Last 3 months headlines – Page 164
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News'Unacceptable behaviour': ex-president severs ties with CILEX
Stephen Gowland, who is a non-executive member of the Legal Services Board and a tribunal judge, is furious that he was not updated about judicial mentoring scheme.
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NewsNegligence claim against firm struck out as abuse of process
Claim had ‘no real prospect of success’ and duplicated issues being dealt with by costs court.
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NewsProtesters vow to repeat juror campaign outside court
Activists across the country protest outside Crown courts over Trudi Warner contempt of court prosecution.
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NewsNews focus: MPs demand answers on whiplash portal problems
Neither claimant nor defendant lawyers are satisfied by the performance of the new ‘whiplash’ portal, which has so far failed to make the claims process more efficient or cut excess costs.
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NewsBarrister denies trying to ‘ambush’ postmaster with test case
Richard Morgan KC says he did not regard the case against Lee Castleton as having wider significance.
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NewsRegional firm reports profit surge
Muckle says turnover has continued to climb in the early months of the new financial year.
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NewsNew director starts work at Serious Fraud Office
Nick Ephgrave, who will head the SFO for the next five years, replaces Lisa Osofsky.
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NewsLaw Society warns MoJ on legal aid for tenants
Chancery Lane says purely digital distribution of advice leaflet could affect take-up of housing loss prevention support.
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NewsEx-solicitor jailed for taking £2m client money
Hugh Lansdell believed he had won a postcode lottery but partner had been scammed.
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NewsCourt closures revealed as security staff strike
Manchester, Bradford and York all shut this week as north bears brunt of industrial action.
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NewsFixed costs reforms threaten small firms, concedes government
Department of Health also concedes that clinical negligence reforms could disproportionately hit older people.
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NewsKeep on keeping on
Some of the country’s most senior judges weren’t successful in their applications to join the bench first time round – or even subsequently.
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NewsJudge pleads for end to deluge of authorities
More than 150 authorities cited for three-day hearing in commercial court.
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NewsGray's Inn 'bomb' plotters handed lengthy prison sentences
'Targeting of two barristers' in 'malicious, bold, and extremely serious attack' described by judge as 'truly exceptional'.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell grows again with family law firm acquisition
Around 25 staff will transfer as north east firm joins growing family practice.
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NewsD&I work gets Addleshaw Goddard on BT legal panel
Telecoms giant says firm's range of ideas, innovations and overall enthusiasm helped it beat other contenders to top position.
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News'Bitter and expensive' divorce creates 'procedural quagmire'
Disagreement arose over status of litigation funder in financial remedy proceedings.
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NewsConcerns over 'unchecked' ASBO regime
Legal thinktank says behavioural control orders have been imposed disproportionately and inconsistently.
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NewsSolicitor for Post Office defends failure to disclose Horizon helpline calls
Stephen Dilley tells inquiry that supplying details of all the helpline calls would have ‘drowned’ opponent.
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NewsSolicitor charged by SRA over Covid vaccine letters
Regulator alleges that Yorkshire solicitor relied on professional standing and sent misleading letters.