Last 3 months headlines – Page 112
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NewsMemory lane
Clementi kicks off regulatory overhaul and Russia embraces jury trial system: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsMother breached security to smuggle knife into court building
Judgment reveals security breach and outlines measures to ensure safety of staff during future hearing.
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NewsAML crackdown: SRA reveals more fines
Firms in the east Midlands and south east sanctioned by the solicitors regulator.
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NewsResurrect royal commission on criminal justice, LCJ suggests
Government promised commission in 2019 election manifesto but it was subsequently kicked into long grass.
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NewsInterest buoys law firm profits as productivity dips again
Law Society’s annual financial benchmarking survey also reveals that firms are broadly optimistic about their 2024 trading prospects.
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NewsFrozen out at the RCJ
Obiter has long suspected that the road to hell leads through an overspill court.
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NewsLitigation funding legislation introduced into Lords
Government proposes measure to reverse Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR.
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NewsFirm led by fashion designer shut down by the SRA
Regulator says there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of firm’s owner.
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NewsYellow circle wars: Lidl wins Court of Appeal round
Trial judge's findings over wordless mark were 'surprising', but not rationally unsupportable.
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NewsOne in five bar pupils experiences bullying, harassment or discrimination
Bar Council’s latest pupil survey explores pupillage experience, finding 94% would ‘definitely’ or ‘possibly’ recommend a career at the bar.
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NewsMoJ rebuffs claimant demands for whiplash portal change
Dispute resolution scheme and punitive costs for insurers among the proposals rejected.
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NewsConveyancers publicly vent fury over material information requirement
Property listing data requirement is 'unwanted sequel to box office bomb', action group tells trading standards body.
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News'Groundbreaking' mental health resource to support divorce clients
Firm spearheading initiative hopes guidance begins conversation on how lawyers can support vulnerable clients and each other.
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NewsCymraeg milestone
For the first time in history, the swearing-in ceremony of a circuit judge has taken place in Wales.
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NewsUninsured solicitor did not tell clients of any problem
Kent practitioner continued to work on client matters and misled the SRA about status.
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NewsCircuit judge’s delay in four cases leads to formal advice for misconduct
Judge apologises for delay caused by 'workload being too great'.
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NewsSolicitor sees off 'guilt by association' £3m claim
Allegations of dishonesty against solicitors must be made with ‘extreme care’, court rules in summary judgment.
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NewsGarage rocks
Department head at Ison Harrison Solicitors on the firm's employee-owned structure.
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NewsNews focus: National Conveyancing Week - digital property passport under scrutiny
The draft Digital Property Information Protocol was unveiled for National Conveyancing Week, but many practitioners are unconvinced it is any sort of panacea for the home buying process.
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NewsLydia Srebernjak memorial service
Solictor who qualified at the age of 45 died unexpectedly last December.