Headlines – Page 6
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NewsSRA told to reveal what it knew in build-up to PM Law collapse
Oversight regulator acting swiftly in response to sudden closure of law firm network.
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NewsAsylum reforms 'stand in tension' - Law Society
Home secretary makes refugee status subject to review every 30 months.
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NewsLinkedIn 'like' leads to sanction for magistrate
Office holder apologised and promptly deleted the 'like', JCIO says.
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News'Dieselgate': Three weeks of closing submissions begin
Claim brought on behalf of more than 1.6 million vehicle owners is one of the largest group actions ever.
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News'Stay away from windows': Gulf law firms batten down
Thousands of lawyers in United Arab Emirates advised to stay put - and register their presence with the FCDO.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell reaffirms commitment to Sheffield with office move
Firm now has 24 offices nationwide - but none bigger than in the city where it was founded in 1912.
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NewsShoosmiths staff compete to win £25,000 or new car
National firm offering prize for the best ideas to build better client relationships or results.
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NewsNorth-west claims firm closes as key funder pulls capital
Director says AWH Solicitors was unable to secure funding for ongoing caseload: ’the market simply isn’t there’.
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NewsSuspension for running unauthorised sole practice
The SDT also placed conditions on the solicitor’s practise after her suspension ends and ordered she pay £22,140 costs.
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NewsIn depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs
Criminal lawyers have united to oppose jury trial curbs, but David Lammy is refusing to budge. Backbench MPs may yet pitch an eleventh-hour compromise plan.
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NewsSave the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March
Justice committee issues call for evidence ahead of second reading of Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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News‘Unfair and unlawful’ SEND consultation facing challenge
A letter before claim has been sent to education secretary Bridget Phillipson
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NewsAppeal over Qur’an burning acquittal dismissed
Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi did not consider the Crown court’s reasoning to contain ‘any logical flaw’.
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NewsAI pioneer brands 'probabilistic' tech as unsuitable for law
Use of generative artificial intelligence in legal services has come under attack - from the founder of an AI-based law firm.
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News'Game changing' AI listing to help clear court backlog
Criminal Courts Improvement Group hears from the lady chief justice and courts minister Sarah Sackman.
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NewsIn depth: Mazur landmark appeal concludes
Julia Mazur’s spouse criticises law firms and regulators for ‘losing sight of the interests of the public’ amid fight to decide who can conduct litigation.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears from Julia Mazur
Claimants in original case make submissions as this week’s hearing of CILEX appeal reaches its conclusion.
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NewsLand Registry tells PM Law clients to quickly instruct new solicitors
HM Land Registry acknowledges complexity of land registration in guidance for clients of firm that suddenly closed.
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NewsJury curbs could price defendants out of legal aid
Crown court has a higher income threshold for legal aid eligibility than the magistrates' court.
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NewsWitnesses and experts could be required to come clean on AI
New rules by the Civil Justice Council propose that reports submitted to court may need to be accompanied by declarations they are not generated with artificial intelligence.