All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 17
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NewsSolicitor agrees £4,273 fine over 'high risk' £9.1m transfer
Former practitioner made no financial gain as a result of the conduct, Solicitors Regulation Authority says.
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NewsEuropean Convention on Human Rights turns 75
Former Supreme Court president speaks of importance of ECHR - as question of UK membership enters mainstream politics.
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NewsFirm fails in counterclaim against RTA client after negligence case dismissed
It is not sufficient for solicitors to plead simply that they were misled, says judge turning down appeal over dismissal of counterclaim.
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NewsNeuberger speaks of 'disturbing' plight of ordinary people caught up in the courts
Former Supreme Court president bemoans failure to increase legal aid rates - and cost of public inquiries.
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NewsIn depth: Family Division president's parting shots
Sir Andrew McFarlane gave notice of his departure this week after seven years in the role. He is not going to go quietly, as he proselytised to MPs about problem-solving courts.
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NewsJurors should know what expert witnesses are paid, MPs told
Former City trader Tom Hayes, whose convictions were quashed, also highlights ‘a complete inequality of arms in relation to experts’.
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NewsRespond to online complaints - and don't be defensive, SRA recommends
Regulator publishes thematic review which also charts the rise of 'tactical complaints'. Disgruntled clients are becoming more abusive too.
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NewsMPs call for new protocol for verifying legal correspondence
Justice Committee’s inquiry into prisons’ drugs crisis publishes its report with recommendations on how to tackle ‘endemic’ and ‘dangerous culture of acceptance’.
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NewsCourt of Appeal attacks council's 'radical interference with family life'
Appeal judges 'disturbed' to learn of local authority which 'hastily removed' children from their 'settled family placement' despite notification of appeal.
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NewsTribunal member sanctioned for using phone in hearings
Medical member acknowledged ‘her conduct…was inappropriate and unprofessional’, JCIO says.
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NewsFamily president announces departure as he highlights value of solicitors
Sir Andrew McFarlane speaks on solicitors, family drug and alcohol courts (FDAC), and his future retirement.
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NewsSolicitor who advised both prosecution witness and defendant suspended
Criminal defence lawyer’s two-month suspension, imposed by the SDT, commenced in July this year.
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NewsSolicitor judge reappointed as senior judicial commissioner
Judicial Appointments Commission announces the year-long reappointment of The Honourable Mr Justice Adam Johnson.
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NewsFormer trader Hayes returns to court seeking $400m in damages
Exonerated Tom Hayes, who filed a claim for malicious prosecution against his former employer UBS, is seeking a jury trial in the United States.
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NewsFirm boss struck off for taking client money and issuing bad cheques
Immigration firm sole principal who misappropriated £160,000 admits all allegations against him.
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NewsYou could just have stood up, judge tells barrister 'denied chance to speak'
'No evidence' lawyer, representing his wife over a liability notice to pay council tax, ‘was prevented from standing up'.
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NewsData removal fees scrapped for vulnerable people
Victims of violence and domestic abuse involved in debt proceedings will no longer have to pay £318 fee to have personal details removed.
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NewsReview of stalking laws follows 'super-complaint'
Exercise will be ‘conducted rapidly to identify any gaps in existing legislation’, Richard Wright KC says.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses appeal over costs order currency in multi-billion-dollar arbitration case
‘No reason to award costs in this case other than in sterling,’ five justices agree.