Last 3 months headlines – Page 347
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NewsSRA chief tells firms to ‘take the rough with the smooth’ over PII hikes
Regulators have no intention at this stage of stepping in to reduce minimum terms and conditions for insurance.
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NewsSupreme Court rules on capacity to engage in sexual relations
Highest court says a person’s capacity to understand consent is relevant to whether they can engage in sexual relations.
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NewsData claim with £50k costs sent to county court after ‘procedural abuse’
Claim worth £3,000 reallocated to the county court after stinging criticism of claimant solicitors.
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NewsAbramovich wins first round of ‘Putin’s People’ libel claim
Book about Vladimir Putin’s regime is the subject of two libel claims from the Chelsea FC owner and state-owned energy company Rosneft.
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NewsMPs call for legal aid to cover Windrush compensation work
One firm spent between 32 and 103 hours helping clients to prepare claims, home affairs committee reports.
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NewsCall for shaming of ‘SLAPP’ solicitors
Proposals would give courts the power to strike out defamation suits brought by wealthy parties in public interest cases.
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NewsSRA says fines no longer enough for sexual misconduct
Regulator questions whether financial penalties are likely to ‘meet public expectations’.
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NewsLaw firms dominate top-75 social mobility index
Browne Jacobson takes top spot in latest Social Mobility Foundation list of top-performing employers.
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NewsHigh Court issues warrant for prominent solicitor’s arrest
Mr Justice Fancourt issues a bench warrant not backed for bail for Soophia Khan after she failed to attend a committal hearing this morning.
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NewsPeers warn of ‘government by diktat’
Minister-made laws are increasingly bypassing parliamentary scrutiny.
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NewsJudicial diversity is a 'complicated business', says LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon defends progress being made to improve diversity in the selection process.
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NewsUber accused of ‘collateral attack’ on Supreme Court ruling
Ride-hailing giant is seeking a declaration that private operators accepting a booking do not enter into a contract with passengers.
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NewsDechert and former partner ‘strenuously deny’ email hacking claims
International firm and its former head of white-collar crime are accused of procuring the hacking of an airline tycoon’s emails.
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NewsSociety and sole practitioners condemn run-off cover proposals
'SRA has today outlined its intention to make the marketplace less safe for consumers', says president.
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NewsLord chief bemoans lawyer 'supply problem'
Lord Burnett of Maldon says government should 'move quickly' after criminal legal aid review reports back.
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NewsMission to promote UK legal services in Middle East
Law Society joins delegation headed by justice minister Lord Wolfson QC.
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NewsSenior MoJ official to lead influential legal thinktank
Barrister Fiona Rutherford has been appointed chief executive of Justice.
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NewsSRA plans to end indemnity cover for retired solicitors
Closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund is regulator's preferred option in consultation opening today.
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NewsHome Office urged to help 'abandoned' Afghan judges and lawyers
Law Society says it is continuing to receive desperate messages from 'terrified' colleagues.
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NewsTax silk tells court he ‘did not make any mistakes’ on film financing schemes
The claimants allege the schemes were sold to investors on the basis of Andrew Thornhill QC’s ‘unequivocal endorsement’.