Last 3 months headlines – Page 240
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NewsHigh court rejects costs setoff in QOCS claim
Master Stevens ordered the settlement sum to be paid to the claimant without any deduction.
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NewsRaab: Rights bill is ready to go
Lord chancellor defends measure amid speculation about government’s appetite for reform.
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NewsAfter 19 years, LiP fails in bid to summon solicitor
Court says there is no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of CAB employee and solicitor.
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NewsMentions, a deceased defendant, sentencings and an £8 jacket potato
An unexpected adjournment gave the Gazette an opportunity to spend the day observing a busy Crown court in action.
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NewsSovereign immunity for former Spanish king upheld on appeal
State immunity is an absolute preliminary bar that precludes any examination of the merits of a case, CoA rules.
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NewsPublishing sentencing remarks for all cases 'logistically impossible'
Justice committee questions Sentencing Council chief on public opinion and understanding.
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NewsTribunal rules law firm employee was sacked at outcome meeting
Claimant tried to argue that his dismissal date was when he received confirmation letter.
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NewsDefunct firm to pay wasted costs over fictitious claim
Defendant solicitor says Asons Solicitors case ‘casts a stain’ over personal injury industry.
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NewsCity firm sounds alarm over 'foreign influencer' register
Proposed law risks creating 'burdensome bureaucracy for law abiding friendly and useful foreign engagement'.
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NewsSRA intervenes to shut down Metamorph firms
Staff informed that intervention was imminent before agents visited offices across England.
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NewsWhen a silk's T-shirt stunned court into silence
Presiding judge praises criminal bar in heartwarming message.
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NewsSunak announces immigration reforms to end 'spurious' appeals
Law Society signals that it will monitor how the proposed legislation protects access to justice.
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NewsJob cuts and no parties - but Ukraine's legal services sector survives
Cost-cutting measures were key to survival for more than a third of Ukrainian law firms.
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NewsData tribunal declines to consider 'broader context'
Information rights tribunal dismisses appeal against council's refusal to supply conservation area data.
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NewsMoJ backs lasting power of attorney bill
Law Society says legislation should include express consideration of donor's capacity.
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NewsHuman rights focus for ex A&O partner's startup firm
Practice will advise corporate clients on international law and ESG compliance.
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NewsOut-of-court disposals 'expanding uncontrollably', magistrates warn
Representative body says criminal justice tool is wrongly used for serious offences such as knife crime.
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NewsMetamorph crisis: Winding-up orders, staff unpaid and directors quitting
At least three offices set to close as financial difficulties plague law firm group.
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NewsJudge rejects plea to postpone judgment publication
Court rules that tribunal's decision became public once it was handed to the parties.