Headlines – Page 24
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NewsMPs urge government to provide Mazur clarity
Justice committee chair asks minister to look into whether Legal Services Act should be amended.
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NewsSpecial educational needs white paper delayed
Publication of paper setting out fundamental government reforms in policy and law covering special educational needs will now appear ‘early in new year’.
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NewsLaw firms on 'named and shamed' minimum wage list
Annual list identifies 500 businesses which received fines totalling £10.2 million.
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NewsProbation officers to benefit from government's AI deal
Announcement latest step in plan to make MoJ the 'leading digital and AI department in government’.
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NewsBHP asks High Court to block Pogust Goodhead's US proceedings
Firm is seeking evidence from a witness for not yet issued English proceedings which mining company describes as ‘oppressive’ and ‘unjust’.
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NewsCity lawyers urge Reeves to consult on 'short-sighted' LLP tax move
Plea comes as advisers warn that dividend tax rates could also be targeted as partnerships seek to limit their exposure.
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NewsHackers breached LAA system four months before attack
Timing of attack revealed in Legal Aid Agency's latest annual report.
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NewsEx-solicitor fails in costly bid to return to profession
Tribunal says former sole practitioner has refused to acknowledge that original findings were correct.
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NewsLLP member? Tax Policy Associates calculator will tell you how much more you will pay
Former Clifford Chance tax chief Dan Neidle, of Tax Policy Associates, has devised a calculator for LLP members who want to know how much more they stand to pay.
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NewsFamily law reforms 'prioritise children’s safety'
Changes hailed as 'landmark shift in how the legal system values safety, dignity, and truth'.
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NewsConveyancing process targeted in 'bureaucracy blitz'
Minister pledge to fund new land data framework and impose standards for sharing upfront property information.
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News'Disappointed' SRA points to City watchdog's AML knowledge gaps
'The Financial Conduct Authority will have to develop an expertise which it doesn’t have at the moment,' says SRA chair Anna Bradley.
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NewsBristol firm starts its own referral network to find clients a lawyer
Network members sign up to non-poaching pledge which protects referring firm’s client relationship.
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NewsChancellor poised to end LLP tax breaks for lawyers
Rachel Reeves' budget will remove NI exemption for partners - potentially adding over £100,000 to tax bills of top City earners.
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NewsBill amendment widens NDA protections
Measure will allow victims and direct witnesses of crime to disclose information about the conduct to anyone and for any purpose.
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NewsGovernment strips SRA of anti-money laundering powers
Responsibility for AML and counter-terrorism financing supervision will pass to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsWe need continuity of leadership, says SRA chair after damning SSB report
SRA now looking to be ‘more intrusive’ to spot risks at an earlier stage.
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NewsStrike-off for misleading divorce client and firm
Solicitor of 18 years maintained pretence for three months that she was awaiting requested information.
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NewsEx-solicitor caught in immigration sting barred from further litigation
Former practitioner struck off in 2023 has an ‘inability to accept defeat’, High Court finds following nine totally without merit orders.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers 'entitled to cyber attack compensation'
Law Society says practitioners should record how much extra time they are spending on cases.