All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 39
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NewsSFO 'vital participant in wrongdoing', judge states in latest ENRC judgment
Court rules in second stage of litigation between mining giant ENRC, international firm Dechert and Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsSenior associate struck off over 'falsified' PI claim form
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds London practitioner's motivation was to ‘get himself out of a problem’.
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NewsNew stats show public family court proceedings exceed 10 months
Cafcass’ annual report states high number of open cases and long case durations cause ‘significant’ impact on children.
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NewsPartial victory for legal aid firm in prosecution evidence appeal
Firm challenged officer's decision to halve the number of pages of prosecution evidence on which fee was based.
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NewsAI is not and never was an inventor for patent purposes, Supreme Court rules
Justices say parliament must decide if a computer program can be named and recognised as an inventor.
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NewsFinancial remedies proceedings opened to media
Financial remedies reporting pilot scheme will cover three courts in the ongoing effort to improve transparency in the family court.
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NewsRestrictions for legal secretary who used client document for charity funding
Her conduct was described as ‘dishonest’ after she was found to have provided inaccurate or misleading information to the regulator.
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NewsTruck appeal opens against Competition Appeal Tribunal’s findings
Appeal is being heard before Sir Julian Flaux, Lord Justice Newey and Lord Justice Green over the next three days.
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NewsRestrictions imposed on paralegal over dishonest conduct
Solicitors Regulation Authority found the paralegal’s conduct ‘lacked integrity’ and was of a ‘serious nature’.
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NewsBar regulator seeks to widen its powers
Proposals for interim restrictions follow a consultation and are subject to approval by the Legal Services Board.
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NewsCourt statistics show ‘fundamental right to access to justice is at stake’
New figures show the number of outstanding cases increasing in both magistrates’ and Crown courts, Law Society says.
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NewsInn approves aspiring barrister facing criminal charges over humanitarian work
Inns Conduct Committee had to determine if the lawyer-to-be could be admitted as a student member in order to complete the bar course.
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NewsSDT halves SRA’s costs bill in solicitor’s withdrawn application
Tribunal judgment describes the SRA’s claim for costs as ‘excessive’ before determining a more ‘proportionate and reasonable’ figure.
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NewsUniversity's bar course to remain on hold despite 'some progress'
Bar course at the University of Hertfordshire will now be deferred until all BSB’s required changes are ‘implemented and embedded’.
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NewsMother’s fundraising page in family case unlawful, judge rules
Judge criticises mother’s GoFundMe page as a ‘serious error of judgement’ which ‘was irresponsible, unreasonable and unlawful’.
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NewsCriminal Cases Review Commission first in posthumous referral over Post Office convictions
Post Office workers’ convictions referred despite ‘no current legislation which expressly allows posthumous appeals from magistrates' court to Crown court’.
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NewsSRA wins orders over solicitor’s ‘minimal engagement’ with intervention
High Court orders elusive firm owner to hand over documents and redirect all company or professional emails to the intervening agent.
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NewsActive case management essential in ‘Dieselgate’ billions litigation, says judge
'Juggernaut' litigation involves 1.25 million claims against 1,500 defendants, packed courtroom hears.
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NewsCosts orders can ‘register condemnation’ of unreasonable parties, says High Court judge
Lawyers must explain clearly to their clients that a failure to negotiate reasonably carries costs risks, judge warns in family case.
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NewsLegal representatives will now get expenses - but Law Soc says fees ‘still too low’
Scheme is ’struggling to attract advocates’ who will be able to claim up to £180 for travel and £100 per night for a hotel stay.