Last 3 months headlines – Page 648
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NewsGovernment loses bid to take judges' pension dispute to Supreme Court
Treasury says it will now consider how best to compensate those affected by pension changes, which could cost the taxpayer £4bn a year.
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NewsCouples face record 59-week wait for a divorce
Ministry of Justice says regional divorce centres are processing a backlog of older cases.
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NewsEmployment tribunals delayed by months after scrapping of fees
Solicitors complain of sudden postponements, lengthy wait times, and unresponsive courts, claiming the situation has deteriorated over the past year.
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NewsEversheds responds to ‘changing legal landscape’ with tech-driven ABS
Eversheds Sutherland’s business will focus on automation technology, artificial intelligence and analytics.
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NewsLitigation funder rides insolvency wave
Changes in legislation have 'radically opened up' the sector, Manolete tells stock exchange.
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NewsSolicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected
Private client solicitor was on fringes of partnership but still a worker, rules tribunal.
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NewsMoJ publishes four-year-old research on unrepresented defendants
Report based on interviews with 15 judges and six prosecutors conducted in 2015.
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NewsFormer Schillings manager fined for selling 95 mobile phones
Martin Flowers must pay back £13,547 he made from selling handsets to phone recycler.
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NewsLinklaters last magic circle firm to offer NQs less than £100k
Allen & Overy raised NQ pay to a minimum of £100,000 this week.
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NewsFirst woman president of Queen's Bench Division sworn in
Law Society president Christina Blacklaws describes Dame Victoria Sharp as an 'amazing trailblazer'.
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NewsPeers rein in government over sweeping Online Court powers
Government has also admitted that the courts and tribunals estate is being kept under review.
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NewsContract-reading app goal of university-law firm partnership
Oxford Brookes is developing an AI tool that will read contracts and pinpoint problem areas.
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NewsBaker McKenzie reveals 33 London roles still at risk
Reorganisation of business services functions still under way, international firm tells staff.
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NewsYoung legal aid lawyer shares pain over redundancy
Criminal duty solicitor has worked exclusively in legal aid since university.
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NewsWe will not be silenced: Liam Allan joined by protesters outside RCJ
Campaigners highlight the impact of false allegations in emotionally-charged vigil.
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NewsCryptoassets ‘a new category of personal property’
City of London Law Society says 'targeted legislation' may be needed to clarify status in law.
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NewsHogan Lovells NQs to earn up to £117k as competition intensifies
Pay for first and second year trainees also rises.
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NewsSenior judges 'most socially exclusive' of all professionals
Report by Social Mobility Commission and Sutton Trust shows that 65% of senior judiciary were educated at an independent school.
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NewsClaimant awarded 10% after narrowly beating Part 36 costs offer
Court says uplift should be ‘all or nothing’ and not treated like a bonus for successful claimant.