Last 3 months headlines – Page 271
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News focus: Global bar sounds alarm over growing threats to privilege
The International Bar Association fears lawyer-client confidentiality is being compromised as supranational agencies intensify efforts to tackle corruption, terrorism and climate change.
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Sweeting the starship trooper
Obiter learns Mr Justice Sweeting is – or at least was – a big fan of Star Trek.
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Firm serves up ingredients to support community
Essex firm Birkett Long celebrates 200th anniversary with pledge to carry out random acts of kindness.
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Record proportion of Crown court backlog outstanding after a year
Representative bodies say problem will get worse if government does not implement recommended 15% funding increase.
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Clyde & Co and Fieldfisher latest firms to boost NQ pay
The City’s bidding war for talent shows no sign of slowing down as NQ salaries hit £85,000 at City firm Fieldfisher.
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Struck-off solicitor’s JR against regulator refused
Farid El Diwany’s claim over the SRA’s decision not to investigate his complaint against two members of a disciplinary panel is dismissed.
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Registered foreign lawyer sentenced to 13 months for contempt
Jakub Wojciech Pawlak was found in contempt for a ‘deliberate and calculated’ breach of a court order requiring him to give client files to the SRA.
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CPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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‘Zero’ bug in whiplash portal stopping claims getting through
Official Injury Claim admits it could take weeks to fix issue affecting law firms representing claimants.
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Ince set to complete takeover deal after shareholder vote
Corporate adviser Arden Partners agrees to all-share offer.
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Fee earner who rushed to backdate document is banned
Law firm employee of more than 10 years accepts he acted dishonestly in a property matter
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Extremist told to read classic literature jailed by Court of Appeal
Ben John, 22, is ordered to surrender himself to custody by 4pm tomorrow after his suspended sentence was ruled to be unduly lenient.
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Ex-Dechert partner alleged to have put investigator through ‘perjury school’
Neil Gerrard conducted a ‘mock trial … acting as both the judge and the cross-examining counsel’, a private investigator claims.
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Police unlawfully ‘vetoed’ Everard vigil, High Court told
Four women who attempted to organise the vigil claim the Met’s actions were a ‘significant interference’ with their Article 10 and 11 ECHR rights.
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PI firm still suffering 'headwinds' from Covid lockdown
NAHL Group reports that underlying profits and turnover are likely to be down for 2021.
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Solicitor exploited elderly client to arrange under-value sale
London law firm owner struck off the roll after also being named as client’s sole beneficiary.
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Government to move crypto legislation
Around 2.3 million people in the UK are thought to own a cryptoasset such as digital coins or non-fungible tokens.
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MoJ criticised for not prioritising work to support female offenders
National Audit Office chief says lack of clear goals makes it hard to evaluate progress.
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Conveyancing firms may be forced to buy stand-alone cyber cover
Council for Licensed Conveyancers concerned that cyber attacks threaten firms and present a risk to clients.