Last 3 months headlines – Page 168
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NewsLitigation funder reveals massive payoff from $16bn case
New York court added that funder’s involvement added no extra costs to the claim.
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News'Less transparent and democratic': damning verdict on rule of law
Legal thinktank says 'hostile attacks' on lawyers among several factors undermining rule of law in the UK.
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NewsLegal bodies and media join taskforce to fight SLAPPs
Culture secretary to attend inaugural meeting of taskforce set up to tackle abusive legislation.
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NewsTribunal rejects MoJ’s ‘elaborate’ reason for refusing FOI request
Ministry showed ’unwillingness’ to reveal information on cleaners’ pay, first-tier tribunal rules.
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NewsCMS begins redundancy consultation with corporate lawyers
Firm responds to slowdown in transactional work by potentially cutting numbers.
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NewsSeptember heatwave: lawyers wilt in furnace-like courtrooms
The unseasonably hot weather has taken its toll on lawyers, as they wilt in stuffy courtrooms and sweaty suits.
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NewsLitigants now waiting 78 weeks for their day in county court
Calls for new targets to reverse long trend of civil justice delays.
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NewsScotland sees second major law firm tie-up in a week
Irwin Mitchell announces investment north of the border following 'Big Four' development.
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NewsTributes paid to 'positive, kind and dedicated' solicitor Lisa Whitehouse
Midlands firm says Lisa Whitehouse, 49, was a trusted adviser who will be greatly missed.
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NewsCouncils cash crisis: Local government lawyers told to ‘get in the room’
President of Lawyers in Local Government urges members to speak out over decisions critical to their council’s finances.
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NewsStrike-off for solicitors who helped unregistered barrister steal from clients
Solicitors at Edward Marshall provided SRA investigators with forged documents.
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NewsNews focus: Suing for science
Climate change activists believe strategic litigation is invaluable in pushing the issue up corporate and political agendas – even it fails. And this month, all eyes are on Strasbourg.
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NewsMemory Lane
Law Society Gazette, 9 September 2013 Graduates lose out in earning power According to new research from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, recent law graduates earn less than the average salary of their peers. Figures from the class of 2008/09 show that law graduates earned an average of £26,000 in ...
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NewsThames no barrier
With Legal London basking in a late summer heatwave, Obiter rather fancies taking a riverside walk. Alas we’ll have to wait until 14 October for the return of the Walk the Thames event organised by the ever-energetic London Legal Support Trust. The walk brings the legal community together to take ...
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NewsLaw Society recognises ‘Legal Heroes’
Seven solicitors ‘who put the interests of others first’ honoured at Chancery Lane ceremony.
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NewsCouple stung by £89 storage fee after spending £4,500 on wills
STEP research uncovers examples of charges not explained to clients originally advised by unqualified advisers.
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NewsSolicitor who received personal client payments in cash struck off
East London practitioner used personal email address to hide work from his own firm.
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NewsAdvice to lawyers on NDAs no longer cutting it, says top Tory
Calls for a wider ban on agreements covering up harrassment and discrimination.
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NewsAcademics call on Braverman to end lawyer attacks
Conservative party ‘must have known’ solicitor Jacqueline McKenzie would receive misogynistic and racist threats.
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News‘Negligent and reckless’ solicitor fined over property transfers
SRA issues one of its highest fines to an individual since increasing its fining powers.