Last 3 months headlines – Page 435
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£1.5bn claim against Barclays opens at High Court
Bank faces civil claim from private equity firm over alleged deceit during the 2008 financial crisis.
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Firm’s silence over mounting costs ‘a breach of professional obligations’
Costs judge says client was deprived of the opportunity to seek out cheaper alternatives.
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More courts reopen this week for socially-distanced business
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says 184 buildings will now be open for essential face-to-face hearings.
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Proposals invited for SME disputes portal
Disputes resolution portal one of four projects announced in LawTechUK Vision unveiled last month.
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SRA board signs off final design for solicitor 'super-exam'
Members approve assessment despite two votes against model adopted for SQE2.
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Government refusing to disclose civil case backlog, says Bar Council
Bar Council claims to have been ‘fobbed off’ after repeatedly asking for government listing data.
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Labour makes bid to annul immigration fee reform
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy tables early day motion to overturn statutory instrument.
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News focus: Legal learning moves online
As the pandemic moves legal education out of the classroom and into the ether, aspiring lawyers also face an uncertain career path. But could online learning offer enduring advantages?
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Perjury was only the beginning…
When Arthur Castro aka Orton was sentenced to 14 years for perjury in the Tichborne claim, it wasn’t the end of the case.
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Prophet of Zoom’s reality check
Spare a thought for those whose world has been turned upside down by the pandemic crisis: tech futurologists.
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Remembering Eirian, a council pioneer
In 1977 Eirian Evans was the first woman to be elected to the Law Society council.
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Lockdown bards on the new normal
Lawyers show their creative side in collection of Covid-19 poetry.
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Law Society consults on PC fee budget plan
Chancery Lane plans to reduce call on practising fee by 10% in 2020/21.
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Suspension of housing possession proceedings extended
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick says eviction hearings will not be heard in courts until the end of August.
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Thompsons becomes latest firm to cut staff pay and hours
Majority of staff at union firm agreed to three-month cuts.
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Legal ombudsman announces departure
Rebecca Marsh to take up position of property ombudsman in October.
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Exclusive: legionella threatens legal London’s return to work
Lawyers working at Lincoln’s Inn have been warned not to go in to their offices following the discovery of the bacterium.
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Victorian cause celebre goes under the hammer
Archive of letters and printed works relating to the case of the Tichborne claimant.
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Pre-lockdown civil justice stats reveal system already slowing
Numbers of county court claims, landlord possession claims and personal injury claims were all falling.
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'Reliable, valid and cost-effective': SRA publishes pilot findings for 'super-exam'
Regulator says second stage of Solicitors Qualifying Examination is on course to be a reliable assessment.