Last 3 months headlines – Page 621
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Damages in landmark trolling case for woman harassed for 12 years
Paul Curran created websites and social media accounts to harass Lindsey Goldrick Dean.
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Pay defence practitioners earlier to improve disclosure - attorney general
Jeremy Wright MP QC tells Commons justice select committee that the process should be frontloaded as part of a culture change.
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Solicitors among new High Court judges - but gaps remain on the bench
Judicial Appointments Commission received 52 applications.
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Naked truth puts nudes in a mood
It’s rare that Obiter quotes legal advice from the British Naturism organisation.
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Fleeting memories of Pepys
Full marks to HM Courts & Tribunals Service for its sense of history in picking Salisbury Square.
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The secret’s out
The tiresome practice of setting up websites with addresses coincidentally resembling those of well-known brands shows no sign of dying out.
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Regime for challenging legal bills may need reform – judge
‘Byzantine’ Solicitors Act fails to give clarity to clients of law firms on precisely how and when they can query what they are charged.
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Iconic City court to boost capital
A £170m flagship court to deal with economic crime is to be constructed in central London.
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Insurer demands 'more backing' to battle dishonest claims
Ruling of fundamental dishonesty made only after case was appealed in the High Court.
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Solicitor leaves roll after keeping client money for translation work
London lawyer sent invoices to housing clients then retained funds for her personal work.
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Taxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case
Hefty potential bill is revealed in the Ministry of Justice's annual report and accounts for 2017/18, published yesterday.
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Football's coming home - to Southgate Solicitors
Any law firm worth its salt should be capitalising in some way on England’s unlikely progress in the World Cup. For north London outfit Southgate Solicitors, which shares a name with the team’s unassuming but popular manager Gareth of that ilk, things are much easier. Hasan Hadi ...
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New Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push
Christina Blacklaws yesterday took office as the fifth woman president of the Law Society of England and Wales, succeeding Joe Egan. Blacklaws’ accession coincides with her appointment by lord chancellor David Gauke as chair of a new panel of Law Tech industry professionals to accelerate the development and adoption of ...
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Manchester firm pledges £37k to save pioneering drug court
FDAC National Unit will close in September due to a lack of government support.
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Litigant found in contempt for emailing lawyer during cross-examination
Judge concluded trial would no longer be fair after it emerged claimant contacted third party.
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Public access barrister suspended over advice failure
Bar Standards Board says Mark William Smith, called to the bar in 1997, can appeal disciplinary decision.
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Freshfields and A&O toast higher profits
PEP up to £1.73m and £1.64m respectively as magic circle continues to thrive.