All articles by Bianca Castro
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NewsJunior lawyer’s appeal over strike-off dismissed
High Court finds Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal was ‘entitled’ to find allegations proved and ‘justified’ in its sanction.
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NewsSolicitor suspended following stalking conviction
‘Serious nature’ of former City lawyer’s conduct meant ‘there was a need to protect the public’, SDT judgment says.
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NewsMagistrate’s ‘lack of self-awareness’ leads to sanction
Complaints against magistrate included allegation she undermined a staff member in open court.
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NewsHigh Court dismisses negligence claim against barrister
Judge describes claim brought by businessman as 'litigation whack-a-mole'.
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NewsHigh Court judge sanctioned over 15-month delay
Mrs Justice McGowan, who apologised for the delay, said her ‘workload was too great at the time’.
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News£300,000 fine for US firm over historical AML breaches
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal approves agreed outcome on the first day of the substantive hearing against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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NewsMagistrate’s employment tribunal claim over ‘minor incident’ dismissed
Employment judge Liz Ord said there was ‘no hint of anyone being discriminatory towards the claimant’.
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NewsMining giant was 'not a polluter' in Brazil dam collapse, court hears
BHP tells High Court that claimants deployed a 'novel interpretation' of Brazilian Law.
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NewsSRA overturns Dentons acquittal in AML case
International firm will face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal again as High Court quashes SDT’s decision.
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NewsThousands of documents disclosed in ‘unprecedented’ lottery litigation error
Claimants should not be able to take advantage of Hogan Lovells' ‘inadvertent disclosure’ mistake, court is told.
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NewsLAA concedes pages of prosecution evidence after calculations go 'awry'
Costs judge awards legal aid firm the additional payment, £1,250 costs and the £100 paid on appeal.
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NewsMagistrate who was 'rude' to duty solicitor sanctioned
JCIO says magistrate was found to have behaved in a way which served to undermine the legal adviser and duty solicitor’s standing in court.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses immunity appeal over employment tribunal claim
Supreme Court finds Court of Appeal erred in law but would have concluded Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia was not entitled to immunity.
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NewsClosings begin in mammoth Brazil dam collapse trial
Mining giant BHP denies liability claim over Fundão Dam collapse brought against it in the English courts on behalf of more than 600,000 claimants.
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NewsClaim against family law firm over alleged negligence reinstated by High Court
Counterclaim follows revelation that firm was acting in the divorce of judge hearing the case.
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NewsBarrister suspended over Christmas party behaviour
Touching a colleague and 'unwanted comments' amounted to harassment, tribunal finds.
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NewsMoJ seeks views on private prosecution reform
Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood says 'recent catastrophic failures in private prosecutions highlight current system is open to abuse'.
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NewsCrown court sitting days boosted to record high in bid to beat backlog
Government announcement includes £148.5m - a £28.5m increase - for court maintenance and building.
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NewsCrown court delays are ‘actively harming victims’, says commissioner
Almost half of victims of alleged crimes with a trial date listed had it changed at least once.
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NewsIn depth: Eight-year Mastercard saga rumbles on
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved a £200m settlement in the massive Merricks v Mastercard collective action. But new battles loom over card processing fees and the funder’s return.