Last 3 months headlines – Page 266
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Solicitor banned after not paying disbursements for seven years
Amounts owed to insurers, barristers chambers and medical experts could run to almost £800,000.
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SRA and Post Office agree disclosure order in Horizon investigation
Post Office agrees wording of disclosure notice which ‘does not relate to individuals that are involved with the Post Office today’.
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Google fails to get claimant's ATE premium disclosed
Competition Appeal Tribunal refuses to disclose proposed representative claimant’s after-the-event insurance premiums for second time in recent months.
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SRA closes investigation into former Freshfields partner
Magic circle firm says a complaint was made about Caroline Stroud's role on a client mandate in 2018.
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Mirror publisher makes £2m interim payment in ‘phone hacking’ litigation
Mirror Group Newspapers agrees to pay just over £2m in respect of costs in claims for alleged unlawful information gathering.
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News focus: Lawtech - lessons from the sandbox
Lawtech is flavour of the month, but innovators face confusion over regulation and lack of access to data. The government-backed Lawtech Sandbox can help – but its own future is uncertain.
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Twin geeks
Master of the rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos was ‘disappointed’ not to spend a Tuesday grappling with ‘rather interesting’ issues of data protection law.
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News focus: Working a four-day week
Law firms that have begun experimenting with a four-day week report increased productivity and improved staff wellbeing, but is the profession ready to embrace this radical new way of working?
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SRA moves beyond regulation to research access to justice
Regulator commissions new research to see what gaps in provision exist.
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Land Registry trials 'quick phone call' to resolve queries
Telephone requisitions will be trialled for at least a month to see if service speeds up.
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National firm scents opportunities in crypto crime
Glaisyers buys stake in specialist firm of investment fraud lawyers.
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Let juniors conduct more advocacy, Commercial Court says
The Commercial Court ‘encourages oral advocacy to be undertaken by junior advocates’, it says in its latest guide.
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Criminal firm’s administration extended as £5.4m debts revealed
Former employees of One Legal had opposed application to extend administration to 2023.
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Magistrate 'accidentally' breached coronavirus restrictions
Lindsay Dalby, of the Coventry and Warwickshire bench, given formal advice after getting fixed penalty notice.
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Strikes not ‘extraordinary circumstances’ for cancelled flights, CoA rules
Strikes over pay or conditions will not generally involve ‘extraordinary circumstances’, Court of Appeal rules.
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'Levelling up' to involve upfront information for homebuyers
Government says it will legislate if necessary to improve the conveyancing process.
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Convicted attacker may claim negligence - despite dishonesty
Fundamental dishonesty defence does not apply to man convicted of attempted murder, judge rules.
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Mishcon accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ to £3m of ‘potentially tainted’ cash
London firm faces a High Court claim for the return of £2.9m in payments made by a former client.
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Mediation convention 'aligns with UK's post-EU role'
Government consults on joining the Singapore Convention on Mediation.