Headlines – Page 707
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NewsCosts lawyers fear fixed fees but feel they can weather Jackson storm
Group urges government to keep faith in costs budgeting rather than tear up the rulebook again.
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NewsFraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform
National Economic Crime Centre will have the power to ask SFO to investigate cases.
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NewsBrexit: solicitors welcome 'breathing space' deal
Phase 1 agreement stresses need for legal clarity - including mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments.
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NewsHMCTS hiring dozens of administrators for Salford claims hub
Staff sought to help money claims centre run a polite and 'right first time' service.
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NewsAspiring barristers to benefit from bar's wellbeing portal
Bar Council highlights ’gap in support’ for post-BPTC students who are yet to achieve pupillage.
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NewsCity of London begins migrating land charges data into central register
Land Registry hopes to complete local land charges project by 2023.
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NewsClifford Chance reveals management shake-up
End of term signifies changes to senior positions at magic circle firm.
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NewsBourns to chair streamlined Law Society board
Former president’s appointment approved in next step of governance reform.
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NewsIan Paterson crimes prompt review of negligence cover
New inquiry will look specifically at the arrangements for medical indemnity cover in private sector.
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NewsCourt security chaos: Judge slams 'chronic failure'
Maidstone Combined Court Judge Jeremy Carey seeks to reassure court visitors over ‘lamentable’ state of affairs.
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NewsLawWorks Pro Bono Awards: gallery
Law Society hosts annual celebration of outstanding achievement in work undertaken by organisations and individuals.
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NewsRights body endorses UK prisoner voting plan
Council of Europe says measures sufficient given ‘wide margin of appreciation in this area’.
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NewsLand Registry's property 'chatbot adviser' fuels P45 fears
Digital chief suggests solicitors should consider hiring technologists to safeguard their future.
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NewsSRA urged to scrap plans for solicitors in unregulated firms
Rules are currently being drafted by the SRA - but the Law Society says there is still time to back down.
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NewsIndependent body to tackle administrative justice 'Cinderella'
Reform and human rights group to host secretariat of new Administrative Justice Council.
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NewsCoca-Cola continues fight against EU trade mark
General Court says Syrian company could have ‘hypothetical advantage’ from white script on red background.
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NewsJudge sounds contempt warning for solicitors on dishonest claimants
High Court case over RTA fraud ponders question of consequences for what is described as ‘false verification’.
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NewsLegal regulation review 'not realistic' amid Brexit, concedes oversight body
Super-regulator vows to 'make the most of the current framework', conceding that an overhaul of the 2007 Legal Services Act won't happen for at least three years.
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NewsHigh Court criticises BSB for pursuing tougher sentence against barrister
Bar regulator wanted to increase severity of Lincoln Crawford’s disciplinary sanction.
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NewsBLM confirms redundancies as operations move north
Firm cuts 13 lawyers and eight support staff following consultation earlier this year.