Last 3 months headlines – Page 636
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Appeal rules against seller's solicitors in crucial Dreamvar liability case
Vendor’s solicitors found to bear responsibility for losses in the event of conveyancing fraud.
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Client's negligence claim over £465k divorce payout is kept alive
Firm had attempted to have claim struck out as an attack on the district judge’s decision.
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Lawyers told off for 'rushing to the High Court at first sign of complexity'
Mr Justice Mostyn says the family court must be recognised as the sole forum for resolving family cases.
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High Court backs lawyer's ‘hatchet job’ libel claim
Andrew Reid, a former treasurer of UKIP, was subject of local paper article after he fenced off part of his land in Oxfordshire.
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Solicitors affected by bar boycott must not be bullied, CBA chief warns
Angela Rafferty QC says tirades to solicitors' representatives heightens the tension during an already difficult time.
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Insolvency specialist latest litigation funder to weigh up London float
Manolete Partners says demand for capital is at record levels with no slow-down expected soon.
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Of tiffs and tweets
Two of the biggest names in the legal Twitterati appear to have fallen out.
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Off the hook
Chancellor of the High Court couldn’t resist looking backwards as well as forwards in his Future of Law lecture.
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Solicitors mull support for bar action
Solicitors and practitioner groups are mulling how to back the criminal bar’s protest action against legal aid fee reforms. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has advised its 4,000 members to adopt a ‘no returns’ policy from 25 May. It would start to take effect in courts after the late-May bank ...
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Cold comfort for lawyers on legal aid relief
Lord chancellor David Gauke offered little comfort to lawyers hoping for concessions on legal aid spending.
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City Police test contingency fee pilot
The City of London Police’s financial investigations unit is planning to advertise for a law firm or an asset tracing agency.
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Property fraud liability rulings tomorrow
Key judgments on solicitors’ liability for property transactions hijacked by fraudsters are set to be handed down tomorrow.
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Clifford Chance ‘reverse mentoring’ plan launches
Clifford Chance launch ‘reverse mentoring’ with BAME solicitors.
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In focus: Cautionary notes on courts reform
A progress report on the courts modernisation programme suggests that not everything is going according to plan, but the government remains resolute in its commitment to the project.
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Police officer to repay £368k made through PI conspiracy
Officer lived ’extravagent’ lifestyle on the back of selling details to Liverpool firm’s business manager.
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Keen: We'll decide whiplash damages, not the judges
Government accused of making up figures on the back of a ‘political envelope’.
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Costs penalty for defendant who withheld the 'full story'
‘Wholly new’ evidence emerged at trial during cross-examination of defendant witness.