Headlines – Page 168
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NewsControl your costs, Society tells SRA
Proposed 12% budget increase could impact firms already facing inflationary pressures.
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NewsFirm called in to review bar's struggling enforcement system
Bar Standards Board received a red light warning from its oversight regulator earlier this year.
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NewsTLT reaches 33% female partner target two years early
Chief people officer says latest achievement is promising but national firm still has a long way to go.
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NewsSRA to pay £38,000 costs after rebuke overturned
Adjudicator had wrongly penalised a head of practice for mistakes made by external advisers.
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NewsPost Office GC to appear at inquiry over disclosure issue
Documents which should have been disclosed to the inquiry only emerged through an FoI request.
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News25,000 fail to pay £20 fee to stay on the roll
Roll-keeping exercise will not pay for itself for five or six years, SRA chief insists.
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NewsOver 2,000 duty solicitors lost in a decade, Law Society warns
Chancery Lane chief says projections suggest 'perfect storm' awaits criminal justice system.
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NewsPolice say unplanned motor fraud is on the rise
Opportunistic fraudsters targeted as people seek ways to get quick cash.
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NewsSFO's 'pioneering interpretation' to claim back cash
Victims of an email fraud could recover money following High Court ruling on Proceeds of Crime Act.
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NewsHalf of law firms not engaging with review sites, regulators find
Only 22% of the public refer to online reviews when looking for a legal services provider.
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NewsMagistrates condemn 'disturbing' lack of accessibility in court buildings
Association says poor accessibility for disabled magistrates has created an ‘exclusionary environment’.
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NewsSolicitor dismissed after two weeks wins contract breach claim
Stockport firm had released new employee after duty solicitor contract application failed.
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NewsIdentification doctrine reform could put more corporates in the dock
Senior managers will be treated as 'directing mind and will' of a business under amendment to economic crime bill.
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NewsWhite paper heralds reform of Welsh tribunals
Counsel general Mick Antoniw says changes will 'lay the foundation for a future where justice is devolved'.
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NewsCourt rules single form can be used for 3,000-plus military claims
Initial decision in hearing loss claim had caused havoc as cases were delayed and firm had to pay £400,000 in fees.
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NewsRape complainants to be offered pre-trial prosecutor meetings
Ministry of Justice says new obligation will be included in updated Victims' Code.
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NewsNews focus: How not to regulate artificial intelligence
The EU is adopting a prescriptive approach to policing artificial intelligence, aiming to ‘set the tone worldwide’. But lawyers point to the downsides of a detailed legal framework.
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NewsLetter between litigation solicitors not defamatory, judge finds
‘Only a reader avid for scandal’ would think the letter cast aspersions on the claimants' conduct.
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NewsGrowing firm opens new regional south east hub
Two offices will close as part of move into £120m Brighton building.