All articles by Charlie Moloney – Page 4
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NewsSolicitor whose firm was shut down given suspended sentence for harassment
Susilla Mercer, formerly of Runcorn-based firm Mercer Law, harassed her estranged husband and his new partner, a court heard.
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NewsNot 'grooming' but rape: Casey review calls for law change
Baroness Casey’s review of so-called grooming gangs highlighted the ‘sex offenders go-to defence’, allowing them to escape a proportionate sentence. And ‘victim-blaming misogyny’ means cases go uninvestigated
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NewsTribunal blocks reporting of names in SLAPP case
Clients referred to in the case of Christopher Mark Hutchings must be anonymised to protect legal privilege, SDT rules.
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NewsSchool must say how much it paid law firm in £500,000 claim
Pensby High School in Wirral had resorted to turning off its heating in a bid to save money, first-tier tribunal hears.
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NewsOverheated courtroom made trial unfair, litigant in person argues
Non-practising barrister fails in appeal against county court’s ruling in claim of breaches of the Equality Act and Human Rights Act.
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News‘Treat children as children’: Casey calls for rape law change
Baroness Casey’s review into so-called grooming gangs says a ‘nuance in the law’ is leading to exploitation of children.
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NewsSolicitor's line-by-line challenge adds £50,000 to costs bill
'This is not the way a detailed assessment hearing should have progressed,' costs judge says.
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NewsSolicitor accuses international firm of ‘quadruplication’ of costs bill
Prominent practitioner faces paying indemnity costs to Kennedys Law’s client, the Transcription Agency, after a failed GDPR claim
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NewsSolicitor acted for claimant and defendant
Practitioner showed a 'cavalier attitude' to the rules of professional conduct, tribunal finds.
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NewsClass action chief's podcast comments raised in contempt proceedings
Pogust Goodhead chief executive Tom Goodhead had vowed to become a mining giant’s ‘absolute worst nightmare’ in group litigation.
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NewsCourts to have ‘open justice champions’
Regionally based civil servants will provide a single point of contact to help the public observe cases, Mr Justice Nicklin says.
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NewsEx-managing partner must pay £210k costs of failed employment tribunal claim
Michael Willis had half-share in home worth up to £2.2m and tribunal did not err in law by considering equity release.
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NewsCCRC applicant accused rape victim of not appearing 'sufficiently traumatised'
Applicants asking Criminal Cases Review Commission to look at social media posts as proof of miscarriage of justice.
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NewsBan for solicitor who worked for three firms at once
Belinda Sarkodie had submitted timesheets claiming payment for the same hours on the same dates from the firms, SDT rules.
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NewsJudge's scepticism of mother not the fault of negligent solicitors
Findings of inconsistencies in a mother’s evidence could not be laid at the door of her former solicitors, Court of Appeal finds.
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NewsNo legal rule rendering voluntarily incurred losses irrecoverable, Supreme Court finds
Engineering consultancy firm URS Corporation argued it should not be liable for repairs which a building firm did not need to carry out.
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NewsJudge who sits on family cases failed to protect children from abusive partner
Deputy district judge cannot be named, despite the press arguing that anonymity could reduce trust in the justice system.
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NewsWetherspoons not vicariously liable for door staff actions, High Court rules
Door staff employed by Risk Solutions were independent contractors, not employees, Mr Justice Sweeting finds.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons sees off cover-up allegations in decade-long dispute
Litigant in person accused the firm of fraud after his abortive attempt to purchase a property in 2015.
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NewsCamping is a form of open-air recreation, Supreme Court rules
Judges say it would be ‘absurd’ if walkers on Dartmoor commons could not stop to enjoy a picnic or camp.