All News articles – Page 76
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NewsInternational firm escapes contempt penalty over judgment leak
High Court judge tells Fieldfisher that embarrassment is sufficient punishment for its 'big mistake'.
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NewsProperty solicitor jailed for £160,000 fraud on her own firm
Hereford practitioner asked for hundreds of payments to her own bank account over a three-year period.
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NewsSupreme Court delivers digital programme on time and within budget
Three-year project has slashed the number of weeks it takes to decide a permission to appeal application.
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NewsAxiom Ince executives deny criminal charges
Criminal trial dealing with charges of fraud and conspiracy to conceal, destroy or dispose of documents is listed for 2027.
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NewsExpert witnesses warned over high-volume housing claims
Conflict of interest risk when solicitors acting in high-volume cases instruct same expert.
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NewsFamily judge lambasts 'obfuscatory disclosure'
Court's approach to £1.2m financial remedy order ‘necessitated by the husband’s dishonesty’.
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NewsFirm hire: Hall Brown Family Law appoints joint head of London office
Senior lawyer Priya Palanivel has spent much of her career working within a boutique family law firm environment.
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NewsBarrister’s suspension over lie to client was ‘disproportionate’
High Court judge allows appeal against direct access practitioner's six-month suspension, imposing a £25,000 fine in its place.
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NewsLaw firm owed £2.8m by collapsed legal business
Former clients also making enquiries about damages deductions by NHLEX group firms.
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NewsWestminster inquiry calls for evidence on joint enterprise
Commission wants to know how the common law doctrine has been applied amid concerns over prosecutions.
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NewsBar lags behind law firms in tech take-up
Bar Standards Board research reveals ‘significant’ barriers limiting barristers' ability to use new technology effectively.
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NewsCourt throws out challenge to £700,000 legal bills
Judge in costs recovery claim finds Howard Kennedy invoices were statutory interim bills clearly broken down for the client.
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NewsLawyers brighten up north London
Law Society Art Group's annual show of members’ work returns to Lauderdale House, Highgate.
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NewsSolicitor faces £30,000 costs over SRA fine appeal
Tribunal dismisses appeal over £8,000 sanction imposed by adjudicator panel for breach of a property sale undertaking.
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NewsFirm hires: Gateley Legal strengthens residential development team
Partner Natalie Edwards and legal director Laura Murphy both join the firm from Eversheds Sutherland.
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NewsGovernment warned over new 24-week asylum target
Immigration bill will also give regulators more power to clamp down on rogue advisers.
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NewsLegal advisers 'need pay parity' with CPS
Trained legal advisers quitting HMCTS for better paid jobs in Crown Prosecution Service and local government.
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NewsFirm promotions: Four new partners at DMH Stallard
The firm has announced a record number of promotions across its London, Surrey, and Sussex offices.
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NewsFirm promotion: Enable Law appoints medical negligence specialist as partner
Claire Leslie is co-ordinator of the Devon and Cornwall region of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
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NewsDirector who misled clients over failed claims struck off
Solicitor admits dishonest conduct over statements 'apt to lead' clients to believe personal injury claims had succeeded.