Last 3 months headlines – Page 164
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Court rejects defendant’s attempted U-turn on admission of liability
Claimant’s lawyers argued admission had partly been made to save inquest costs.
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Legal aid widened for child cases following public law challenge
Means test removed for carers of looked-after children in special educational needs and disability tribunal.
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Payments were 'exceptional' but not bribes, says employee in $11bn Nigeria oil case
Spreadsheet alleged to detail bribes was for unbudgeted expenses, court hears in third week of trial.
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Women and black employed barristers 'most likely to report bullying and discrimination'
Bar Council says the employed bar's image as a diverse and inclusive workplace masks serious issues.
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Paralegal sacked while pregnant suffered discrimination
Fee earner was dismissed after firm decided cavity wall claims should be dropped.
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Madison Square Garden bans lawyers - if they are suing it
Adverse Attorney Policy could deprive lawyers of Billy Joel or the New York Knicks.
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PI firm absorbs £5m profit hit in 'year of transition'
Fletchers Solicitors says it has invested in the business and is ready for a revenue surge.
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Barclays teams up with firms to offer 'pioneering' training contract
Trainees will divide their time between the private practice and in-house sectors.
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Divorce lawyer ghosted client and held on to £132,000
Solicitor offered no explanation for why the funds from settlement were not released.
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Supreme Court clarifies law on leasehold service charges
Landlords have the right to reapportion charges despite provision of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
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Dwindling media pack and LCJ make for awkward union
Press officers outnumbered reporters at annual press conference.
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Battle of the brands: Lidl takes Tesco to court over logo
Circle with a ring on it ‘has no artistic merit’ court hears in trade mark dispute.
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Firm admits deposed chief executive used racist expression over dinner
Multi-faceted employment claim will proceed to a full hearing after strike-out bid rejected.
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Women outnumber men two to one in law studies
UCAS figures obtained by law firm cast fresh spotlight on gender diversity in the legal profession.
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Tate expectations
Lord Leggatt puts the right context around the observation ‘What would be a nuisance in Belgrave Square would not necessarily be so in Bermondsey’.
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Global firm sees off £400,000 fees challenge in High Court
Judge finds businessman to be liable for contract setting out payment plan following termination of retainer.
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We weren’t going to spend £700m on Quindell, ex-S+G directors tell court
Witnesses deny they used leaks of confidential information to beat down the price of 2015 acquisition.
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We have done 'huge amount' to support welfare of judges, LCJ insists
Lord Burnett says the judiciary has ‘completely transformed’ help for its members.
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Family solicitor 'stabbed colleague after becoming mentally ill during pandemic'
Kevin Lane, who ran a law firm in South Wales for more than three decades, attacked director Rory McCreesh last year.
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Tribunal 'wrong to strike out judge's grievance claims'
Crown court judge asks employment appeal tribunal to set aside lower court's judgment striking out her claims.