Banned vexatious litigant prevented from acting as McKenzie friend
Doctor was found to have brought a string of civil proceedings described as totally without merit.
Police tighten procedures after sending woman's phone data to alleged abuser's solicitor
Anti-money laundering quango 'adds no value' - Law Society
Low-cost Manchester mediation pilot aims to 'fill a gap'
Linklaters adds to healthy magic circle retention rates
Senior Crown prosecutor jailed for expenses fraud
Criminal - statutory changes
The criminal law provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 have been brought substantially into force and with unusual speed.
Competition: Certification and the class action regime
Second-class certification judgment in relation to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 handed down.
Data protection: GDPR and employee surveilance
At present all employers have to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) when conducting employee surveillance, as they will be gathering and using personal data about living, identifiable individuals (location, movements, internet browsing history and so on). Part 3 of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Data Protection Employment ...
Personal injury: Untraced drivers and rights
Protections afforded to Howe must be secured.
Public satisfied with lawyers - but consumer panel still not happy
Satisfaction levels and trust in lawyers rising slightly, while unbundling is failing to take off.
Defence solicitor fined £25k over anti-Semitic Facebook 'hatred'
Solicitor demonstrated a ‘worrying lack of self-discipline and common sense’.
'Duped' Axiom solicitor fined £50k for recklessness
Tribunal finds solicitor did not act deliberately and has learnt a 'salutary lesson'.
Property solicitor banned for avoiding £50k stamp duty
Yorkshire solicitor declared artificially low purchase values for his house and office.
Crimestoppers aids fraud fight as conveyancers seek protection
Land Registry figures show £25m was lost through property hijack in the year to April 2017.
Holiday firm pays sickness compo after bailiff threat
Claimant lawyers say tour operators must meet their obligations after holiday giant Thomsons blames an administrative error for payment delay.
AXA and Aviva defy 'compensation culture' to boost profits
Insurers shrug off change to discount rate affecting personal injury compensation payments
