One of the five firms looking to obtain compensation for investors who lost money in the break-up of investment fund Woodford Equity Income is set to launch a multi-million pound class action in the courts by the end of the year. The Mail on Sunday understands that litigation specialist Harcus Parker is likely to be … Read more
Newly qualified junior lawyers are earning £100,000 salaries driven by ‘unsustainable’ competition from US firms, senior partner warns Richard Foley, of Pinsent Masons, questioned the value of the huge pay packets Intense battle for talent has seen rates sky-rocket for junior roles in the City Fresh-faced graduates now taking home more than accountants and bankers … Read more
Fatcat lawyers are getting £142,000-a-year pay rises while taxpayers pick up bill for furloughed workers and junior staff get laid off Top lawyers have come under fire for getting pay rises of up to £142,00 a year Some firms laid of junior staff on grounds of Covid, an investigation revealed All but three of 33 … Read more
Meghan Markle discussed the contents of a letter to her estranged father with the Kensington Palace communications team before she sent it because she ‘was considering using it as ‘part of a media strategy’, the High Court was told. Meghan has been accused of extensively ‘collaborating’ with the authors of explosive royal biography Finding Freedom, … Read more
Deportation of 18 migrants is blocked at the 11th hour as lawyers lodge human rights claims Lawyers lodged successful last minute claims to stop the migrants’ deportation They were supposed to join another 14 migrants who had already been deported Of the 14, ten were flown to Germany and four to France By David Churchill … Read more
The attorneys representing Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse have announced they will be establishing a legal defense fund for the teen who is facing multiple charges for killing two protesters on Tuesday. The Kenosha County District Attorney’s office on Thursday formally charged the 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of … Read more
Aspiring lawyers fume after ‘being forced to urinate in buckets while invigilators watched on camera’ while sitting their bar exams remotely Bar students ‘told they could fail two-hour and 45 minute exam if they left seats’ Those in exam ‘forced to urinate in bottles and buckets while being monitored’ Students were watched by a remote … Read more
Paedophile prime suspect Christian Brueckner will NEVER face court over claims he killed Madeleine McCann, his lawyers insist Christian Brueckner’s lawyer claims that he is certain his client will not go on trial Brueckner is prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, three The 43-year-old is currently in prison in Kiel, Germany on a drugs charge … Read more
Rebekah Vardy was spotted in a rock and roll motif shirt on Friday as she headed to the supermarket with her eldest daughter Megan. The TV star, 38, sported the casual look amid claims her rival Coleen Rooney has sacked her lawyers as their dramatic WAG war rages on. Rebekah and her daughter, 15, were … Read more
Rebekah Vardy was seen taking her dog out for a walk in Leicester on Tuesday, amid claims Coleen Rooney has sacked her lawyers as their WAG war rages on. The TV personality, 38, looked relaxed as she took her beloved French bulldog for stroll near her home, and spoke with someone on the phone. She … Read more