All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 28
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NewsLibel firm Schillings sees off costs estimate challenge
Terms of business required firm to 'endeavour to notify the client' if estimate was likely to be exceeded.
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NewsJudge who helped duty solicitor dodge security sanctioned
Judge, who was sitting as a magistrate at the time, was ‘motivated by a desire to ensure that the hearing went ahead’.
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News'We need to be hungrier': SFO boss Nick Ephgrave on his 2025-26 agenda
As Nick Ephgrave publishes his first annual business plan after a full year in the role, the SFO chief tells the Gazette that he wants to deploy his policing expertise to make investigations bolder, speedier and more aggressive.
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NewsOver half of new partners are women at Eversheds, Taylor Wessing and Leigh Day
Prominent firms announce partner promotions across UK and Europe and Asia.
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NewsSocial justice champion calls time on near 50-year career
Patrick Allen qualified in 1977 and set up London firm Hodge Jones & Allen from a Euston squat.
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NewsMother argues judge 'wrong' to allow overnight stays following rape findings
Fresh allegations are ‘plainly relevant to the child’s welfare in any risk assessment’, says counsel for mother.
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NewsWagatha Christie: Vardy loses appeal over alleged misconduct by Rooney’s solicitors
High Court finds there was ‘ample material’ before costs judge to justify his conclusion that Rooney’s legal team did not act improperly.
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NewsSDT suspends partner made subject of restraint orders
Concerns expressed by ’several judges’ over the ‘unusual number and scale of applications’ made by Scott Halborg.
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News‘People are distressingly ignorant’: Hale and Sumption at the Lords rule of law inquiry
Appearing before a Lords inquiry into the rule of law, Lady Hale and Lord Sumption called for better education, while highlighting media misinformation and inequality of arms.
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NewsHigh Court allows abuse victim to 'tell her story'
Court ‘profoundly sympathetic’ to mother in landmark transparency case who felt ‘let down’ by the family justice system.
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NewsCar makers and trade bodies fined £77m by CMA
Fines follow investigation into non-compete agreement and advertising claims.
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NewsFormer managing associate accepted he had 'upset' colleague
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears the former managing associate, who denies allegations against him, said he was ‘sorry’ in message to colleague.
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NewsRetired magistrate advised over ‘extensive reference’ to JP suffix
Clergyman was acting in his capacity as a union representative and denied acting inappropriately, JCIO said.
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NewsFormer managing associate at US firm denies inappropriate touching
Male solicitor, who denies the allegations, is alleged to have touched two female colleagues on multiple occasions.
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NewsFundão dam collapse: a catastrophe that led Monica Dos Santos to take up law
Monica Dos Santos lost everything in Brazil’s Fundão dam collapse – then trained as a lawyer to fight for justice.
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News'Wagatha Christie' saga rumbles on in costs appeal
Court hears allegations - and denials - of misconduct by legal team in preparing a costs budget.
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NewsEmployment judge sanctioned over comments to tribunal members
Tribunal judge recused himself after litigant in person raised concerns about comments.
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NewsCCRC sets up case study hub to 'assist potential applicants'
Review body says it hopes the new hub will support its work investigating possible miscarriages of justice.
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NewsNew threat to legislate as Sentencing Council row escalates
Mahmood 'extremely disappointed' by rejection of her request for new guidance to be revised.
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NewsOld Bailey cleaners strike over privatisation
City of London Corporation says TUPE transfer would have a ‘range of benefits’.