Last 3 months headlines – Page 167
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Former PwC partner denies disclosing Quindell struggles over 'quiet coffee' meeting
Claimant alleges that confidential details were used to push down sale price to Slater and Gordon.
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SRA promises to act on competence failures
Announcement follows statement by super-regulator on ongoing competence checks.
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MPs grill permanent secretary on MoJ morale
Antonia Romeo remains tight-lipped as media spotlight intensifies on Dominic Raab investigation.
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Listed law firm sacks chief executive citing 'cultural concerns'
Trading update reveals that profits at stock exchange-listed parent of Rosenblatt nosedived in 2022.
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State dissent monitoring units ‘operating outside law’
Former Supreme Court justice among individuals being monitored by 'Ministry of Truth' units.
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Non-legal panels set to be removed from most ET hearings
Senior president denies there is any ‘inherent unfairness’ in judges sitting alone.
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MoJ reveals drawn out timetable for civil legal aid review
Terms of reference document suggests final policy decisions will be made closer to the next general election.
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Dechert’s security for costs granted in 'unlawful detention' case
Trial date for the joint claim against international firm to be set at case management conference.
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Slater and Gordon named in £63m High Court conspiracy claim
Watchstone, formerly known as Quindell, makes submissions over purported lost value of the business.
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PI firm ‘first’ to offer pupillage for barristers
Express Solicitors says it wants to set example to others to develop its own advocates.
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Legal lender Novitas now earmarks £5.3m ‘redress’ to divorce and probate clients
Close Brothers subsidiary incurs another huge loss as borrowers are compensated for inappropriate loans.
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CoA shows mercy over judgment embargo breach
Further proceedings 'would be disproportionate to any need to uphold the court’s authority', court rules.
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Firms 'moving away from billable hours'
Magic circle chief says industry should be more focused on value being delivered by lawyers.
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Job uncertainty matches stress among lawyers' biggest concerns
LawCare's annual report maps changes in the nature of calls to charity’s support service.
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News focus: Novitas - merchant bank takes huge hit on bad litigation loan
Close Brothers shares tanked after the merchant bank announced a huge write-off on the legacy business of ill-starred litigation lender Novitas. The deal has opened a regulatory Pandora’s box too
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More law students join class action
High Court will be asked to make group litigation order in relation to claims against UCL this week.
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I was never good at the SACS race
Morton finds himself appointed sports secretary at the Solicitors Articled Clerks Society.
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Scales of justice
What is as long as a novel and weighs around as much as a cat? Answer: skeletons in an eight-week trial at the Business and Property Courts.
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SRA SLAPPed around by peers
Solicitors Regulation Authority chief walks into a bit of a lions’ den.
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Most law students still fixed on moving to London
Undergraduates reveal fixed ideas of what they want from a training firm.