Last 3 months headlines – Page 665
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Court rules client can see files in latest costs challenge
Judgment comes after firm charged £250 an hour for work on a claim where liability was not disputed.
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Muslim couples should be legally required to register marriage, sharia review concludes
Government-commissioned study says recommendation will ensure women are fully protected under family law.
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MoJ hunts for £69m to refund power of attorney overcharging
Office of the Public Guardian cut costs of LPAs in April last year after 2 million people overpaid.
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Marathon Indian market case draws to a close
Final arguments made in local bar’s six-year challenge over ‘fly-in’ foreign lawyers.
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Unrepresented must be told about surcharges on sentencing, Society says
Law Commission has suggested that the imposition of surcharges should become an automatic consequence of conviction.
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Appoint 'mental health first aiders', law firms told
Junior lawyers say employers should conduct ‘risk assesments’ and monitor employees’ health.
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MP alleges firm 'illegally' hid records in negligence cover up
Constituent reports problems of disclosure and transparency in dispute lasting more than a decade.
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Saudi arrests put spotlight on UN human rights membership
Kingdom accused of 'arbitrary and unlawful' arrests in breach of treaty commitments and international law.
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Norton Rose and Olswang reveal pre-merger profit falls
Firms publish final full-year figures before international tie-ups.
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Carillion provided helpline service to Legal Aid Agency under £15k-a-month contract
Lord chancellor David Gauke says the risk assessment for the contract is 'minimal' following construction giant's collapse.
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Noel Edmonds secures 'seven-figure' funding for HBOS claim
Litigation can begin after presenter announces deal which includes ATE insurance.
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Lawyers' mental health charity reports growing call numbers in 2017
LawCare says figures are a sign that more people are willing to seek help for their problems.
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Law firms dominate top-100 index of LGBT-friendly employers
Slaughter and May associate Krishna Omkar is charity Stonewall's gay role model of the year.
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Conveyancing fraud: Society seeks to intervene in crucial test of solicitors' liability
Chancery Lane says it is preferable for fraud loss to lie with solicitor acting for fraudster.
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Justice stalwart Sir Henry Brooke dies at 81
Tributes are pouring in from the profession after the retired judge passed away following heart surgery.
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Charity urges employment law tightening to protect interns
Sutton Trust says interns must be paid minimum or living wage.
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'You can't force people into mediation': Society spells out ADR wishes
Chancery Lane agrees with working group that alternative dispute resolution in civil justice remains ‘patchy and inadequate’.
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Computer says nisi: digital divorce application on test
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says the pilot has drastically cut the number of forms being returned because of errors.
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Details emerge of Paradise Papers firm's action against media
BBC fails with application to move breach of confidence case to specialist media list.
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Freshfields' top partners share almost £20m
Magic circle firm latest to reveal results for year ending April 2017.