Headlines – Page 624
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NewsSolicitors must make 'proper efforts' to find an advocate - SRA
Regulator issues guidance in response to criminal barristers' boycott of new legal aid work.
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NewsAppeal court rules fixed costs apply to claim outside protocol
Judge upholds exemption on multiple defendants but says claimant’s conduct can affect costs outcome.
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NewsMoJ chips in £152,000 to judicial diversity drive
Applicants from under-represented groups - including solicitors - will receive additional targeted support.
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NewsEmployment tribunals face 'months' of delay, lawyers claim
Employment Lawyers Associaiton writes to president of the employment tribunals over ‘intense strain’.
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NewsVirtual assistant and machine learning head to A&O
Magic circle firm’s tech incubator welcomes second cohort of start-ups.
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NewsDigitising divorce applications could save 13,000 hours of court staff time
HM Courts & Tribunals Service family modernisation chief says divorce should not be determined by the ability to copy text.
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NewsConfirmed: Allen & Overy under investigation over Weinstein NDA
SRA chief receives rough ride from MPs over failure to request crucial agreement in meeting with magic circle firm.
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NewsMishcon de Reya acquires litigation boutique
Team from Davis & Co will join Mishcon’s dispute resolution practice.
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NewsClearing up after dishonest solicitors costing every firm £778 a year
SRA’s annual report explains payments from compensation fund and efforts to recoup money.
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NewsCivil Liability Bill clears latest hurdle as government resolve hardens
Justice minister dismisses figures suggesting personal injury claims figures are on the decline.
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NewsCourt of Appeal judge McFarlane appointed next family president
Sir Andrew McFarlane will succeed Sir James Munby, who retires on 27 July.
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NewsSpeaker condemns 'unhealthy' failure to allow MPs legal aid fee debate
Opposition claims proposals prompting barristers’ boycott could have fallen had they been properly scrutinised.
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NewsHale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate
UK's highest court will shortly hear two eagerly awaited decisions on divorce and civil partnerships.
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NewsHP a trade mark says EU in latest 'distinctiveness' debate
Polish company claimed ‘HP’ was too descriptive and lacked distinctive character.
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NewsA&O to announce new tech collaborators
Magic circle firm will reveal next cohort for its ‘Fuse’ innovaton space.
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NewsNational firm upbeat despite accounts revealing £3m annual loss
Lyons Davidson says plans to combat challenges in the market are starting to pay off.
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NewsCompensation culture? Stats reveal claims numbers in freefall
Figures released as government prepares for first big test of the Civil Liability Bill.
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NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
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NewsCourt of Appeal 'first' as Chinese arbitration award upheld
Ruling is a sign that the UK is still a desirable destination for dispute resolution, law firm claims.
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NewsJudges' salary structure should reward leadership - review body
Senior Salaries Review Body, which advises the lord chancellor, says there is no case for radical change.