News – Page 110
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NewsTribunal suspends 'chemsex' barrister
Henry Hendron suspended for three years after pleading guilty to possessing controlled drugs with intent to supply.
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NewsFather loses term time holiday battle at Supreme Court
Isle of Wight Council v Platt hinged on section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996.
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NewsTribunal fees 'barrier to justice', rights committee says
Ministry of Justice accused of complacency over access to justice in damning report.
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NewsForeign property owners will have year to declare details
Government sets out plans for Companies House register of overseas beneficial owners of properties in the UK.
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Young lawyers kick off pro bono month
Volunteers will work with legal advice clinics across the capital.
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NewsLord chancellor 'overstepping powers' with probate fee rise
Parliamentary committee on statutory instruments says charges ‘have the hallmarks of taxes rather than fees’.
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NewsCaution urged over 'alien' concept of expert hot-tubbing
Judge-led committee wants more exploration of the issues involved with concurrent expert evidence.
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NewsLaw Society eyes Korea legal deal
Brexit could cause uncertainty for UK firms operating in Korea.
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NewsBrexit Britain won't escape new CJEU case law, say MPs
Committee report condemned as 'rushed skewed and partisan' points to complex task faced by Great Repeal Biill.
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NewsKWM administrator's report reveals £1.2m pay out for advisers
Unsecured creditors 'unlikely’ to be paid due to estimated claims from preferential creditors, report states.
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NewsStudents pen letters to prisoners to plug legal aid gap
University of Sussex says clinic will help those who cannot afford a solicitor.
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NewsJudge allows extra court fee payment to push damages to £140k
Case believed to be one of the first times the court has increased damages and permitted a party to pay extra fee.
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NewsSuper-firm to pay 25 trainees £10,000 to defer contracts
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang will pay trainees who are deferring training contracts by six months.
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NewsBar kicks off alternative business structure licensing
General Council of the Bar becomes fifth regulator allowed to approve non lawyer owned firms.
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Ukraine judged to have inadequate defence in $3bn Russian debt claim
Mr Justice Blair denies defence bid in case seen as tester for English courts’ clout.
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NewsSolicitors' letters make debtors sit up, research finds
Two thirds of letters before action will result in business invoices being paid within seven days.
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NewsCoffin Mew and Charles Lucas & Marshall agree merger
Deal will create £15m firm with offices in eight locations in southern England.
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NewsMoJ refuses to publish research on unrepresented defendants
Solicitors say decision to keep research for internal use only is 'extraordinary'.
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NewsUnion announces new ‘gig economy’ employment action
Case against UK Express will be on behalf of drivers who make deliveries for web giant Amazon.
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Judges told to increase seriousness threshold for domestic abuse
Sentencing Council publishes new guidance for domestic abuse and intimidatory offences.