All Law Gazette articles in 13 December 2021 – Page 4
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NewsSRA demands summary strike-off for Khan
Mr Justice Leech reserves judgment after Soophia Khan's legal team objects to regulator's submission on sanction without a tribunal hearing.
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NewsFirm hires: Irwin Mitchell expands planning and environment team
Senior associate Tracy Lovejoy and associate Victoria Tague join the national firm.
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NewsInformation Commissioner's Office challenged over Whitehall JR submissions
Public Law Project is appealing to the first-tier tribunal the ICO's decision not to uphold its complaint.
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NewsMicrosoft offers 3% bonus to panel firms hitting diversity targets
Tech giant announces new initiatives as part of ongoing programme and singles out two firms for their achievements.
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OpinionCounty lines: How the state is failing our young
Without imaginative and constructive work there is little hope that county line gangs will be defeated.
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NewsSupreme Court has jurisdiction to hear SC appeals, SC rules
Barrister’s appeal against a £5,000 fine for contempt of court is unanimously dismissed.
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NewsCourt stops Irwin Mitchell claiming £95k costs ‘shortfall’ from client
Judge says firm claimed for 'substantial amount of unreasonable time' on settled personal injury case.
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NewsLiP’s recusal application against former solicitor dismissed
The claimant’s recusal application on the basis that the judge was a former solicitor was ‘fundamentally misconceived’.
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News‘Safety should be the priority’ - Society warns on Covid case rise
Criminal defence solicitors at risk after calls to revert to remote police station advice were rejected, Chancery Lane warns.
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NewsCreditors out of pocket after firm owing £1.3m sold in pre-pack deal
Alternative business structure folded after talks to join with accountancy business failed.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner used ‘self-destructing messaging’, court hears
Communications were allegedly made with an emirate ruler during a Jordanian lawyer’s allegedly unlawful detention.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules police ‘hate incidents’ guidance unlawful
College of Policing’s guidance on recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’ violates Article 10 of the ECHR, court rules.
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NewsAbsolute failure: direct access bar service goes under
Uncertainty for clients as Absolute Barrister, which offered unbundled services online, calls in administrators.
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NewsTop-10 firm’s top earner receives £1.8m as profits soar
Further signs of a bumper pandemic year in the City as Norton Rose Fulbright reveals positive results all-round.
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NewsFirm promotion: Women in law mentor appointed associate at Silk Family Law
Nia Jameson has worked at the Yorkshire and North East family law firm since 2015.
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OpinionNot a way to regulate lawyers
A look at how lawyers in other jurisdictions are regulated. Would another system be better than ours?
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NewsData watchdog consults on its regulation style
Information Commissioner’s Office looks to update ‘action policy’ as government ponders law reform.
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NewsPractitioners reminded to wear face masks in court
Judicial guidance reissued as coronavirus cases continue to surge.