All News articles – Page 78
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NewsFirm employee paid estate monies into his own company
Private client executive faked a note from beneficiary supposedly approving transfers.
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NewsPower couple drives Anexo takeover talks
Listed credit hire and legal services company says potential bid talks were announced without its consent.
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NewsLondon legal giants unveil new partners - but don’t mention the ‘D’ word
Statistics and commentary on gender and ethnicity are absent from Freshfields and A&O Shearman announcements to the media.
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NewsMPs continue to row over Sentencing Council guidance
Emergency legislation on pre-sentence reports passes second reading following heated debate on role of Sentencing Council.
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NewsFamily judge ‘wrong’ about overnight stays following rape finding
Order maintaining father's overnight contact 'tipped to the wrong side of the balancing scales', High Court finds.
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NewsPay for informants on anti-fraud agenda
Second part of Jonathan Fisher KC’s disclosure and fraud offences review will also investigate whether criminal courts are equipped to hear complex fraud cases.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell ditches asset management arm after conflict criticism
Firm insists sale is not related to withering Court of Protection judgment about a conflict of interest.
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NewsSupreme Court to review complaints procedure
Highest court will also consider providing transcripts of proceedings and upgrading its broadcasting equipment.
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NewsManchester and Yorkshire firms announce acquisitions
Express Solicitors and Ison Harrison continue their expansion strategies.
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NewsNew entity takes over as debt-laden claims firm folds
Cheshire firm now operating under new entity and continues to trade.
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NewsYorkshire firm fined £36,000 over money laundering failings
SRA finds that Holden Smith’s significant conveyancing work was an aggravating factor.
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NewsCourt of Appeal dismisses mesothelioma claim from widower
Defence lawyers welcome clarification about risk principle in asbestos-related claims.
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NewsFirm directors rebuked over dormant client accounts
SRA investigators found hundreds of thousands of pounds untouched for at least three years.
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NewsBusy employment judge sanctioned over delay to written reasons
Six-month delay to produce written reasons after giving oral judgment amounted to misconduct, JCIO says.
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NewsMishcon ordered to pay out for constructive dismissal
Award to former commercial director includes compensation for lost commission after judge brands London firm 'evasive'.
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NewsFirm hire: Hodge Jones & Allen welcomes criminal defence solicitor
Claire McGrath joins the firm as partner.
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NewsBar voices 'serious concerns' about regulator's five-year strategy
BSB should prioritise key regulatory activities over new ‘less critical’ projects, Bar Council says.
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NewsNew air traffic regime proposed for pilotless planes
Government 'determined to get these new types of aircraft off the ground'.
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NewsSolicitor who has not practised in years reprimanded by SDT
Sole practitioner did not engage with the ombudsman over a client complaint made in 2015.