All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 5
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NewsSFO secures £500,000 confiscation order - decades after conviction
‘A conviction is never the end of the road for the SFO,’ says head of the office's proceeds of crime and international assistance division.
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NewsLeave AI behind and you'll be left behind, says MR
Sir Geoffrey Vos tells expert witnesses they cannot ignore AI - and how to avoid its risks.
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NewsFormer police legal chief disbarred over inappropriate messages
Barrister was also ordered to pay £2,880 costs by The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over stalking conviction and misleading email
Non-practising lawyer is the co-founder of a legal services company, SDT hears.
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NewsMagistrate helped member of public enter restricted court area
Office holder expressed remorse and accepted she had made an error of judgement.
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NewsReporting duty removed for bullying victims seeking support
BSB and Bar Council agree a new protocol following Harman review of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment.
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News'Texas-style' problem-solving courts double in number
Government announces £9m to expand the number of intensive supervision courts.
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NewsBarrister suspended for helping breach injunction on daughter
Father of former solicitor Soophia Khan provided her responses during a pre-inquest hearing.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over dishonesty to SRA
Tribunal also ordered Bradford practitioner to pay £28,000 costs.
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NewsIn depth: Justice to lead government's AI master plan
The lady chief justice says she expects ‘enormous opportunities’. But lawyers warn of the need for safeguards.
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NewsLady chief justice commends AI usage by litigants in person
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill also reminds parliamentarians to 'respect the work of the judges and the courts'.
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News'We want to be early adopters': justice to lead government's AI action plan
Solicitors Regulation Authority and Legal Service Board join 'AI Growth Lab', which aims to develop software to tackle courts backlog.
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News'AI assistants' could help cut backlog, says Lammy
Lord chancellor announces tests of a tool to help identify trial-ready cases and group similar hearings together.
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NewsProminent barrister fined over ‘rudeness’ to lay client
Chair of the public access bar association ordered to complete two courses and pay the BSB’s costs.
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NewsIn depth: New High Court division aims to boost accessibility of justice
Lady chief justice Baroness Carr has unveiled a ‘historic’ modernisation of dispute resolution with the formation of the Business and Property Division of the High Court.
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NewsJudge shows leniency after solicitor’s email attachment mistake
Employment Appeal Tribunal grants extension of time in the interests of justice.
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News'Evasive and untruthful' solicitor liable for £834k property scheme deception
Fraud claim against bankrupt solicitor ‘kept alive’ under Insolvency Act, High Court finds.
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News'Overfamiliar' district judge sacked for inappropriate conduct
Disciplinary panel recommended reprimand, but lord chancellor and lady chief justice overturned its decision.
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NewsCharities appalled as Supreme Court overturns 'acid test' on deprivation of liberty
Ruling ‘devalues the rights and dignity of disabled people in this country’, say charity interveners who warn of 'chaos'.
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NewsLady chief justice announces new High Court division
Chancellor of the High Court Sir Colin Birss will assume title of president of the Business and Property Division.