Last 3 months headlines – Page 375
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NewsRemote hearings continue to confuse
This is me, not my daughter, High Court judge tells virtual courtroom.
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NewsMoJ shelves plans for further whiplash reform
No change on referral sources, credit hire agreements or rehabilition costs, according to shock announcement.
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NewsFormer MP can protect Birmingham bombings source
High Court rules in favour of Chris Mullin in police application for production order.
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NewsLack of transcripts 'prejudices employment hearings'
Campaigners call for proceedings to be recorded and provided to parties.
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NewsKnights 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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NewsMishcon 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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NewsBarristers 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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NewsMoJ 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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NewsConveyancer 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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NewsDWF announces tie-up with Portuguese firm
Listed business says agreement will provide platform to expand into Latin America and Africa.
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NewsMoJ 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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NewsOne 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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NewsDiversity 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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NewsEx-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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NewsPutin 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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NewsPartners 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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NewsPrepare laws now for future emergencies, MPs recommend
Coronavirus Act was based on legislation that was never made public, committee finds.
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NewsP&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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NewsVos: 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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NewsDo not worry about dropping Russian clients - SRA
'Offboarding' will not be treated as a regulatory issue, according to updated guidance on sanctions.