Last 3 months headlines – Page 438
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NewsMoJ fills Lords gap with commercial QC peerage
David Wolfson QC appointed junior justice minister.
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NewsCollapsed firm sues ex-members for £1.2m in 'lost profits'
Defendants say the firm was badly run and already in financial difficulty when they left.
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NewsBack to tradition as master of the rolls appointed to Lords
Sir Terence Etherton will sit as a cross-bencher.
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NewsCourt security workers balloted over living wage demand
Outsourcing company says it has put foward a 'very good pay offer’.
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NewsSociety dismayed by last-minute changes to Wales land tax
Residential rates of land transaction tax rise by one percentage point from today.
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NewsNewspaper wrong to name suspect in Manchester bombing
Open justice argument 'entirely misconceived', Mr Justice Warby rules in privacy claim.
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NewsTribunal entitled to ban solicitor despite ‘racist’ witness remarks
Judges say tribunal decision to strike off solicitor was rationally explained and based on all evidence.
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NewsExperts cautious about further reform of personal injury market
Working group considers issues of fixed costs, unmeritorious cases and litigants handing their own claims.
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NewsSRA rules out Beckwith appeal but defiant on future prosecutions
Regulator stresses that case against City lawyer was properly brought despite court defeat.
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NewsCompetition expert to chair criminal legal aid review
'Whole-system look' to be led by former judge Sir Christopher Bellamy.
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NewsSolicitor charged with attempted murder
Police called to a house in Sussex following concerns about man with a knife.
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NewsCourts in Tier 4 areas continue to operate as normal
Justice minister says ‘essential service’ must continue and that buildings have been made safe.
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NewsDigital appeals system 'cost six times more' than going to court
HMCTS decided not to continue with Continuous Online Resolution project following pilot findings.
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NewsPolice warn solicitors about phishing scam
Fraudsters are imitating law firm websites to acquire client bank details, says Hampshire Constabulary.
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NewsRecord number of court applications to prevent domestic violence
Law Society makes renewed legal aid call following publication of 'deeply disturbing' statistics.
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NewsNorton Rose Fulbright to allow 50% home working
Hybrid working policy will apply across the firm’s international offices.
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NewsBrexit: Society welcomes French move on LLPs
International firms operating in France as UK LLPs will be able to continue practising at the end of the transition period.
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NewsMaster of the rolls defies homophobia in valedictory speech
Sir Terence Etherton is the first master of the rolls to have a husband.
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NewsStudents step up to fill legal aid gap
Pro bono work has become a ‘mainstream’ part of university courses, research finds.
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NewsConcern over 'unrealistic' conveyancing expectations ahead of stamp duty deadline
Law Society says people buying or selling a home now are unlikely to complete by 31 March.