All articles by Sam Tobin – Page 20
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Keystone predicts pre-tax profits ‘materially ahead of current market expectations’
Listed law firm says ‘the unique market conditions’ during the first half of the financial year have ‘continued unabated’.
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Public bodies not generally liable for ‘merely acting ineffectually’, CoA rules
Claimant sued Thames Valley Police over the death of her husband in a road accident.
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Ruling in $5bn fraud case expected ‘imminently’, High Court hears
The judge who heard Britain’s biggest civil fraud trial is due to distribute his draft judgment to the parties ‘by Monday at the latest’, court told.
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'Westernisation' can provide basis for leave to remain in UK, tribunal rules
Evidence of westernisation ‘must be carefully assessed’ to see if it gives rise to a risk of harm, judge says.
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Mastercard would gain £180m a year as group action members die, CAT hears
Tribunal to decide on application to amend £14bn claim form to include estates of people who have died since 2016.
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Court of Appeal overturns 'Traveller injunctions' ruling
Courts can grant final injunctions against ‘newcomer’ Travellers and Gypsies who arrive after litigation has ended, the master of the rolls rules.
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CPS proposes new guidance on 'mercy killings'
Prosecutors should consider whether suspects are ‘wholly motivated by compassion’ in guidance proposed by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Landmark ‘secondary victims’ cases heading for Supreme Court
Liability for secondary victims in clinical negligence claims is likely to be considered by the Supreme Court after a Court of Appeal ruling.
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Firm’s £3m claim against former client reduced to £21,000
Retainer between a solicitor and client is 'not subject to a duty of good faith', High Court rules.
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High Court dismisses JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Mr Justice Calver rules that the lord chancellor’s operation of a free legal advice scheme is not unlawful.
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‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts unlawful, High Court rules
Mrs Justice O’Farrell says the relevant companies’ offers ‘justified priority treatment on [their] merits’.
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Mishcon expects ‘very strong’ year as IPO looms
London firm says 2020-21 ‘significantly ahead of financial forecasts’, enabling pandemic mitigation measures to be reversed.
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Balancing transparency and confidentiality ‘really difficult’ – McFarlane
Family Division chief Sir Andrew McFarlane tells MPs ‘there must be a way of allowing openness … yet maintain the anonymity of the individuals involved’.
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Mishcon loses 18 lawyers to Greenberg ahead of planned IPO
Greenberg Traurig ‘expect to announce additional hires this year’, international firm’s white collar head in London says.
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Former publican makes legal history with abuse of process claim
Local authority will pay Geoffrey Monks ‘substantial’ damages for an ‘abusive’ food safety prosecution more than two decades ago.
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Use of secondary legislation ‘dangerous for democracy’, peers warn
A lack of legislative scrutiny is ‘turning parliament into a graveyard of democracy’, the House of Lords hears.
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Increase in judicial retirement age could help diversity, MPs told
Raising the mandatory limit would present ‘a huge opportunity’ for women and late starters, former lord chancellor says.
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Fiduciary duty breaches do not need to go to High Court, costs judge rules
‘An argument that a contract should be set aside [does not] of itself’ mean the case ought to be dealt with by the High Court.
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LPC pass rates unaffected by pandemic
Deferrals more than doubled last year, which the SRA says is due to candidates choosing to wait to sit assessments face-to-face.
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ECtHR declares appeal in 'gay cake case' inadmissible
Ruling brings an end to seven-year saga over Belfast bakery’s refusal to bake a cake with the slogan ‘support gay marriage’.