Last 3 months headlines – Page 126
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Cardiff sport boutique snapped up by top-100 firm
Hugh James says Loosemores acquisition means it now has more than 700 staff across five cities.
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Solicitor not personally liable for costs when acting as deputy
No lien could be asserted by firm against Court of Protection deputy for disallowed costs of more than £150,000.
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Profit dips as turnover rises 9% at Osborne Clarke
Net profit and PEP down 'due to the tougher trading conditions, inflation and the significant but necessary investments we’ve made'.
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Firm considers challenge to unlawful dismissal ruling
Case raises questions over the way duty solicitors are able to switch firms mid-contract.
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Ex-legal chief’s unsolicited advice
High on Sir Jonathan Jones' agenda was ‘corrosive’ language.
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News focus: Law's big bang 'being stymied by regulators'
As a secondary legal finance market evolves, leading industry figures have warned about the potential loss of legal privilege. They also cast doubt on the ability of secondary investors to offer better terms.
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Legal help website faces uncertain future after funding ends
Advicenow provides practical support in areas such as family, housing and employment.
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Ex-Debenhams staff still waiting for tribunal to sort redundancy claims
Former employees of the retailer have waited more than three years as the tribunal system creaks.
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Interest on costs due on date of original £38m order, judge finds
High Court says cut-off point for recovery of interest ‘discourages the pursuit of stale claims’.
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Government is handing competition regulator a blank cheque, thinktank warns
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill would give CMA 'quasi-legislative' powers to intervene in almost any market.
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Shoot first
Gazette features editor Ed Reyes snaps winning shot for 2023 London Legal Walk’s photo competition.
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Judge's gratitude for 'good humour' in long trial
Paragraph eight of 349-page judgment acknowledges the hard work of counsel and the instructing solicitors.
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MPs criticise HMCTS for 'burning through' £1.3bn court reform budget
Damning report from public accounts committee reveals only £120m left but programme nowhere near complete.
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Dozens of axed Metamorph staff take claims to tribunal
Claimants submit that correct redundancy procedures were not followed.
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Clients search for new conveyancers as firm shuts doors
Headcount at Alexander Grace Law had more than doubled at the start of this decade but business is now gone.
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Retired judges 'should get a practising certificate' before returning - report
Academic report suggests post-retirement legal services work should be regulated.
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Former solicitor asks appeal court to 'have mercy' over strike-off
'We cannot unpick 28 years of history,' master of the rolls tells Farid El Diwany.
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Legal aid firm to 'wind down operations' after 24 years
Founder Nicola Mackintosh says low rates, rising overheads and government bureaucracy have made recruitment and retention impossible.