Last 3 months headlines – Page 251
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Lack of transcripts 'prejudices employment hearings'
Campaigners call for proceedings to be recorded and provided to parties.
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Knights shares plummet 45% on profit warning
Second half of a Covid-hit year has been ‘frustrating’, firm tells London Stock Exchange.
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Mishcon sued for up to £65m over collapsed property deal
London firm’s negligent advice ‘directly causative’ of claimant’s losses, High Court hears.
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Barristers to press ahead with legal aid action
CBA members will withdraw goodwill from 11 April unless Ministry of Justice shows 'substantial movement'.
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MoJ under pressure to widen scope of divorce reform
Baroness Deech says 'miserable' part of divorce law will remain after no-fault system comes into force next month.
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Conveyancer on fixed fee had limited duties to client, court finds
Negligence claim fails as county court rules that £695 did not cover advice on wider developments.
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DWF announces tie-up with Portuguese firm
Listed business says agreement will provide platform to expand into Latin America and Africa.
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MoJ sidesteps question on sanctioning City firms
Shadow justice minister asks whether cabinet has discussed sanctioning law firms working for Russian clients.
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One in five London trainees paid less than recommended minimum
Recruiter’s research suggests many are missing out on the sector’s 'unprecedented wage inflation'.
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Diversity fears as NQs shun race disclosure
Reluctance to report ethnicity to regulator could harm work on monitoring diversity, according to Society’s Annual Statistics Report.
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Ex-City partner struck off for misleading court loses appeal
Peter Gray, formerly a partner in Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s Dubai office, was struck off last year.
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Putin trial petition aims for 2 million signatures
Leading legal figures call for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to try those responsible for the invasion of Ukraine.
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Partners from Clyde and BLM prepare to vote on merger
Top-50 firms say they are mutually compatible and that merger would benefit both.
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Convicted drink-driver struck off after misleading firm about record
South Wales solicitor also misled SRA about what he had told his new employer.
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Prepare laws now for future emergencies, MPs recommend
Coronavirus Act was based on legislation that was never made public, committee finds.
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P&O faces legal action over ‘shocking disregard’ for employment law
Trade union firm Thompsons says P&O’s mass sacking of ship crews is ‘unlawful’.
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Vos: claims costs could be obsolete within 20 years
Master of the rolls looks ahead to a justice system offering automated and almost immediate resolution.
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Do not worry about dropping Russian clients - SRA
'Offboarding' will not be treated as a regulatory issue, according to updated guidance on sanctions.
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When defence is a moral dilemma
Can you refuse to act for a client on moral grounds in a criminal matter?
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News focus: Is the government's criminal legal aid cash pledge too little, too late?
A cash injection is long overdue, but not everything is at it seems in the government’s response to the criminal legal aid review. Solicitors may get less than £60m a year and not everyone will receive a 15% rise