Last 3 months headlines – Page 682
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Seek advice over forensics 'data manipulation' concerns - minister
Ministry of Justice does not believe civil cases have been affected by alleged malpractice.
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Neuberger: Brexit will hand power to the judiciary
UK judges, not parliament, will make judgements on diplomacy, economics and law, former Supreme Court president says.
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Time to end solicitor-bar divide, first female solicitor QC says
June Venters will be called to the bar by Middle Temple on Thursday.
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Firm's analytics deal will reduce clients' reliance on lawyers
Kennedys says new research will be passed onto clients to help them detect fraudulent claims.
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Bristows eyes Brussels office to ease Brexit effect
London technology and IP firm to open office next year, which will then be reviewed.
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Court throws out arbitration award over email error
Judge rules that recipient took part in dispute leading to legal proceedings, but was not authorised to handle the proceedings themselves.
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International Court of Justice to have no UK judge for first time in history
Sir Christopher Greenwood gives way to Indian Dalveer Bhandari after deadlock in voting process.
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Leeds leads: 'Northern Powerhouse' plan for Government Legal
Regional centre will house employment, commercial law and litigation solicitors.
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Jail for fraudster pair who conned law firms
Email would encourage recipients to change bank transfer arrangements.
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Fault-based system 'inherently biased' to PI claimants - Sumption
Judge suggests liability principle in tort will be ‘eroded at the edges’ by legislation and judicial intervention.
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Conveyancing market 'bounces back' - but more help needed in Budget
Land Registry data highlights steep upturn in cases since the four-year low recorded earlier this year.
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Hacking suspect jailed over €10k law firm blackmail
Nathan Wyatt, sentenced after admitting to fraud, had been questioned over Pippa Middleton photo hack.
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Former partner Simon Speirs dies in round-the-world race
Experienced yachtsman dies at 60 after falling overboard during headsail change in Southern Ocean.
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Law firms yet to embrace SQE, survey shows
Research commissioned by BPP Law School shows law firms are yet to take to SRA proposals.
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Slice of history
The government does not seem on course to ‘have its cake and eat it’, certainly over Brexit. Perhaps it could learn from the in-house lawyers at trade union Unison, who have had more success in this regard. Last week Obiter joined the great, good and peckish to ...
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Jury out on no-show excuses
I forget who it was who asked, ‘Who would want to be tried by 12 people who were so stupid they could not get off a jury?’. They have a point. There again – forget all that rubbish about civic duty – who would want to be tried by 12 ...
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Budget preview: Digging up the ‘death tax’ would damage law firms
Chancellor could use ‘death tax’ to fund courts revamp
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Budget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor's sights?
Chancellor could unveil plans to increase accessibility to housing market for young professionals.