Last 3 months headlines – Page 395
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NewsFood vouchers extended after JR challenge
Healthy Start scheme 'discriminated against children and mothers from black and ethnic minority backgrounds'.
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NewsGas mask run leaves Hannah gasping
Hannah becomes the tenth contestant to leave the SAS course.
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NewsLitigation funder amasses £585 million warchest
'Unprecedented pipeline of opportunities in high value litigation and dispute scenarios.'
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NewsClaimants awarded £2,000 damages - and ordered to pay £500,000 interim costs
Judgment deals with issues of honesty during pleadings, expert witnesses and refusal to mediate.
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NewsCourt of Appeal warns against hasty email court orders
All applications should be treated with equal scrutiny and procedural fairness, says judge.
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NewsDWF scales back Scottish office space
Staff expect to work from home up to three days a week once restrictions are eased.
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NewsKey questions remain over new claims portal
Law Society and PI experts bemoan lack of guidance for handling multiple injury claims.
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NewsBar demands 'urgent re-funding' of youth justice
Low rates for youth court work will damage the life chances of vulnerable children, says representative body.
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NewsListed pioneer to issue 10m new shares
RBG Holdings completes acquisition of Memery Crystal for £30m in a combination of cash and shares.
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NewsCourt order forger jailed for six years
Judges give evidence in trial after fraudster tried unlawfully to regain his mother’s property.
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NewsFood for thought
Proceedings in the mammoth commercial court action brought by ENRC include some mouth-watering details.
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News‘Right balance’: City staff to attend office two or three days a week
Eversheds Sutherland has devised a three-stage strategy to get solicitors back in the office.
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NewsDiversity progress stalled by regulators’ weak use of data
Report for Legal Services Board finds only ‘minor change’ and lack of trust about requests for diversity data.
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NewsReports against barristers have doubled, says regulator
Bar Standards Board grappled with almost 800 reports in February 2021, many concerning government law officers.
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News'No more easy paydays': Whiplash reforms officially come into force
Government repeats pledge that motorists will save on average £35 a year on insurance premiums.
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NewsThe new whiplash portal: Is it ready and will it work?
Experts from across the claimant and defendant sectors give their verdict on the new claims portal.
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News'Victims in limbo' if solicitors not supported, Society tells criminal legal aid review
Chancery Lane explains why government must save criminal defence sector from collapsing.
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NewsConveyancers 'working late into the night' to meet stamp duty deadline
Reaction to estate agent's fee transparency call highlights significant challenges within property sector.
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News'Lawyers must do better’: Lord Hodge criticises use of expert witnesses
Survey suggests some legal teams are putting pressure on expert witnesses to change their evidence.
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NewsHillsborough defence lawyers hit back at online critics
Law firm says both Hillsborough families and defendants have been let down by system.