News – Page 104
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NewsLitigation funder raises £175m to grow business
Burford Capital announces bond issue snapped up on London Stock Exchange.
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NewsEversheds hails results despite dip in profitability
Figures for 2016/17 do not account for merger agreed earlier this year.
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NewsJackson wary of fixed costs for clin neg cases over £25k
Leading judge still committed to principle of fixed costs regime four years after his landmark reforms.
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NewsBarrister disbarred over public access offences
Peter Collins failed tor repay his chambers more than £4,000.
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NewsPI lawyers welcome Conservatives' cold-calling pledge
Manifesto says a Tory government would consider banning all companies from making unsolicited calls.
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NewsNo sense in 'pulling the rug' from under SFO, lawyers say
Conservative manifesto pledge to wrap Serious Fraud Office into National Crime Agency is already attracting plenty of flak.
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News'Super-league' - Russell Group's riposte on law school quality
University of Leeds says new table gives 'best overall assessment’ of strength of law schools.
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NewsOnline court pilot set to begin this summer
Issues including fee levels and limits on particulars of claim still to be resolved.
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News'Lamentable history of procrastination' should not deter reform - Munby
De-linking of divorce and money part of family division president's envisaged programme.
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NewsKitKat's four fingers crumble before Court of Appeal
In latest twist to long-running battle, judges uphold High Court ruling denying trade mark protection to shape of chocolate bar.
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NewsCommercial judges will need expert assessors, says LCJ
Lord Thomas says London must learn from other jurisdictions' commercial courts to remain competitive.
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News'Don't surf the web', jurors to be told in new notice
Crown courts to pilot fresh approach to helping juries understand their legal obligations.
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NewsTravers Smith reveals all-female partner promotions
Firm makes four lawyers partner in latest round of promotions.
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NewsRussell Group elite tumble in top law school rankings
Queen Mary behind only Cambridge and Oxford as best place to study law in UK, according to Guardian.
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NewsLabour tweaks legal aid commitment in election manifesto
Opposition party appears to have revisited justice pledges after draft version was leaked five days ago.
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NewsHigh Court judgments against businesses at record low
County Court judgments on the rise while High Court judgments decline, figures show.
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NewsTop QC implied sex assault victim 'bore responsibility'
Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service reprimands Howard Godfrey of 2 Bedford Row.
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NewsJudge slams defendant firm Kennedys over costs budgeting 'games'
High Court rejects defendant’s estimate of claimant costs as judge says it was useless.
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NewsSociety tells attorney general: open advocacy panels to solicitors
All documentation for civil panels 'written with barristers in mind'.
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NewsLitigation funders 'fuelling surge in FTSE-100 High Court battles'
Thomson Reuters research says number of cases has more than doubled over the past five years.