All articles by Charlie Moloney – Page 7
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NewsCreditors of online legal advice firm approve sale plans
LawBite’s website remains online as its 33 creditors approve administrators’ plans to sell the company’s assets.
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NewsMidlands firm failed to ‘energetically chase’ Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Client’s claim for statutory review failed following unexplained delay of two months.
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NewsProudman's 'boys club' tweet not misconduct, bar tribunal rules
Judiciary is ‘far more robust’ than to have been gravely damaged by family barrister's 'unpleasant' tweets, tribunal chair rules.
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NewsIn depth: Lawbites the dust - new-breed law firm rescue bid fails
Hopes that online platform LawBite would be saved by ‘a positive restructuring’ appear to have been dashed. A buyer could not be found for the business, which went under owing nearly £6m.
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NewsMagistrate’s letter on absent fathers leads to formal advice
Complaint over letter in The Times stating that single mothers had been unfairly blamed for social problems.
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NewsMagistrate's 'Taliban' remark leads to formal warning
Office holder remarked that drugs had to keep people in Pakistan subdued 'or they’d be off joining the Taliban'.
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NewsOnline legal advice business in court over unpaid wages
Digital legal service platform, set up by barrister Clive Rich, did not contest the former employee’s claim.
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NewsMakin reported to SRA - after a year-long wait
Prominent solicitor advocate criticised over conduct in action against Ministry of Justice over subject access request.
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NewsSurrey magistrates' 'standard practice' declared unlawful by High Court
Justices in Guildford had ordered a gas engineer to pay £22,000 within 28 days after hearing he only had £250 a month to spare.
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NewsFrench court 'wholly responsible' for 20-year delay in arresting Welsh man
Mickael Hiscox had no idea he had been convicted in his absence of drug trafficking offences in February 2004, the High Court heard.
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NewsMinister pledges to 'fundamentally reform' SJP system if poor practice continues
Single justice procedure (SJP) has been beset by scandals and is facing calls for reform, including from magistrates.
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NewsDrug baron sacked solicitors to 'manipulate' trial process
Man jailed for 25 years loses appeal after criticisms of his solicitors were found to be ‘without substance’.
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NewsJudge's 'swearing in the north' remarks make national headlines
Employment judge made the comments before finding a delivery driver was unfairly dismissed over his language.
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News£5 million libel claim brought for ‘improper, collateral purpose’, High Court told
High Court in London hears claim by businessman against rival on Greek football scene over allegations including murder.
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NewsCourt’s refusal to adjourn for defendant who sacked solicitors not unreasonable
Adjournment would have caused unwelcome delay and increased pressure on the courts, High Court rules.
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NewsUniversity of Law back in profit
The university had previously reported losing £400,000 as it wrote off former students’ debts.
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NewsLegal issue on ‘negligent’ advice from NHS England arises in long Covid litigation
Question of whether NHS trusts were entitled to rely on advice from third parties may need to be resolved, a judge has said.
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NewsDebt collection overhauled as research finds 6% of visits breach standards
Noticeable area in which the standards were least commonly met was acknowledging obvious vulnerability, researchers found.
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NewsData shows 1 in 4 people in the UK has a police record
Newly released Ministry of Justice data prompts calls for fairer system of checks for employment.
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NewsOnline legal advice service dropped by challenger bank after SRA opens probe
Zempler Bank confirms that the LawBite service is no longer available to its customers.