A costs judge has ruled that a litigation friend did not give informed consent to deductions from a protected party’s damages simply by signing a conditional fee agreement.
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A non-practising barrister who wrote “bullying and aggressive” emails to a group supporting people with autoinflammatory conditions has been reprimanded by a disciplinary tribunal.
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Ampla Finance, the legal finance provider, has announced the appointment of Tim Porter as its new Commercial Director.
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BT is renewing and expanding its partnership with global managed services provider Factor, in a “complete synergy” which had allowed the telecoms giant to outsource “more complex problems”.
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A law firm in Telford whose multiple failures raised the risk of it facilitating money laundering and terrorist financing has been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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The Law Society has a solicitor at the helm of its staff once more with the appointment of Ian Jeffrey as chief executive. It comes as news that the society is closing its Brussels office emerged.
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Law firms based in the UK are top of the legal world when judged by their environmental, social and governance performance, research has found.
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