsultancy created by ex-SRA executives branches into financial services
Legal sector clients increasingly need one adviser fluent in both rulebooks, founders say.
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NewsSRA satisfied with continuing competence - despite rise in complaints
Regulator broadly content but urges solicitors to improve communication skills and ethics learning.
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NewsMoJ tight-lipped on 'influencers' hired for campaigns
Minister says disclosure would undermine department's ability to negotiate favourable terms.
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NewsLawyers praised for securing IPP prisoner's release after 20 years
Jailed man had been through 11 parole hearings before solicitor spotted that indefinite sentence had been imposed unlawfully.
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NewsFormer Axiom Ince director struck off for altering counsel receipt
Practitioner admits ‘spur of the moment decision’ to alter receipt and VAT invoice.
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NewsHMCTS names continuity candidate as new chief executive
Megan Lee-Devlin joins HMCTS from her role as director general for justice services and transformation at the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsLegal ethics guru publishes free book on Post Office scandal
Frail Professionalism? shows how the ’complacency and aggression of well-paid lawyers’ can weaken the rule of law, says Professor Richard Moorhead.
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NewsBarings upbeat despite £22m annual loss
Claims firm says it will start generating ’significant revenue’ this year after landmark court win.
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NewsRevealed: MoJ’s ‘stealth’ plan to seize client account interest
Law Society ’disappointed to see the MoJ advertising a role that appears to indicate the ILCA scheme is moving ahead despite near-universal opposition’.
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NewsPrince Harry claim: Daily Mail statement in full
Case ’raises disturbing questions about the conduct of elements of the legal profession’.
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NewsPrince Harry claimants face £34m costs bill and ordered to pay £9.5m on account
Defendants’ costs in the case were ‘striking’ - but the conduct in pursuing the claim against the Daily Mail went ‘well outside the norm’.
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NewsRugby claims survive but claimant lawyer slammed by court
Senior master says court can ‘take comfort’ from Rylands Garth coming off the record.
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NewsKnights seals £27m acquisition in second-biggest deal
Around 160 fee earners will transfer, as Moore Barlow owners pocket £18 million up front.
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NewsFormer SSB Law chief to face misconduct charges
Allegations include failing to tell clients about adverse cost risks and determining the value of claims without evidence.
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NewsTax buzz over Harry and Meghan's return
News that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are coming back to the UK prompts discussion about their tax status.
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NewsInsurance law firm's profit surge reflects bullish market
Private equity-backed top-50 outfit is cutting costs and capitalising on buoyant trading conditions.
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NewsCollapsed litigation funder named in FCA warning on loan-note scams
Failure of Woodville Consultants Ltd, 'shows the potential risk to investors'.
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