News – Page 30
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NewsDishonest claimant facing contempt charge as court rails at PI fraud tactics
Former Asons client discontinued case when the game was up, but court insists matter should not end there.
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NewsCriminal records disclosure: call for Law Commission review
Professor David Ormerod QC says the time is right for reform but the government is ‘busy doing other things’.
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News'Bullying' libel judge's dismissal of claim reversed on appeal
High Court judge ‘cast off the mantle of impartiality’ and used ‘threatening’ and ‘overbearing’ language, CoA ruling finds.
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NewsJudge spikes PI claim from 'disabled' victim over fundamental dishonesty
Claimant wanted case to go to full trial, but judge dismisses case after secret footage showed condition was feigned.
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NewsSnooping tribunal subject to judicial review, Supreme Court rules
Majority of justices decide that Investigatory Powers Tribunals decisions can come into the High Court’s purview.
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NewsAppeal throws out Post Office bid to replace judge
Recusal application ’never had any substance and was rightly rejected’, Coulson LJ rules.
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NewsPanel to clarify legal status of smart contracts
LawTech Delivery Panel taskforce seeks views on crypto-assets under English private law.
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NewsPress gets a new window into family courts
Draft guidance says courts should assist journalists and bloggers applying to relax reporting restrictions.
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NewsRussian litigants ‘loom large’ in record year for London courts
Annual report shows number of international commercial disputes heard is continuing to rise.
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NewsLiverpool hosts 'largest ever' £3.8bn group action
Group action claim filed in Liverpool today on behalf of potentially more than 200,000 Brazilians.
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NewsWe won't lower standards to fill gaps in judiciary - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says lord chancellor agrees that the bar to appointments will not be lowered.
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NewsNo 'AML-type reporting' on sexual harassment in law firms
Reporting requirement similar to money laundering obligations could be problematic, Law Society debate on NDAs hears.
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NewsIT glitches causing major grant-of-probate delays
Solicitors say holdups are causing financial hardship for clients who in some cases are laying the blame at lawyers' feet.
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News'Fresh eyes' no explanation for late amendment, rules High Court
Claimants sought to change their case six weeks before trial, but the application was unsuccessful.
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NewsDon't weaken 'tried and tested' competition law, solicitors urge EU
Open letter warns that changes may not lead to a a fairer global level playing field.
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NewsJunior lawyers warn of super-exam ‘exploitation’
Junior Lawyers Division writes to SRA chief outlining pay concerns.
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NewsBrexit: England and Wales now accounts for one in seven 'Irish' solicitors
The Law Society of Ireland says over 14% of the Irish roll is made up of English and Welsh solicitors.
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Poland tightens the screw on judiciary
Parliament cancels the right of appeal for failed Supreme Court candidates.
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NewsJudge berates global firm's 'lack of rigour' in privacy case
Judgment bars identification of executive under investigation for corruption.
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NewsTurkish firm aims to capitalise on ‘buoyant’ London
Yuksel Karkin Attorney Partnership was former Turkish arm of DLA Piper.