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Solicitor sentenced over fake police Nandos CCTV request
A Cheshire solicitor has avoided immediate custody after impersonating a police officer to obtain CCTV footage from Nando’s. Conor Johnstone, a director at MAJ…
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Solicitor struck off over alarming Email and Stalking
Check out the primary source: https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/solicitor-check/160042/ The solicitor’s roll is not a cloakroom where reputation can be left while conduct gets into trouble outside.…
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Southern Water Prosecution Clears Court Hurdle
Check out the primary source! https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ea-commences-criminal-proceedings-against-southern-water Southern Water’s pollution story has moved from dirty water to criminal process, which is where corporate memory starts…
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Court of Protection Liberty Cases
Check out the primary source! https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-of-protection-daily-hearing-list The Court of Protection works like a hospital corridor at night: fluorescent, necessary and full of decisions nobody…
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Dieselgate ruling favours car makers
The High Court’s dieselgate ruling has largely gone the car makers’ way, which is bad news for claimant lawyers and good news for anyone…
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CPS AI hallucination apology
The Crown Prosecution Service has apologised after hallucinated AI cases reached the High Court, which is the legal equivalent of serving soup with a…
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Afghan Family Article 8 Appeal Reaches Court
A family separation case is in the Court of Appeal. The Home Office is appealing after the Upper Tribunal allowed appeals by a family…
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PPI Commission Appeal
A £2,750 dispute can cast a long legal shadow when the words around it are PPI, commission and unfairness. The Court of Appeal is…
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Barrister Disbarred after Motoring Convictions
The Bar has delivered a useful reminder. Professional reputation does not clock off when the wig goes back in the box. A disciplinary tribunal…
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Legal Ombudsman Complaints Improve but Delays Remain
The Legal Ombudsman has published the kind of annual report that says the ship is turning while politely admitting it is still taking on…