All articles by Sam Tobin – Page 7
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NewsInsolvency funder blames Covid measures for profit slump
Manolete Partners says pandemic insolvency restrictions created ‘very challenging trading conditions’.
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NewsAxiom solicitor hid ‘ill-gotten gains’ after call from reporter, court hears
Timothy Schools, 61, said to have received ‘just over £19.5m’ from the Axiom Legal Financing Fund.
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NewsEd Sheeran and co-writers awarded £900,000 interim payment
Judge rejects losing party’s costs argument in Shape of You copyright case.
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NewsBar urges funding to tackle access to justice ‘postcode lottery’
Mark Fenhalls QC says ‘we urgently need a political commitment to fund capacity across the justice system’.
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NewsGerrard dropped by his former firm's solicitors
Former head of white-collar crime was the subject of an excoriating ruling by a High Court judge last month.
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NewsLitigation funders’ warchest reaches new record
Businesses are on the hunt for new cross-border class actions for investments.
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NewsAxiom trial: fund ‘set up to fill black hole’
Solicitor denies charge of dishonestly funnelling nearly £20m of investors’ money from a legal financing fund.
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NewsAssange vows to appeal as Patel approves extradition
The Wikileaks founder, 50, faces US trial over the publication of leaked military documents a decade ago.
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NewsApple faces £768m collective action for ‘throttling’ iPhones
Technology giant allegedly concealed ‘power management tool’ in updates to reduce iPhone performance.
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NewsRail appeal would make collective proceedings ‘unworkable’, court hears
Lawyers for class representative in £93m claim say appellants are trying to ‘strangle the emerging regime at birth’.
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NewsHMCTS spends £404m on agency staff in five years
Executive body estimates £88.7m spend on 2,332 agency staff in 2021/22.
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NewsAxiom fund set up to fill legal aid ‘black hole’, court hears
Defence case begins in criminal trial following collapse of £120m legal financing fund.
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NewsGateley expects full-year results ‘ahead of market expectations’
Listed professional services firm says audited results will show revenue growth of around 13% in FY22.
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NewsOsborne Clarke to pay £2,500 bonuses after ‘fantastic year’
International firm reports 20% increase in UK income for 2021/22.
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NewsMinister refuses to answer questions on NI protocol advice
First Treasury Counsel was reportedly not consulted about the legality of proposed legislation.
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NewsMoJ spent £36m on consultants in three years
Department spent nearly £6m on HMCTS reform programme in 2019/20.
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News£2bn trucks cartel claim gets green light
Competition Appeal Tribunal grants first-ever opt-in collective proceedings order in the UK.
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NewsTop criminal silk suspended over ‘lamentable’ disclosure failings
Timothy Raggatt QC gets one-year ban for failing to tell defence about evidence undermining a key prosecution witness.
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News£135m for criminal legal aid ‘woefully inadequate’ – Society
Chancery Lane says MoJ has ‘deviated’ from recommendations to reach £135m figure.
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NewsCurbs on civil legal aid for terrorists questioned by MPs
Former attorney general Sir Jeremy Wright says he is ‘frankly worried’ by government proposals.