Last 3 months headlines – Page 710
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Sip your drinks on entry, court users told
New rules will require court users to prove drinks are ’harmless’ before they enter court buildings.
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Fee-paid judges seek 'premium' for working unsocial hours
Part-time judges including solicitors are being surveyed by their representative body on flexible court plans.
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Farrers cleared of negligence over £5m trust fund
Firm praised by judge for ensuring wealthy client was not a 'victim of his own folly'.
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War of words on flexible courts rumbles on
Bar chair challenges senior judge over claim that critics of out-of-hours courts are ‘ill-informed’ - as the Law Society updates solicitors on talks with the courts service.
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Conveyancing director leaves roll over supervision failure
Solicitor will be excluded from the profession for at least three years after conveyancer created file notes on his watch.
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Supreme Court hands brand owners another trade mark weapon
Court rejects claim that only the category of civil offence is applicable.
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Costs judge finds 'good reason' to reduce hourly rates on assessment
Early test of the 'good reason' principle established by the Harrison case earlier this year.
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Personal injury sector shrinks as reforms bite
Significant drop reported in companies entering the claims market.
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Trust and transparency
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is keen for law firms to be transparent over the fees they charge. In the spirit of openness, therefore, it seemed only right to ask how much the regulator spent on its Trust and the Market conference held in London in June. Louise Minchin ...
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Our new moral entrepreneurs
I wonder if the demonstrations over the Charlie Gard case, the opposition to Martin Moore-Bick in the Grenfell Tower inquiry and the general attack on the judiciary over the Brexit hearings are the start of what sociologists call a ‘symbolic’ crusade – complete with ‘moral entrepreneurs’. In a symbolic crusade ...
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News focus: Jackson's parting shot
Solicitors greeted Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals to extend fixed recoverable costs with some relief. Just don’t expect ministers to take kindly to judicial review caps.
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UK facing UN censure on costly litigation
International body lambasts UK over application of Aarhus Convention.
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Campaign group hails landmark victory on tribunal access
DWP restrictions on access to social security appeals system declared unlawful.
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Supreme Court hands victory to E.ON in wind farm construction row
Court says Danish contractor should be liable for any remedial costs.
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Gordon Dadds shares climb on flotation day
Firm becomes second London firm to float on stock market.
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Afghan child's plight exposes 'systemic failure' of immigration tribunal
Court judgment exposes failings of immigration tribunal.
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Fairpoint enters administration - but Simpson Millar safe
Listed company succumbs to financial pressures and crippling lease costs.
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'Last throw of the dice' fails to overturn Neumans intervention
Member at the heart of fraud allegations has left the business, shut-down firm argues.
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Shortlist unveiled for 11th Excellence Awards
Awards recognise the commitment, enthusiasm and passion that solicitors dedicate to serving their clients.