Headlines – Page 757
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NewsGovernment to announce decision on discount rate for PI damages
Confirmation comes after lawyers started a legal challenge to force action.
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Multinationals ‘failing to check’ contractors, law firm claims
Survey of compliance officers finds UK weakest jurisdiction for due diligence.
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NewsSRA intervenes in Bradford legal aid fraud practice
Reason to suspect dishonesty by Mohammed Ayub, convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
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NewsLawyers less trusted than hairdressers – but more than pollsters
This year’s Ipsos-Mori Veracity Index suggests that a lawyer who wants to command the trust of Jo Public should become a judge.
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News‘City powerhouse’ offers trainees £10k for deferral
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang announce voluntary programme ‘to ensure smooth transition’ as they press ahead with merger.
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NewsEmployment tribunals last in line for reform
Law Society welcomes proposals to reform ‘tangled’ system – but says fee reversal must be part of package.
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NewsProfits up 44.8% at listed law firm Gateley
Stock exchange-listed commercial firm reports strong growth in first half.
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NewsNHSLA confirms mediation service after pilot success
Two-year contracts awarded to secure dispute resolution services at ‘lowest possible cost’.
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NewsLet graduates represent litigants in person – master of the rolls
Sir Terence Etherton says judges and the professions need to ‘think more creatively’ about improving access to justice.
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NewsTax advice penalties won't be retrospective, Treasury promises
Penalties for 'enablers' of disallowed tax schemes will be introduced in Finance Bill 2017.
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NewsFreshfields heads Ireland’s solicitor ‘Brexodus’ table
Law Society of Ireland releases details of ‘tsunami’ of England and Wales solicitors going on its roll.
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NewsMoJ proposes tougher sentences for dangerous drivers
Justice minister Sam Gyimah says there is public concern about punishments despite bespoke training for specialist prosecutors.
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NewsBrexit article 50 Supreme Court hearing begins
The appeal on whether the government has the power to trigger the UK’s exit process from the European Union opened today.
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NewsTurkish lawyers praised for human rights work
Murdered lawyer among four honoured as European bar association highlights Turkey's crackdown on lawyers.
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NewsNearly one-fifth of MoJ civil servants want to leave
Latest survey shows more civil servants want to leave Ministry of Justice headquarters immediately.
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NewsUS much tougher on rogue banks, law firm's fine tracker shows
Fines by US regulators and law enforcement agencies for interest rate and Forex manipulation totalled £8bn in the last four years – dwarfing penalties issued by the European Commission, EU member states and Switzerland.
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NewsLawyers voice backlash fears over EU patent court move
Amid uncertainty following the referendum in June, Baroness Neville-Rolfe said that the UK intends to ratify the unitary patent and court system.
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NewsNews focus: a Welsh legal jurisdiction?
Should the adoption of a reserved powers model of devolution in Wales be accompanied by the establishment of a separate jurisdiction? Many lawyers still think so.
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News‘Article 50 in 50 seconds’ – video addresses ‘confusion’ over role of courts in Brexit
Law Society initiative follows media backlash in which High Court judges were branded ‘enemies of the people’.
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Sharia law’s appeal to Muslims is ‘diminishing’, poll suggests
Policy Exchange highlights change in attitude among younger British Muslims in particular.