Last 3 months headlines – Page 273
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Court of Appeal overturns 'Traveller injunctions' ruling
Courts can grant final injunctions against ‘newcomer’ Travellers and Gypsies who arrive after litigation has ended, the master of the rolls rules.
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Unsealed claim forms were not good service, Court of Appeal rules
Judge says problem caused by solicitors’ mistaken belief that unsealed forms would be accepted.
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CPS proposes new guidance on 'mercy killings'
Prosecutors should consider whether suspects are ‘wholly motivated by compassion’ in guidance proposed by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Weightmans and RadcliffesLeBrasseur reveal advanced merger talks
Expanded business would have 225 partners and more than 1,400 staff.
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Barrister jailed for understating income
HMRC investigators compared practitioner's VAT declarations with those of his chambers.
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Landmark ‘secondary victims’ cases heading for Supreme Court
Liability for secondary victims in clinical negligence claims is likely to be considered by the Supreme Court after a Court of Appeal ruling.
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Firm’s £3m claim against former client reduced to £21,000
Retainer between a solicitor and client is 'not subject to a duty of good faith', High Court rules.
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Solicitor’s latest attempt to be restored to the roll rejected by SDT
Convicted practitioner accused the previous panel of ‘apparent Islamophobia’ as it contained no Muslim members.
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News focus: E-scooters - a legal lacuna
The rising number of e-scooters on our roads and subsequent increase in accidents has highlighted a legal lacuna. But a new test case could finally deliver some clarity.
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Solicitor named in Westminster ‘influence buying’ alert
SRA confirms that Christine Ching Kui Lee was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in February 2002.
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News focus: How long do law firms take to pay their bills?
Official figures reveal stark differences in how quickly law firms pay their invoices, with City giants among the laggards. But the process is a bit more complicated than simply having an efficient accounts department.
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News focus: Bored apes and bubbles - gaps in the law on crypto-assets
The feeding frenzy surrounding NFTs highlights the legal and regulatory challenges that the rapidly emerging world of cryptoassets brings – and lawyers will have their work cut out.
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When law is all about the money
'Don’t take cases which you don’t understand, particularly for clients who are more experienced than you.’
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Days of our lives in crumbling courts
Society of Labour Lawyers produces 2022 calendar themed around 'crumbling criminal justice'.
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Firm fined for dumping 1,200 unallocated payments into holding account
Delays in handling payments caused at least one person to be wrongly pursued through county court.
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Linklaters narrows gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Senior partner says magic circle firm moving in the right direction 'but not yet where we want to be'.
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High Court dismisses JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Mr Justice Calver rules that the lord chancellor’s operation of a free legal advice scheme is not unlawful.
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Law firm worker was not entitled to his offered bonus, tribunal rules
National firm Simpson Millar had deferred payments due to issues arising from coronavirus pandemic.
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Litigation funder went under owing £43m to its backer, administrator reveals
Main finance provider called in administrators after default on payment obligations.
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In-house solicitor found with 15,000 indecent images of children struck off
Solicitor of almost nine years was found with material 'of the highest category of seriousness' following an arrest at home.