Last 3 months headlines – Page 578
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NewsNew legal ombudsman chief wants powers to help ‘silent sufferers’
Elisabeth Davies tells MPs the service needs to restore its reputation with lawyers and complainants.
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NewsFirst all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP
Court of Protection is being asked to decide whether a man in his seventies should have nutrition withdrawn.
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NewsCoronavirus: LAA promises to be flexible
Legal Aid Agency says it is exploring ways to reduce administrative and audit burdens.
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NewsSlaughter and May appoints eight new partners
A quarter of global promotions at the firm went to women this year.
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NewsCoronavirus: Bar calls for halt on all hearings
All in-person hearings across all jurisdictions should be suspended, Bar Council says.
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NewsCoronavirus Bill: What it will say on courts and justice
Emergency measure will expand availability of video and audio links in court proceedings.
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NewsCoronavirus update: Lord Chancellor says courts 'must go on sitting'
Lord chief justice says we must ‘make every effort’ to maintain a functioning court system.
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NewsCoA rules litigant in person needed help making right claim
Employment case had been sent to appeal on the basis the initial outcome had been ‘unjust’.
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NewsCoronavirus: Law centres limit face-to-face advice
Centres say wellbeing of clients, staff and volunteers is important as services shift towards phone and email.
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NewsCoronavirus: Business as usual 'not realistic' says lord chief justice
Government under increasing pressure to change its strategy on courts and tribunals.
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NewsCoronavirus: Stop jury trials, says Bar Council
Requiring groups of strangers to gather closely together is contrary to government advice, says Amanda Pinto QC.
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NewsLawyers secure first known coronavirus High Court order
Judge grants request for parties to agree time extensions without further court order.
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NewsCoronavirus: Family judge imposes emergency measures
Designated family judge for Berkshire said physical presence in court should be ‘kept to a minimum’.
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NewsDivorce bill must not overlook pensions - Society
Chancery Lane says ex-partners could be left financially vulnerable if a pension-sharing order fails.
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NewsCoronavirus: SRA won't allow exams to go online
Regulator tells law schools that supervised assessments must be maintained.
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NewsCoronavirus: legal trade union threatens action
Legal Sector Workers United says employers must not shirk their responsibilities.
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NewsBar exam delay sparks pupillage fears
Students concerned they will not qualify in time to start pupillage this autumn.
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News Oxbridge college heads: QCs are one in, one out
Be ye ever so high, as Lord Denning almost said in 1977, the ‘rub-out e-mail’ is above you.
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NewsSocial media ad controls in wholesale electoral law reform call
Law Commission steers clear of 'too political' topics such as voter ID and boundaries.