All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 43
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NewsWill-writer firm hit with costs for unsuccessful challenge to charity bequest
Firm not ‘solely responsible for the whole problem’ - but judge finds ‘serious shortcomings’ in the way instructions were taken.
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NewsGrenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim
Employment judge finds failure to consider possibility of an alternative role was ‘outside range of reasonable responses’.
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NewsJudge dismisses disclosure application in Dechert case
Judge expresses sympathy with the difficulties of obtaining evidence but says disclosure could reveal a journalist's source.
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NewsMagistrate removed for withholding ‘important information’ from application
JCIO says applicants are required to disclose any information which might bring magistracy into disrepute.
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NewsCash seizure order valid despite court delay
Divisional Court judges dismiss judicial review application over lawfulness of re-seizure of £400,000 by HMRC.
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NewsStay application dismissed in Brazil dam group claim
High Court judge dismisses application to stay proceedings on its merits, finding that any dispute over arbitration clause ‘will be dealt with by court’.
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NewsJudicial salaries: Chalk urges review to consider ‘affordability’
Major review of the judicial salary structure will be commissioned after recruitment of a new judicial lead and permanent chair.
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News$11bn Nigeria arbitration award finally set aside as appeal denied
Judge finds leave to appeal ‘would not be just’ as Nigeria praises lawyers who helped in ‘historic victory’.
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NewsSFO 'vital participant in wrongdoing', judge states in latest ENRC judgment
Court rules in second stage of litigation between mining giant ENRC, international firm Dechert and Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsSenior associate struck off over 'falsified' PI claim form
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds London practitioner's motivation was to ‘get himself out of a problem’.
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NewsNew stats show public family court proceedings exceed 10 months
Cafcass’ annual report states high number of open cases and long case durations cause ‘significant’ impact on children.
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NewsPartial victory for legal aid firm in prosecution evidence appeal
Firm challenged officer's decision to halve the number of pages of prosecution evidence on which fee was based.
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NewsAI is not and never was an inventor for patent purposes, Supreme Court rules
Justices say parliament must decide if a computer program can be named and recognised as an inventor.
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NewsFinancial remedies proceedings opened to media
Financial remedies reporting pilot scheme will cover three courts in the ongoing effort to improve transparency in the family court.
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NewsRestrictions for legal secretary who used client document for charity funding
Her conduct was described as ‘dishonest’ after she was found to have provided inaccurate or misleading information to the regulator.
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NewsTruck appeal opens against Competition Appeal Tribunal’s findings
Appeal is being heard before Sir Julian Flaux, Lord Justice Newey and Lord Justice Green over the next three days.
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NewsRestrictions imposed on paralegal over dishonest conduct
Solicitors Regulation Authority found the paralegal’s conduct ‘lacked integrity’ and was of a ‘serious nature’.
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NewsBar regulator seeks to widen its powers
Proposals for interim restrictions follow a consultation and are subject to approval by the Legal Services Board.
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NewsCourt statistics show ‘fundamental right to access to justice is at stake’
New figures show the number of outstanding cases increasing in both magistrates’ and Crown courts, Law Society says.
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NewsInn approves aspiring barrister facing criminal charges over humanitarian work
Inns Conduct Committee had to determine if the lawyer-to-be could be admitted as a student member in order to complete the bar course.