Last 3 months headlines
-
News'Too risky': Home Office reluctant to let go of Windrush compensation scheme
Members of the same family who have applied for Windrush compensation are receiving different awards – however, the Home Office believes letting another department run the compensation scheme would be a bad idea, a parliamentary debate has revealed. The House of Commons marked Windrush Day which was on 22 June, ...
-
NewsNational push to put expert witnesses on the map
Expert Witness Institute is attempting to build the first national map of expert witnesses.
-
NewsCity firm boss queries FCA's capacity to regulate lawyers
Norton Rose Fulbright chair adds her voice to concerns about upcoming changes to anti-money laundering regulation.
-
NewsSolicitor missed deadline then created 'typo' cover-up story
Dorset senior associate falsely claimed his secretary had been responsible for faulty email address.
-
NewsCPS embarks on recruitment drive for experienced lawyers
Successful candidates will work as senior Crown prosecutors and enjoy 25 days' annual leave plus other benefits.
-
NewsSRA charges two solicitors linked to Post Office scandal
Regulator announces first prosecutions, which relate to conduct after scandal was exposed.
-
NewsCrown court backlog falls by a whisker as jury trial row intensifies
Crown court cases open for a year or more surpassed 22,000 for the first time according to latest MoJ figures.
-
NewsConsumer advice report reveals need for class action cash
Research commissioned by Access to Justice Foundation shows £10.40 benefit for every £1 invested in free consumer advice.
-
NewsClin neg lawyers say they can help fix maternity care crisis
Largest maternity review in NHS history finds more than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm at one trust.
-
NewsCourt of Appeal overturns order quashing ombudsman's ruling
High Court's criticisms of the ombudsman’s reasoning were unjustified, judges conclude.
-
NewsSolicitor who shut his firm then ghosted the SRA fined £20,000
Regulator tried in vain to speak to long-practising sole practitioner at his home.
-
NewsEmployment judge's delay in 46 matters leads to sanction
Delays created risk of harm to parties - and to reputation of the tribunal service, JCIO says.
-
NewsConviction a hair raising reminder
A feeling of deja vu was prompted by the first case of a man convicted under the Public Order Act of harassment by stroking a woman’s hair.
-
NewsKaraoke chain finds its legal voice
Does karaoke count as a cultural pursuit? Just one of the questions dealt with by the First-Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber last week.
-
NewsPogust lands extra $150m and 'world's most-feared firm' for Mariana Dam showdown
Firm says funding and deal with Quinn Emanuel will give it the 'resources, expertise and resolve' it needs for quantum phase of mammoth group claim.
-
NewsHermer defends asylum system reforms
MPs question attorney general about how new appeals body proposed by the Home Office will comply with the rule of law.
-
NewsNo need to change ethical regulation, says bar
Survey responses show pressure from clients and maintaining independence are the most significant ethical challenges facing barristers.
-
NewsMagistrate who 'caused distress' to colleague sanctioned
Office holder expressed regret but ‘did not deliberately seek to confront her colleague’, JCIO says.
-
NewsTribunal tries to deter interim relief bids amid AI-related surge
Judiciary says hearings are being delayed to deal with significant rise in emergency applications.
-
NewsProject aims to improve courtroom understanding of rap music
Legal thinktank Justice involved in work to help lawyers and judges understand music-making process.