Legal News

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A solicitor who accepted a redundancy package and then became a consultant has failed to convince a tribunal that he was an employee throughout.

Contempt of court proceedings against a KC for a closing speech that allegedly breached the judge’s directions could have a “chilling effect on the Bar”, his set has argued.

Mandatory upfront information, conditional sale contracts and regulation of estate agents would all help improve the home buying process, MPs have said.

West of England law firm BLB Solicitors was forced into administration after a sale fell through at a late stage, its administrators have revealed.