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NewsCourt of Appeal throws out preliminary appeals in Mastercard megaclaim
A number of appeals were heard before Court of Appeal judges Sir Julian Flaux, Lord Justice Green and Lord Justice Snowdon.
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NewsIn depth: SRA bides its time on CILEX coup
The SRA has formally announced that it wants to regulate Chartered Institute of Legal Executives members, arguing that this is in the public interest. But with the Law Society Council holding an effective veto, could the future of legal services regulation be at stake?
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NewsBarrister fined for swearing during ethics exam
Practitioner accepted the two misconduct charges against him and he was fined £500.
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NewsFirm hire: Commercial property partner joins HF
Insurance and commercial law firm welcomes Emily Wheatley.
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NewsIt’s that man again
Obiter assumed that when legal IT guru professor Richard Susskind stepped down from his role advising the LCJ it was in order to take things easy.
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News'Good performance' as consolidator Knights announces profits
Listed professional services business anounces dividend increase as it ‘strengthens platform for growth’.
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NewsHuman rights champion Hermer is attorney general
Appointment described as a 'great start for lawyers and the rule of law' from new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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NewsNew lawyer MPs: we crunch the numbers
Some 485,613 voters cast their ballot for one of the 27 lawyers who now enter the Commons.
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NewsLALYs 2024: Duncan Lewis chief honoured for Rwanda litigation work
Winners of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2024 announced at glittering ceremony in central London.
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NewsMagistrate removed from office over disciplinary proceedings
Magistrate did not agree with ICAEW disciplinary findings - or that it would have any bearing on his suitability as a magistrate.
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NewsLegal secretary subjected to unwanted sexual conduct, rules tribunal
Firm argued the incidents complained about were office banter, but judge rejects this submission.
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News‘Absurd’ £208m claimant costs budget slashed by three quarters
Judges attack ‘eye-watering’ budget in runup to £6bn 'dieselgate' group claim.
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NewsSinking a pint with Titanic
One former law office has been converted into a resplendent – and now award-winning – bar.
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NewsMahmood appointed lord chancellor
Birmingham MP and former practising barrister had served as shadow justice secretary for nine months.
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NewsBarrister who asked clients for drugs disbarred
Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service finds barrister convicted of drugs charges ‘behaved in a way which undermined his integrity and independence’.
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News‘Not in the public interest’ to restore solicitor struck off decades ago
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds ‘time in and of itself did not warrant restoration to the roll’.
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NewsFreezing order over bitcoin libel claim ‘founded on a lie’
Defamation claim 'should never have been threatened, commenced or pursued', judge rules.
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NewsLook back in Starmer - a loss to the legal world
'McLibel' activists recall the help they received from a young Doughty Street barrister.
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NewsEuropean Union a small step closer to alternative business structures
Landmark dispute referred to ECJ from Bavaria could help decide the question of third-party ownership of law firms across the bloc. But there is a long way to go.