All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 51
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NewsSLAPPs costs protection scheme is 'no panacea'
Chair of Lords communications committee calls for 'bespoke bill' offering more extensive safeguards.
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OpinionAlex Chalk: 'I'm a legal aid barrister on a career sabbatical'
Gazette courts editor grabs a few minutes with the lord chancellor on a day out in Bristol.
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NewsChalk pledges £220m to modernise court buildings
Lord chancellor visits Bristol Crown Court to announce extra funding for court infrastructure.
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NewsEngland 'now offers only forum' in Brazil dam collapse case
In the latest step in the multi-billion pound lawsuit involving over 700,000 claimants the High Court finds a ‘serious issue to be tried’.
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NewsPrivate SDT prosecution concludes with strike-off
Practitioner encouraged family member to lie about neighbour dispute, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for procuring payments from 'vulnerable' 83-year-old
Money was returned following demand from client but Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said conduct was capable of ‘shattering’ public’s trust.
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NewsEmployment tribunal finds firm did not give proper warning of closure
Closed down firm has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 to employees for wrongful dismissal and holiday pay claims.
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NewsSolicitor who defrauded council and charity struck off
Former in-house practitioner denied dishonesty despite criminal conviction.
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NewsGovernment plans 'strengthened' out-of-court disposals
New framework could impact court backlogs if more people are prosecuted, Law Society says.
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NewsCivil restraint order barrister is reprimanded
Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service’s sanction, decided by a five person panel, is open to appeal.
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NewsEviction prevention advice scheme goes live
Government-backed scheme will give people facing homelessness access to free expert legal help.
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News'Historic win' in Court of Appeal over same-sex parental rights
Judgment clarifies and simplifies the way children resident abroad can receive English family law justice.
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News'Highly inappropriate, unprofessional' letter sent to judge 'constituted bullying'
Medical member of the health, education and social care chamber has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct over the correspondence.
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News‘Exhausting, exhilarating but never dull’ - lord chief justice signs off
Lord Burnett of Maldon retires on 30 September after six years in office.
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NewsDDJ acted in 'rude and aggressive manner'
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office issues judge with formal advice for misconduct following two complaints.
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NewsFake explosives plot at Gray’s Inn hatched ‘specifically to target’ barrister
Closing submissions in the criminal trial at the Old Bailey over two devices made to look like explosives placed at historic inn.
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NewsMedia entitled to name lay justices and advisers, court rules
Family Court rules on application by the media for the release of documents relating to care proceedings.
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News£28m confiscation order against former solicitor to Nigeria official
The £28,191,787.15 order against the lawyer is part of one of the CPS’s largest international cases.
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NewsDistrict judge issued with formal advice for misconduct over late order
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the judge apologised and cited her busy sitting schedule as mitigation.
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NewsSolicitor's appeal against £20,000 SDT fine dismissed
Solicitors Regulation Authority’s cross-appeal over sanction also turned down by High Court judge.