All News articles – Page 617
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NewsNew High Court judges all Oxbridge barristers
Judicial Appointments Commission says more names will be announced in the coming months.
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NewsCourt upholds 'older died first' principle in inheritance dispute
Evidence on decomposition no basis for displacing the statutory presumption that the older person died first.
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NewsSDT strikes out private prosecution against top London law firm chief
Complainant ordered to pay David Greene’s costs after Edwin Coe senior partner found to have no case to answer.
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NewsENRC mounts more legal action against SFO
The mining company has filed for a judicial review against the fraud-busting agency.
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NewsDon't forget about criminal defence solicitors, PM told
Law Society highlights dangerous consequence of increasing resources solely for prosecutors.
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NewsRedefine mobile phone driving offence, MPs urge
The law should be updated following a rise in collisions involving mobile phones, the transport select committee said.
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NewsSolicitors not capped by pledge to honour original costs budget
Midlands firm had sought £400,000 in costs but former clients wanted to pay much less.
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NewsInspectors play down CPS correspondence failings
Report 'somewhat undermines' anecdotal narrative that letters go unanswered, inspectorate says.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell’s profit boost as firm joins brand big-league
Financial results show a sharp upturn in profits coming through the national outfit.
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NewsSRA recruits candidates for second super-exam pilot
Legal analysts who trialled SQE1 say the assessment is inferior to the Legal Practice Course.
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NewsGauke’s dive back into Twitter hi-jinks
Former lord chancellor appears topless with tan and facial fuzz.
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NewsPM vows to get tough on crime as he gives £85m to CPS
Boris Johnson wants the prosecuting body to build capacity as he also orders an urgent sentencing review.
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NewsBurford hires lawyers to pursue criminal probe into shares dive
Litigation funder alleges that it has been a victim of illegal market manipulation.
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NewsBaker McKenzie misconduct case scheduled for December
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal had been due to conduct a case management hearing today.
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NewsExclusive: SRA has £21.3m black hole in unrecovered costs
Regulator urged to rethink its prosecution policy and find a more proportionate alternative.
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NewsLawyers off the hook for client’s £1.9m malicious prosecution costs
Applicants said law firm should pay costs for claim in which it had a direct personal interest.
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NewsFirm promotion: Berwins gains new solicitor
Sarah Levrier completed her training contract with the Harrogate and Leeds based firm.
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NewsMortgage possession claims shoot up after stable three years
The government has blamed a single large lender for the 39% increase in possession action.
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NewsInce fallout grows with Monaco team's departure
HFW poached Ince's ‘market leading’ team in order to open an office in Monaco.
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NewsBattered Burford shows signs of recovery after nightmare week
Share price starts to rise again after lengthy rebuttal to claims that the business is in trouble.