Last 3 months headlines – Page 86
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Junior lawyers 'want right to refuse work for ethical reasons' - report
Report suggests environmental, social and governance is becoming an increasingly important metric to measure success.
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Eighteen firms win fight against rival over MoD group claim
Ministry of Defence supported group litigation order for hearing loss claims, warning of ‘whack-a-mole’ risk from separate claims.
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Judge’s froideur turns up the heat
Her Honour Judge Deborah Taylor recalls action she took to get heating and air con fixed at Southwark Crown Court.
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Now clear the asylum backlog, Law Society says following Rwanda judgment
Chancery Lane says today's Supreme Court ruling calls into question the entire Illegal Migration Act.
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Solicitor convicted of tipping off client on SFO investigation
SFO says the conviction of the solicitor, who will be sentenced later this month, is a first of its kind for the body.
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Unlawful: Supreme Court rules on Rwanda deportations
Unanimous judgment finds 'substantial grounds for believing that a real risk of refoulement existed at the relevant time'.
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Claimant firm’s TikTok ads ruled to be misleading
TMS Legal admitted actors who appeared to be genuine clients featured in advertisements.
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US Supreme Court bows to calls for ethics code
Code of conduct follows row over conduct of long-serving Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Axiom Ince complaints ‘nothing out the ordinary’, SRA says
Regulator says the accounts of collapsed firm, which is now under investigation by the SFO, were ‘well-ordered’ on their face.
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‘Dynamite’ evidence was hidden from us, says ex-Post Office lawyer
Post Office bosses said Horizon bugs could ‘cause a loss of confidence in Horizon system’ if widely known.
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Counsel get into the weeds
While knotweed itself is no joke, the opening day of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil – the Japanese knotweed ADR case - had moments of humour.
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MPs to grill legal chiefs on regulation
Justice committee to question representative bodies and regulators on performance and relationships.
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Interest on client money perks up Mills & Reeve
Top-50 national firm posts increase in annual profits.
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Fraud teams make seven arrests over Axiom fallout
Searches made across nine different sites by investigators.
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Former trainee solicitor barred over past criminal act
Trainee was midway through his training contract when he was convicted.
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Evening courts part of 'contingency planning' following marches
Lawyers alarmed to discover London court scheduled to run evening hearings this week.
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New Supreme Court justice sworn in
Dame Ingrid Simler took her oaths and was given her robes in the short ceremony at the Supreme Court.
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Appetite for class actions still keen despite 'stagnation'
Nearly two thirds of Britons 'would sign up to a class action if given the chance', research suggests.
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Don’t burden victims with disbursement costs, say lawyers
Claimant lawyer group says government is moving to fixed costs at ‘alarming speed’.
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Lying solicitor offered friend a fictitious training contract at his firm
Tribunal strikes off solicitor who engaged in 'cruel exchange' with woman who trusted him.