Last 3 months headlines – Page 218
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NewsPays your money, takes your Choices
Back in January, the SRA published a breezy annual report about its pet project Legal Choices, a consumer service providing information on legal issues and the lawyers who can sort them. The report gave plenty of facts about the number of people who visited the site in ...
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NewsAll the world’s a stage for Gazette scribe
‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers’ (Henry VI, Part 2), is among the Bard’s most famous lines, and one of his most controversial.
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NewsBuckland heads for Beach
Specialist company Electoral Calculus last year gave Sir Robert Buckland just a 3% chance of hanging on to his Swindon South seat at the next election.
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NewsSoophia Khan sentenced to 12 months in prison for contempt
Judge says court has shown ‘considerable degree of indulgence’ to the once prominent solicitor.
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NewsSexting solicitor says he didn't see power imbalance with 18-year-old
Oliver Bretherton says colleague was a 'mature adult who wanted to be taking part'.
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NewsMagistrates' sentencing powers scaled back
Government pauses measure that enabled magistrates to jail people for up to a year.
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NewsPay dispute between government and judges rumbles on
Appeal tribunal remits case after overturning lower court's finding that judges were part-time workers in their 'sitting up' capacity.
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NewsSQE added to routes for becoming a government lawyer
Government Legal Department will recruit its first cohort of SQE trainees this summer. They will join the department in 2025.
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NewsChancery Lane unveils 21st Century Justice project
The role of solicitors in the digitalisation of the civil justice system among five areas of focus.
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NewsLaw firms sustain pandemic profits rise – but WFH hurting productivity
Law Society’s annual benchmarking survey also shows SME practices remain cautiously optimistic for 2023.
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NewsParalegal was unaware she was conducting unlawful litigation
Contempt application dismissed as court rules respondent did not know she was committing offence.
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NewsFall in cost of training fails to impress bar students
Wide variation in pass rate across 20 institutions offering new vocational training course.
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NewsFamily firm with lofty ambitions buys up another practice
South east firm with three offices will be absorbed into the Stowe Family Law network.
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NewsHigh Court ruling expected to widen scope of legal aid for parents
Public Law Project represented domestic abuse complainant whose child was not treated as part of her household.
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NewsTeenage colleague 'instigated' sex fantasy, lawyer tells tribunal
City solicitor denies intentionally taking advantage and says relationship was consensual.
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NewsSolicitor struck off after investing client money into scam scheme
Solicitor ‘seemed to think she was owed an interest-free loan from the client’, tribunal finds.
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NewsSunak criticised for 'startling ignorance' over 'lefty lawyer' attack
Bar chief says prime minister's comments and Conservative party email betray ignorance of role of lawyers in society.
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NewsAn inspiration in the middle of disaster
Junior solicitor from Lancashire lends support to humanitarian efforts in wake of Turkey/Syria earthquake disaster.
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NewsPermission to proceed not enough to stop indemnity costs
Court issues tough costs penalty after claimants only passed ‘low hurdle’ of getting to trial.
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NewsFirm's director sent 'torrent' of accusatory messages to junior, tribunal hears
One witness describes how Oliver Bretherton referred to female interviewee as ‘the fittest’.