Last 3 months headlines – Page 596
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Blavo & Co director won't be called to give evidence, High Court told
John Blavo will not appear in court in relation to the lord chancellor's bid to recoup £22m.
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'Mindful' City giants agree to improve workplace wellbeing
Firms pledge to adhere to principles including respect for rest periods and improved communication.
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IBA Rome: Ken Clarke calls for action to tackle corporate excess
Many multinationals are ‘self-perpetuating oligarchies determining their own rewards’, former justice secretary tells global lawyers.
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'Analogue decision in digital age': Google group claimant vows to appeal
High Court refuses representative action on behalf of 4.4 million smartphone users.
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PwC under spotlight over audit of litigation funder
Juridica said it intended to appoint administrators last month.
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IBA Rome: Ex-commission president Prodi dismisses second Brexit referendum hopes
Former head of European Commission expects compromise that will safeguard free trade - after 'painful and difficult' process.
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Startup raises £400,000 to tackle property fraud
Zoopla founder backs Thirdfort, a venture to verify identites of buyers and hold monies in escrow.
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IBA Rome: Populist 'new world order' threatens rule of law, global bars hear
International Bar Association president tells lawyers: 'Look after the rule of law and it will look after you'.
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Patient details in Blavo & Co files 'pretty much identical', court told
Former partner quizzed on the third day of a High Court hearing into 'second largest mental health firm', which was shut down in 2015.
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Family chief tells lawyers: 'The justice system won't collapse - you will'
Sir Andrew McFarlane says wellbeing is at the top of his agenda as president of the family division.
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Civil contracts fiasco not all our fault, says LAA chief
Shaun McNally tells practitioners that there are lessons to be learned about what went wrong.
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Relaxed rules prompt conveyancers to jump the SRA ship
Insurance requirement changes mean firms can now switch regulators more easily.
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In-house lawyers expect artificial intelligence to cut firms' bills
75% of GCs expect to benefit from lower fees, improved quality and faster turnaround times – report.
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News focus: Tories give little away on justice
Ministers offered lawyers few crumbs of comfort at the Conservative Party conference, reiterating the government’s £1.6bn legal aid pledge.
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Ignoring costs lawyer earns judicial rebuke in fee dispute
Master Leonard says Brethertons should have given Kerry-Anne Moore ‘the same professional courtesy as a solicitor’.
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Criminal lawyers warn of threat to burden of proof
Wealth orders under scrutiny as enforcement agencies gain new powers.
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Khan do attitude
Baroness Kennedy QC evokes memories of London mayor Sadiq Khan as ‘reliable’ articled clerk.
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Legal levy sleeps with the fishes
Scale of opposition to Michael Gove’s idea of levy on firms to plug legal aid funding gaps apparent at conference.