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Firm’s breach over counterparty's name caused no loss, rules High Court
Kingsley Napley admits a breach of duty but court rules client did not lose out as a result.
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Overseas investment curbs could hit legitimate business, Law Society warns
Peers are to vote on amendments to the National Security and Investment Bill at the Lords report stage today.
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Breastfeeding juror case prompts call for maternity exemption
Procedure ‘demonstrates a lack of understanding for mothers’, shadow solicitor general says.
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Court dismisses developers’ bid to double agreed costs budget
Master states that court procedure rules are not designed to ‘oust the role’ of the costs judge.
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Leading firm sees off loan negligence claim from ex-solicitor client
Court says Paul Baxendale-Walker was not allowed to assign causes of action to claimant.
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UN commissioner urges changes to forces claims bill
Six-year limit could adversely affect rights to remedy, redress and access to justice, human rights watchdog says.
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Court of Appeal urges Part 36 clarity after rejecting 'not genuine' offer
Judges say parties should make ‘express reference’ to what their offer to settle applies.
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‘Not two sets of rules’: Litigant in person handed £100k costs bill
Judgment adds to growing body of cases where litigant in person has had no special treatment.
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‘Informed consent’ fees dispute set for Court of Appeal showdown
Personal injury firm appealed after High Court ruled that fees should not have been deducted from damages.
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UK to fight ‘unnecessary barriers to data flows’
Minister outlines future priorities for independent data protection regime.
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Judge allows use of documents shared by mistake
High Court says that a reasonable solicitor would have assumed that disclosure was intentional.
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Online court may need only one procedure rule, says Briggs
Supreme Court judge reveals that legislation to set up litigant-in-person-friendly dispute resolution procedure expected this year.
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CoP says vulnerable man should have Covid vaccine despite father’s objection
Father said he was wary about safety of vaccine and still believed son’s condition was due to MMR jab.
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Tougher sentences on menu in ‘restore confidence’ bill
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill proposes a portfolio of reforms.
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Barristers lose £6.9m fees appeal over unenforceable DBA
Claimants challenged an arbitration decision that they had not proved loss of earnings.
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Injured off-road victims ‘sacrificed at hands of Brexit’, say lawyers
Government hails decision to scrap ‘over-the-top’ law concerning insurance for vehicles on private land.
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Magistrate’s sacking over gay adoption views was ‘inevitable’, says CoA
Richard Page loses claim for discrimination after removal from magistracy after BBC interview.
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Begum's right to fair hearing is not a trump card, SC rules
Justices find that, where public safety makes it impossible to hear a case, proceedings must be stayed.
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Government reveals long-awaited whiplash portal start date and tariffs
Changes will come into force at the end of May with the advent of the new RTA claims portal.
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‘Extraordinary’: court hears how claimant won case two years after his death
Judge says land ownership case was 'utterly bizarre' but not an abuse of process.