Last 3 months headlines – Page 306
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News'Apocalypse' now? Judge stunned by £8m divorce costs demands new cap
‘Steps must be taken’ - including statutory measures - to curb excessive legal spending, Mr Justice Mostyn suggests.
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NewsFormer Dechert client denies ‘perjury school’ knowledge
Emirate fund says a meeting in Switzerland was ‘outside the scope’ of Dechert’s retainer.
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NewsSlaughters joins NQ salary war
Magic circle firm increases newly-qualified pay to £115,000 from May.
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NewsFresh reprieve for retired solicitors' safety net
Solicitors Indemnity Fund preserved as SRA defers decision on post six-year run-off cover.
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News'Defendants in the bath': magistrates reveal remote-hearing concerns
Landmark study shows three quarters of magistrates oppose the continuation of pandemic practices.
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NewsRegulators urged to work more with legal comparison sites
LSB’s statement comes as Law Society warns about dangers of relying on online reviews.
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NewsCity solicitor to stand trial over SFO probe ‘tip-off’
William Osmond entered not guilty pleas at Southwark Crown Court.
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NewsWhiplash portal ‘needs saving’ with claim numbers still low
Vast majority of RTA claimants are still relying on a lawyer to navigate the new 'LiP-friendly' process.
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NewsShared ambitions: London chambers agree merger
1 Chancery Lane and 9 Gough Chambers announce merger to be completed in the autumn.
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NewsStruck-off junior Matthews free to practise after two-year ordeal
Regulator applies to withdraw allegations against former Capsticks junior after profession-wide outcry.
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NewsInce’s takeover of Arden is back on
Listed firm says it still ‘intends to complete the acquisition’ of corporate adviser and stockbroker.
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NewsPoint of no returns: barristers begin legal aid action
Hundreds of practitioners are withdrawing longstanding gesture of goodwill that has helped prop up criminal justice system.
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NewsLitigation funder warns of ‘below expectations’ profits
Insolvency specialist says market will play ‘catch up’ in the next 12 months.
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NewsDefence firm given another chance after missing hearing
Duncan Lewis blamed a breakdown in communication for not being aware of employment proceedings.
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NewsSanctioned clients in limbo as Treasury fails to grant 'reasonable fees' licences
Ten firms have applied to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to serve Russian clients, but none has been approved.
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News‘We understand’: Law Society issues guidance on bar action
Chancery Lane says it understands why criminal barristers are taking industrial action next week.
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NewsCo-op Legal’s profits up 28% as business grows to 600 staff
Company confident that legal arm will grow at a ’fast rate’ this year.
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NewsPublicly-funded criminal barrister numbers drop by 11%
Bar Council says its analysis shows ‘the stark impact of the pandemic on the criminal bar’.
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NewsCompensation fund payments soar to £27m
Outlay from the fund rises significantly and reserves dip, as more claims over rogue solicitors are closed.
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NewsLaw Society plans £11 rise in PC fee after years of cuts
Chancery Lane is proposing a rise in what it takes from the annual practising certificate fee after several years of cuts and freezes.