Last 3 months headlines – Page 342
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News'Complex and outdated': new tribunal system proposed for Wales
Welsh government says it strongly endorses fundamental principle of Law Commission's recommendations.
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NewsOxford firm 'will not be cowed' by suspected arson attack
Family First Solicitors said significant damage was caused to the building, but that it continues to trade.
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NewsFirst criminal justice scorecards published
Lord chancellor Dominic Raab says scorecards will 'drive up standards'.
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NewsIn-person hearings likely to continue in ‘Plan B’
Allowing remote attendance at hearings will remain a matter for individual judges to decide.
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NewsRobot lawyers ‘may stimulate demand for legal services’
Half of lawyers already using artificial intelligence systems, government-funded study finds.
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NewsRepresented claimants continue to dominate ‘user-friendly’ RTA portal
Vast majority of people using the service are represented by a law firm - and most are making mixed claims.
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News'Reforms won't take shortcuts with parliamentary scrutiny' - Raab
Lord chancellor asked to explain proposed mechanism to 'correct' legislation that ministers do not like.
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NewsNearly a quarter of solicitors now work in-house
City's annual legal services report hails 'one of the country's great success stories'.
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NewsFirm motoring ahead with green car scheme
National practice Foot Anstey offers staff help to buy electric vehicles.
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NewsPre-recorded evidence could be ‘counterproductive’, new bar chair warns
Mark Fenhalls QC also reveals his change of thinking on race issues.
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NewsInce profits up in ‘solid set of results’
Listed firm reports a 20% increase in pre-tax profits in its half-year figures.
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NewsJudicial selection review to be published 'early 2022'
Judicial Appointments Commission chief instigated review following accusations over so-called 'secret soundings'.
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NewsSociety welcomes proposed reforms to tackle hate crime disparities
Law Commission published several recommendations to ensure the law treats protected characteristics equally.
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NewsFour convicts wrongly released due to sentence 'misunderstanding'
Ministry of Justice says one of the four had been found guilty of assault and threatening behaviour.
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NewsNewspaper should not have to identify commenters, ECtHR rules
UK judge dissents from chambers judgment over the extension of Article 10 protections.
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News‘Status quo isn’t enough’: LSB targets new checks on solicitor competence
Regulators told to ‘make appropriate interventions’ to ensure high standards are maintained after qualification.
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NewsLitigation funder Novitas makes shock exit from the legal market
Departure comes after lender was sanctioned for unfair treatment of client who took out £45,000 loan.
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NewsLord chancellor faces JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Detention Action campaign says detainees are at risk of being ‘denied their constitutional right of access to justice’.
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NewsGovernment mulls reforms to essential patent regime
Intellectual Property Office publishes call for views on management of fast-growing sector.
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News'Nuclear option': human rights committee highlights JR danger
Report warns of serious human rights abuses if Judicial Review and Courts Bill abolishes particular legal avenue.