Last 3 months headlines – Page 373
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NewsSolicitor absent for cancer treatment was unfairly dismissed
Employment tribunal rules that Luton firm made series of failings in dismissing housing specialist.
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NewsCourts case management system glitch as HMCTS resumes rollout
Common Platform working again after practitioners were notified this morning that the system was unavailable.
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NewsKnights completes deal with cash after shares tumble
Merger deal was concluded when shares were more than twice their current value.
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NewsComparison sites could ‘shut out’ small firms and BME solicitors – Law Society
Chancery Lane opposes mandatory signposting through digital comparison tools.
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NewsTech giants will be the new disruptors, ABS pioneer predicts
Prediction comes 10 years after the granting of the first alternative business structure licences.
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NewsBurford launches new ‘lower risk, lower return’ fund
Listed litigation funder says it has raised $360m (£274m) focused on ‘unmet demand’.
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NewsDevelopment funding secured for Wales law centre
Steering group seeking to identify urgent priority areas and find opportunities for collaboration.
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NewsTweeting barrister wins appeal over £500 fine
Political speech must be ‘seriously offensive’ to warrant sanction, tribunal rules.
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NewsUK appoints war crimes judge to investigate Ukraine atrocities
Former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison to assist Ukrainian prosecutor general.
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NewsScarborough solicitor offers house to Ukrainian refugees
Litigation lawyer Iain Butterworth says he wanted to do something positive.
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NewsFormer Spanish king loses state immunity bid
Former King Juan Carlos I faces High Court harassment claim from his former lover.
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NewsPutting the royal in the Royal Courts of Justice
Four separate regal families have their day in court in London.
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NewsSRA probes exposure to sanctioned clients
'Thematic review' following issues raised in parliament will report this autumn.
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News'Lingering myth' holding up digital ID verification
Technology can 'support the legal community to keep pace with changes in international economic sanctions'.
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News'Absolute scandal': HMCTS urged to cut £593 divorce fee
New digital service is expected to be quicker but fee to file an application for a divorce will remain unchanged.
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NewsDismissal was part of firm’s fair redundancy process, judge rules
Tribunal finds that Cambridgeshire firm tried to find alternative roles after conveyancing sector shut down.
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News'Too ready to take offence': Forstater tribunal hears closing arguments
Employment case has attracted widespread attention in commentary on transgender rights.
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NewsNews focus: What will Dominic Raab's bill of rights look like?
The Human Rights Act is likely to be replaced by a bill of rights. Whether the case for reform is made out or not, the lord chancellor does not intend to be thwarted by hostile lawyers
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NewsNews focus: Whatever happened to QualitySolicitors?
QualitySolicitors once aimed to be visible on every major high street. Today its ambitions are more modest, but new owner Metamorph insists the underlying business remains robust
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NewsNews focus: Ukraine invasion - a watershed for client selection
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted many firms to drop clients and review how they take on new work. Is this a watershed moment for client instructions?