Last 3 months headlines – Page 34
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NewsDozens cycle to Paris in memory of inspiring paraplegic solicitor
A team including lawyer’s teenage son will take to their bikes this weekend in ride from London to Paris.
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NewsFormer SFO investigator brings whistleblowing claim to tribunal
Agency feared critical internal emails could undermine prosecutions, ex-staffer alleges.
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NewsLawyer set for small screen portrayal
ITV’s latest blockbuster drama The Hack, which premiers tonight, will have one particularly avid lawyer viewer amongst the millions tuning in.
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NewsTreasury targets pooled client accounts in AML action plan
Banks could inundate law firms with requests for more information about clients.
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NewsPogust Goodhead cuts ties with founder as office quietly closed
Experienced law firm leader installed as permanent chief executive.
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NewsASA clamps down on misleading group claim adverts
No win, no fee claims in the line of fire as the collective actions sector comes under renewed scrutiny.
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NewsWhen legal aid boosted divorce
Back when legal aid became readily available for divorce cases, discontented wives who had married young realised they no longer had to put up with disagreeable husbands.
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NewsRapist loses human rights case over right to vote
European Court finds prisoner’s disenfranchisement in 2019 general election was not ‘disproportionate’.
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NewsFoster carers seek Supreme Court ruling in landmark employment case
Court asked to provide clarity on ‘grey area’ of law as carers pursue discrimination and whistleblowing claims.
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NewsPastures new
Junior lawyer Sam Fawcett has handy inside knowledge to bring to Cumbria firm Cartmell Shepherd.
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NewsSacred text memorialises criminal defender
Family, friends and colleagues of Julian Young, a criminal defence ‘stalwart’ who died in 2021, gathered at Islington Town Hall in London last Sunday to witness the inauguration of a new Torah Scroll.
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NewsReal life, not just fantasy
Some City lawyers watching the finale of last weekend’s Last Night of the Proms may have spotted a familiar face singing Bohemian Rhapsody.
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NewsFee-share firm’s shares climb after jump in profits
Rising numbers of people applying to join the flexible working business.
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NewsStop blaming solicitors for housebuying woes, law firm tells banks
Lenders - not lawyers - are responsible for creating unnecessary problems for movers, says Pall Mall outfit.
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NewsRenowned solicitor advocate banned from exercising rights of audience
Conditions placed on Robin Makin’s practising certificate by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsFirm loses out on costs for ‘unreasonable conduct’
Failures relating to child arrangements order ’compromised the fairness of the litigation’.
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NewsSRA may increase PC fees to deal with surge in misconduct reports
Regulator struggling under the weight of thousands of complaints coming in every month.
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NewsThreats against immigration lawyers 'have intensified'
Media and politicians urged to use language responsibly amid concern over growing hostility to practitioners.
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NewsSRA backs away from sweeping changes to client account
Regulator still mulling long-term reform but concedes major revamp unlikely in near future.
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NewsHigh Court quashes council tax reduction scheme
Leigh Day describes judgment as ‘hugely important victory’ for residents wrongly deprived of support.