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  Appeal Win Gives Certainty To UK Class Action Funding

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The Court of Appeal's decision to endorse the validity of litigation-financing agreements devised to sidestep a ...(read more)

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  Ex-Axiom Chief Ordered To Pay £5M SRA Intervention Costs

  By William Janes

  A London court ordered the former chief of Axiom Ince Ltd. to pay the multimillion-pound cost of regulatory inte...(read more)

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• Post Office Blamed For Adversarial Stance To Scandal Claims

  By Eddie Beaver

  The Post Office and its advisers adopted an "unnecessarily adversarial attitude" to those seeking financial redress for the Horizon IT scandal, according to the first findings published Tuesday by the public inquiry into what has been labeled the worst miscarriage of justice in U.K. modern history.

• Students Get Review Panel To Weigh Late SQE Appeals

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced a new review panel for late appeals from candidates sitting the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, part of a broader series of changes to its appeals and complaints policies designed to make those processes clearer and fairer.

• Cripps, Michelmores Drop Merger Plans After Talks

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Two English law firms said Tuesday they had ended talks to merge to form a nearly £100 million ($135 million) firm, as legal practices reassess growth strategies amid rapid technological change and intensifying competition.

• Ex-Jones Day Partner Faces SDT Over Evidence Destruction

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

• Top Judge Expresses 'Horror' At Lawyers Citing Fake Cases

  By Jamie Lennox

  The most senior judge in England and Wales has recalled her "horror" at reports of lawyers citing fake judgments in the U.S., calling for a robust approach to adopting artificial intelligence into the courtroom.

• Committee Defends Secret Feedback Process To Pick Judges

  By Adele Redmond

  The practice of eliciting responses from sitting judges about applicants for judicial office is lawful and must be kept confidential, the Judicial Appointments Commission told the Court of Appeal on Thursday, hitting back at claims that the process is opaque and unfair.

• Ex-Solicitor Admits Defrauding Clients Out Of £137K

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former solicitor and part-time judge admitted at a London criminal court on Thursday that he defrauded and stole from more than a dozen clients by appropriating at least £137,000 ($187,000) in payments to himself.

• Judge Fights 'Secret Soundings' In Judicial Selection

  By Adele Redmond

  Failing to give aspiring judges a right of reply to anonymous comments made during the selection process undermines the fairness of the exercise and public confidence in the judiciary, a district court judge argued to the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

• Paralegal Wins £46K After Quitting To Avoid SRA Rules Breach

  By Tabitha Burbidge

  A paralegal has won more than £45,000 ($61,000) after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed by a London law firm, following months in which he felt pressured to work under the supervision of a solicitor banned by the profession's regulator.

• Judge's Case To Shine Light On Secretive Selection Process

  By Adele Redmond

  A judge's challenge on Wednesday to the lawfulness of a secretive process used to appoint judges will shine a light on part of the U.K. legal system that is often criticized but largely opaque.

• Fieldfisher Sets Up In Portugal With Lisbon, Porto Offices

  By Ashish Sareen

  Fieldfisher said Tuesday that it has opened for business in Portugal with two offices and almost 70 staff members as it continues to strengthen its presence in Europe. 

• Ashurst's Revenue Tops £1B For First Time

  By Ashish Sareen

  Ashurst LLP said Tuesday that its revenue has passed £1 billion ($1.38 billion) for the first time in the firm's history and that partner profits have also hit a new high in a ninth consecutive year of growth.