3rd April - Law News

2653rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

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Focus of the Day Article:

The right to recover money under loans made by a law firm before an intervention does not vest in the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), appeal judges have ruled. A struck-off sole practitioner launched an appeal after the High Court held that he was entitled to some of the loans he had made but not others.

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