Headlines – Page 766
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NewsRocket Lawyer stays grounded in UK with £3.1m liabilities
British subsidiary says it retains support of banks and its parent company in the US.
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NewsCreditors unlikely to see any of £350k Assure Law debts
Extent of woes of legal advisory firm laid bare by letter to creditors.
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Legal costs in Hillsborough inquests top £63m
Four solicitors firms take lion’s share of costs.
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NewsSRA yet to receive reports of solicitor touts
Regulator has announced it is stepping up efforts to tackle the problem.
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News‘Victory for rule of law’ as Brexit article 50 challenge wins first round
Article 50 cannot be triggered without parliamentary approval, High Court rules.
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NewsBar’s average pay creeps toward £70,000
Research from Bar Council assesses working life and pay.
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NewsEU court pours cold water on Caffè Nero’s trademark bid
General Court dismisses appeal against intellectual property office decision.
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NewsOverworked judges facing ‘unprecedented difficulties’ – LCJ
Annual report notes ‘serious concerns’ about recruitment to senior judiciary – and about pay.
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NewsCare letters make clients ‘feel stupid’, says watchdog
Legal Services Consumer Panel calls for 'plain English' in client care letters.
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DPP warning over post-Brexit criminal justice cooperation
Alison Saunders praises benefits of European arrest warrant to House of Lords select committee.
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NewsExpert witnesses ‘chasing’ solicitors for late payment
Survey shows room for improvement in relationship between solicitors and experts.
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NewsBarrister who dodged more than £270,000 in tax disbarred
Michael Roberts was previously jailed for failing to declare earnings or pay tax.
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NewsMoJ rules out homicide law review
'Very little demand' from public for two-tier murder offence, justice minister Oliver Heald says.
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NewsLaw firm M&A deals continue apace
Gordon Dadds merges with Platt & Associates, while Switalskis Solicitors is acquiring the clinical negligence and serious injury departments from hlw Keeble Hawson.
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NewsGovernment seeks views on press legal costs regime
Culture secretary says time is right to consider ‘incentive’ provisions of Crime and Courts Act.
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SRA extends support to youth court challenges
Regulator says it wants to help solicitors achieve the ‘consistently high standards children and young people deserve’.
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NewsBaker & McKenzie rolls out agile working
Firm will offer flexible working for all members and staff.
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NewsWhistleblowing judge told she was not an MoJ employee
District judge complained about working conditions but tribunal said she did not work under contract.
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Legal cannibals: law firms fuelling rise in negligence claims
Research finds High Court seeing more professional negligence claims against solicitors.
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NewsVaz survives bid to block him from justice committee
MPs vote overwhelmingly to approve Leicester East MP’s appointment.