Last 3 months headlines – Page 325
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NewsNews focus: Brexit Freedoms Bill - freedom from what?
Mired in politicking, the Brexit Freedoms Bill that will ‘move us away from outdated EU laws’ has still to be published. What lawyers are confronted with at present is an elaborate game of charades.
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NewsNews focus: The apprenticeship route into law
In National Apprenticeship Week, law firms explain why they have embraced a route into the profession which is proving a lifeline for aspiring solicitors who cannot afford the traditional path.
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NewsNews focus: JR under peer review
Concerns in the House of Lords about ‘new remedies’ available to the courts and the abolition of certain appeals could herald major amendments to the Judicial Review and Courts Bill.
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NewsCooper’s chorus of disapproval
In 1942 former Western Australian barrister Reginald Cooper, 40, fell out badly with his protégé, the 23-year-old English chorus girl Peggy Stacey.
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News'This is a lie': Criminal bar accuses Raab over legal aid demand
Lord chancellor had said government was bound by public law obligations and strike action would be irresponsible.
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NewsFamily solicitor embarks on menopause campaign
Farhana Shahzady wants divorce settlements to reflect the challenges that women may face.
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NewsKPMG facing £1.3bn High Court claim over Carillion audits
The Big Four accountancy firm said to have ‘failed to maintain a fully independent state of mind and relationship with management’.
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NewsConvicted prosecutor claims CPS colleagues shared confidential files
Scott Ainge appears before tribunal following earlier conviction for searching ex-wife’s partner’s record.
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News‘Like schoolchildren’ - judge lambasts solicitors’ behaviour in costs row
Latest ruling in ‘Dr Bitcoin’ litigation criticises 'unedifying mud-slinging' on both sides.
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NewsAddleshaw Goddard expands international footprint with Irish merger
Global firm confirms takeover of Dublin firm handling blue chip clients.
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NewsOnline review site to verify posters' identities
Move by Trustpilot comes as government promises to force pornography sites to verify ages.
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NewsNo lawyers referred to SRA over collapsed SFO prosecution, MPs told
SFO director Lisa Osofsky denies there is a ‘systemic failure’ in relation to disclosure by the watchdog.
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NewsRushing legal aid reform 'opens us up to legal challenges', claims Raab
Ministers defend timetable for responding to review but say some reforms in short term are 'hypothetically possible'.
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NewsFirm to pay ex-employee £9,500 over ‘Chinese chip shop’ comment
South west practice cleared of wider allegations of discrimination by former administrative assistant.
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NewsSFO’s disclosure failings to be probed by former High Court judge
Sir David Calvert-Smith will review what went wrong in the SFO’s prosecution of a former Unaoil executive, attorney general announces.
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NewsAppeal judges throw out case after appellant fails to turn up
Political campaign group submitted 'high quality' skeleton argument but was not present for hearing.
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NewsHuman rights reform would leave former SC justice 'very confused'
Lord Carnwath says proposal to give domestic law priority consideration could cause uncertainty.
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NewsENRC ‘highly disputes’ allegations in ‘dirty money’ book, High Court hears
Preliminary hearing in High Court libel claim adjourned over medical emergency shortly after it begins.
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News'We did not panic': minister hails progress on courts backlog
James Cartlidge MP says government expects to make significant steps during the next financial year.
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NewsA royal out-of-commission
Has the government set a new record for looking at looking in to an issue?